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Colin Drake(1917-2011)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Colin Drake was born on 8 March 1917 in Palisades, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lost in the Wild (1976), Sherlock Holmes (1954) and Triple Cross (1966). He died on 27 March 2011 in Auburn, California, USA.
BornMarch 8, 1917
DiedMarch 27, 2011(94)
BornMarch 8, 1917
DiedMarch 27, 2011(94)
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Known for

Sean Kramer and Brett Maxworthy in Lost in the Wild (1976)
Lost in the Wild
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1976
Sherlock Holmes (1954)
Sherlock Holmes
7.5
TV Series
  • Amos Carruthers
  • Conductor
  • Duncan Ross
  • Albert Snow
  • Docteur Jonas
  • Judge Westlake
Triple Cross (1966)
Triple Cross
6.3
  • English Farmer
  • 1966
Goliath Awaits (1981)
Goliath Awaits
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Old Man

Credits

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Actor

  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Grandpa
    • 1993
  • Fred Ward in Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
    Cast a Deadly Spell
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Butler Meadows
    • 1991
  • Thirtysomething (1987)
    Thirtysomething
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Wohlman
    • 1991
  • Ben Gazzara, Eva Marie Saint, and Connie Sellecca in People Like Us (1990)
    People Like Us
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Ormonde Van Degan
    • 1990
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Darrell Palmore
    • Maitre D'
    • 1984–1988
  • Tracey Ullman in The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
    The Tracey Ullman Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Cooper
    • 1987
  • Diana Canova and Jonathan Prince in Throb (1986)
    Throb
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Kenneth
    • 1987
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    The Golden Girls
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Wilfred Whitney Cheswick
    • 1986
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Butler Wilson
    • 1985
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hawkins
    • Senator
    • 1980–1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • City Slicker
    • 1982
  • Goliath Awaits (1981)
    Goliath Awaits
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Man
    • 1981
  • Carroll O'Connor in Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
    Archie Bunker's Place
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Witness
    • 1981
  • Rush
    • Maxwell
    • 1980
  • Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)
    Sanford
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Party Guest
    • 1980

Writer

  • Sean Kramer and Brett Maxworthy in Lost in the Wild (1976)
    Lost in the Wild
    5.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Collin Drake
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • March 8, 1917
    • Palisades, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 2011
    • Auburn, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Theatre: "The Death of Bessie Smith" (France)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Counts his dog Trixie as his best friend.
  • Quotes
    I never dreamed that years later I'd end up playing Gypsy's grandfather on stage." (On meeting the famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee on Broadway). "Australia has all the ingredients for making great movies - clear untouched stretches of country, the weather and great talent.

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