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Tom Drake
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Tom Drake

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1918 – 1982 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Active 1940–1978

Born in Brooklyn in 1918, Tom Drake's career spans the golden age of Hollywood and into the realm of cult cinema. He is best known for his role in Deadly Inheritance (1968), where he navigates the treacherous waters of family betrayal and greed. Additionally, he appears in The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973), which highlights the influential director's impact on the industry. Drake's transition from mainstream films to more niche projects reflects the evolving landscape of American cinema.

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Deadly Inheritance

Deadly Inheritance

1968 ★ 5.4
as Inspector Greville

There are a number of inheritors to a fortune who are getting killed by a mysterious somebody whom we do not see. Each death is novel, but not terribly graphic. Who did it?

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 · ★8.3
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Warlock (1959)
Warlock
1959
Perry Mason (1957)
Perry Mason
1957
Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
1955
Combat! (1962)
Combat!
1962

Filmography

116 credits
1970s 22 credits
1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries as Dennis Vale
TV ★ 6.5
1978
Project U.F.O. as First Neighbor
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet as Harry Jensen
Movie ★ 6.4
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
Crackle of Death as Don Kibbey
Movie ★ 7.5
1975
Cop on the Beat as The Golfer
Movie ★ 4.7
1975
A Matter of Wife... and Death as Paulie Baker
Movie ★ 6.7
1975
Matt Helm as Fred Wells
TV ★ 7.8
1975
Medical Story as Ralph Willis
TV ★ 5.0
1974
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe as Dr. Adam Forrest
Movie ★ 4.0
1974
The Green Hornet as Duke Slate
Movie ★ 6.7
1974
Tight as a Drum as Garfield Stone
Movie
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Don Kibbey
TV ★ 7.6
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli● as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Police Story as Kirk Jackson
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Police Story as Golfer
TV ★ 7.0
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Banacek as Roger Fanshion
TV ★ 8.5
1971
City Beneath the Sea as Gen. Putnam
Movie ★ 4.5
1971
Cannon
TV ★ 6.7
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as John Kalscheur
TV ★ 6.5
1970
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant as Mr. Corbert
Movie ★ 4.0
1960s 27 credits
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Homer Chatfield
TV ★ 6.6
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as John Kalscheur
TV ★ 6.6
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as George Appleton
TV ★ 6.6
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dave Tillerman
TV ★ 6.6
1968
Deadly Inheritance● as Inspector Greville
Movie ★ 5.3
1968
Warkill as Phil Sutton
Movie ★ 8.0
1968
Land of the Giants as SID Sergeant
TV ★ 6.8
1968
Adam-12 as Hanley
TV ★ 7.1
1968
Adam-12 as Mr. Wilkinson
TV ★ 7.1
1967
Red Tomahawk as Bill Kane
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
Mannix
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Ironside
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Johnny Reno as Joe Conners
Movie ★ 6.5
1966
The Singing Nun as Fitzpatrick
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
The Green Hornet as Duke Slate
TV ★ 7.3
1965
The Sandpiper as Walter Robinson
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
House of the Black Death as Paul Desard
Movie ★ 4.1
1965
Hogan's Heroes
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Branded
TV ★ 6.8
1963
The Dakotas
TV ★ 6.5
1963
Mr. Novak as Powell
TV ★ 7.3
1963
The Lieutenant
TV ★ 7.0
1962
Combat! as Pvt. Todd
TV ★ 7.8
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Sheriff Dade
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Ben Casey
TV ★ 5.9
1960
The Bramble Bush as Larry McFie
Movie ★ 4.6
1960
Surfside 6
TV ★ 6.3
1950s 37 credits
1959
Warlock as Abe McQuown
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
TV ★ 6.0
1959
Philip Marlowe
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Rawhide
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Adventures in Paradise as Jock Underhill
TV ★ 6.1
1959
The Alaskans
TV ★ 6.7
1959
The Rebel as Sheriff Matt Dunsen
TV ★ 5.1
1959
Riverboat as Homer Atkins
TV ★ 6.5
1959
Wichita Town
TV ★ 4.9
1959
The Rebel as Trace Dawes
TV ★ 5.1
1958
Date with Disaster as Miles Harrington
Movie ★ 5.9
1958
Money, Women and Guns as Jess Ryerson
Movie ★ 5.8
1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV ★ 7.1
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Victor Kincaid
TV ★ 7.0
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Johnny Haywood
TV ★ 7.0
1957
The Cyclops as Lee Brand
Movie ★ 4.5
1957
Raintree County as Bobby Drake
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Perry Mason as Cleve Niles
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Richard Harkens
TV ★ 7.7
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Marshall Dave Harmon
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Sudden Danger as Wallace Curtis
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
Betrayed Women as Jeff Darrell
Movie ★ 5.1
1955
Cheyenne
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Ben Hurley
TV ★ 6.7
1955
The Millionaire as Dr. Alan March
TV ★ 5.8
1954
Climax! as Terry Lennox
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Alan
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Sangaree as Dr. Roy Darby
Movie ★ 6.8
1951
FBI Girl as Carl Chercourt
Movie ★ 6.2
1951
Never Trust a Gambler as Police Sgt. Ed Donovan
Movie ★ 5.6
1951
Disc Jockey as Johnny
Movie ★ 10.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Colonel Mournay
TV ★ 7.2
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
TV ★ 6.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Fletcher Craig
TV ★ 7.2
1950
The Great Rupert as Peter 'Pete' Dingle
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Gary Morgan
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Leonard Vole
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 30 credits
1949
Scene of the Crime as Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College as Bill Chase
Movie ★ 7.3
1949
Suspense as Dan Bedell
TV ★ 5.1
1949
Lights Out
TV ★ 6.0
1949
Suspense
TV ★ 5.1
1948
Words and Music as Richard Rodgers
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Hills of Home as Mr. Milton
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Alias a Gentleman as Johnny Lorgen
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Studio One as Clark Sherrell
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Ford Theatre as Gavin Dishart
TV ★ 8.0
1947
The Beginning or the End as Matt Cochran
Movie ★ 6.4
1947
Cass Timberlane as Jamie Wargate
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
I'll Be Yours as George Prescott
Movie ★ 6.2
1946
Courage of Lassie as Sergeant Smitty
Movie ★ 5.9
1946
The Green Years as Robert Shannon as young man
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Faithful in My Fashion as Jeff Compton
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
This Man's Navy as Jess Weaver
Movie ★ 6.7
1945
Main Street After Dark as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.5
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis as John Truett
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Mrs. Parkington as Ned Talbot
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor as Frank Miller
Movie ★ 5.8
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Bill Rice
Movie ★ 6.4
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno as Sgt. Bill Fullerton
Movie ★ 6.6
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover as Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1944
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.0
1944
Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Kit Wilkins
Movie
1943
Northern Pursuit as Heinzmann (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
The Howards of Virginia as James Howard at 16
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
The Mortal Storm as Second Classroom Scene
Movie ★ 7.3
1940
Our Town as Best Man at Wedding
Movie ★ 5.9