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Oliver Drake(1903-1991)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Oliver Drake in Via Pony Express (1933)
Oliver Drake was born on 28 May 1903 in Boise, Idaho, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Deadline (1948), 26 Men (1957) and Trail to Mexico (1946). He was married to Liz Marshall and Maybelle Barringer. He died on 19 August 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
BornMay 28, 1903
DiedAugust 19, 1991(88)
BornMay 28, 1903
DiedAugust 19, 1991(88)
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Known for

Deadline (1948)
Deadline
7.1
  • Writer(as C.O. Drake)
  • 1948
Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
26 Men
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Dolores Castelli, Jimmy Wakely, and Lee 'Lasses' White in Trail to Mexico (1946)
Trail to Mexico
  • Writer
  • 1946
Walter Woolf King in Pendu à l'aube (1942)
Pendu à l'aube
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Les excitées (1974)
    Les excitées
    4.1
    • Writer (as Revilo Ekard)
    • 1974
  • Jackie De Witt in No Tears for the Damned (1968)
    No Tears for the Damned
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Sharad of Atlantis (1966)
    Sharad of Atlantis
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1961
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Gary Gray in Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory (1959)
    Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • dramatization
    • 1957–1959
  • Pamela Duncan and Donald May in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1958
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1957–1958
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1955–1957
  • Anthony Dexter, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Marie Windsor in Le retour de Billy the Kid (1957)
    Le retour de Billy the Kid
    4.5
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Barry Sullivan in La poursuite fantastique (1957)
    La poursuite fantastique
    6.1
    • original story
    • 1957
  • George Reeves in Superman (1952)
    Superman
    7.7
    TV Series
    • screenplay by
    • 1956–1957

Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Les excitées (1974)
    Les excitées
    4.1
    • Director (as Revilo Ekard)
    • 1974
  • The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
    The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
    3.2
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Ride a Wild Stud
    3.9
    • Director (as Revilo Ekard)
    • 1969
  • They Ran for Their Lives (1968)
    They Ran for Their Lives
    5.1
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Gary Gray in Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory (1959)
    Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1959
  • A Lust to Kill (1958)
    A Lust to Kill
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Pamela Duncan and Donald May in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Anthony Dexter, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Marie Windsor in Le retour de Billy the Kid (1957)
    Le retour de Billy the Kid
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Johnny Carpenter, Adele Jergens, and Glenn Langan in Outlaw Treasure (1955)
    Outlaw Treasure
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Adventures of Rick O'Shay
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1951

Producer

  • Les excitées (1974)
    Les excitées
    4.1
    • producer (as Revilo Ekard)
    • 1974
  • They Ran for Their Lives (1968)
    They Ran for Their Lives
    5.1
    • executive producer
    • 1968
  • Jackie De Witt in No Tears for the Damned (1968)
    No Tears for the Damned
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Sunset Carson, Pat Starling, and Cactus Jr. in Battling Marshal (1950)
    Battling Marshal
    7.6
    • associate producer
    • 1950
  • Spade Cooley in The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
    The Kid from Gower Gulch
    3.7
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Sunset Carson, John Cason, Stephen Keyes, and Pat Starling in Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
    Sunset Carson Rides Again
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Deadline (1948)
    Deadline
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Sunset Carson and Pat Starling in Fighting Mustang (1948)
    Fighting Mustang
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Jimmy Wakely in Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
    Rainbow Over the Rockies
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Jimmy Wakely and Lee 'Lasses' White in Song of the Sierras (1946)
    Song of the Sierras
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Dolores Castelli, Jimmy Wakely, and Lee 'Lasses' White in Trail to Mexico (1946)
    Trail to Mexico
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Jimmy Wakely and Lee 'Lasses' White in West of the Alamo (1946)
    West of the Alamo
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Louise Arthur, Jennifer Holt, Jack Rivers, Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith, Jimmy Wakely, Woody Woodel, and Woody Woodel and His Riding Rangers in Moon Over Montana (1946)
    Moon Over Montana
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Jimmy Wakely and Lee 'Lasses' White in Lonesome Trail (1945)
    Lonesome Trail
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • C.O. Drake
  • Height
    • 1.83 m
  • Born
    • May 28, 1903
    • Boise, Idaho, USA
  • Died
    • August 19, 1991
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Liz MarshallJuly 4, 1949 - August 19, 1991 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Biography (w/Yakima Canutt) "Stunt Man: The Autobiography of Yakima Canutt." New York: Walker & Co.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    He had a ranch near Pearblossom, Califormia--in the Antelope Valley--that was used for location shooting, mostly for westerns, from the the late 1940s through the late 1950s.
  • Nicknames
    • OD
    • Ollie

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