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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 Barney (1976), Sherlock Holmes (1954) and Les Survivants du Goliath (1981). 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 Barney (1976)
Barney
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1976
Sherlock Holmes (1954)
Sherlock Holmes
7.5
TV Series
  • Albert Snow
  • Amos Carruthers
  • Conductor
  • Docteur Jonas
  • Duncan Ross
  • Judge Westlake
Les Survivants du Goliath (1981)
Les Survivants du Goliath
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Old Man
Triple Cross: La fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman (1966)
Triple Cross: La fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman
6.3
  • English Farmer
  • 1966

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 Détective Philippe Lovecraft (1991)
    Détective Philippe Lovecraft
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Butler Meadows
    • 1991
  • Génération pub (1987)
    Génération pub
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Wohlman
    • 1991
  • Ben Gazzara, Eva Marie Saint, and Connie Sellecca in People Like Us (1990)
    People Like Us
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Ormonde Van Degan
    • 1990
  • Michael Landon in Les routes du paradis (1984)
    Les routes du paradis
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Maitre D'
    • Darrell Palmore
    • 1984–1988
  • Tracey Ullman in The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
    The Tracey Ullman Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Cooper
    • 1987
  • Diana Canova and Jonathan Prince in Throb (1986)
    Throb
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Kenneth
    • 1987
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in Les craquantes (1985)
    Les craquantes
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Wilfred Whitney Cheswick
    • 1986
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Butler Wilson
    • 1985
  • La petite maison dans la prairie (1974)
    La petite maison dans la prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hawkins
    • Senator
    • 1980–1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.4
    TV Series
    • City Slicker
    • 1982
  • Les Survivants du Goliath (1981)
    Les Survivants du Goliath
    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
    5.2
    • Maxwell
    • 1980
  • Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)
    Sanford
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Party Guest
    • 1980

Writer

  • Sean Kramer and Brett Maxworthy in Barney (1976)
    Barney
    5.9
    • screenplay by
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Collin Drake
  • Height
    • 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

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    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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