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Chris Drake was an American actor best known for his co-star role of the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. He co-starred with actress Irish McCalla in the Sheena series. He also co-starred in the classic 1954 Sci-Fi film Them! and appeared on such television series as Lassie, Stories of the Century, Dragnet, and The Lone Ranger.
Birth Name
James Christian Droste
Born
Tuesday, 11 December 1923
Died
Sunday, 09 July 2006
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Miami Undercover | Eddie | 1961 |
| Flight | (as Chris Drake) | 1958 |
| Bombers B-52 | Control Tower Radioman | 1957 |
| Man Without a Gun | Johnny Banjo | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Union Sgt. | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Dark Youth | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Second Squailfish Captain / Lt. B. R. Van Buskirk | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Sgt. Thomas Wesson / Sgt. Firenzi / Dawson | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Charlie Ford | 1957 |
| The Book of Acts Series | Phillip | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Miami Undercover | Eddie | 1961 |
| Flight | (as Chris Drake) | 1958 |
| Bombers B-52 | Control Tower Radioman | 1957 |
| Man Without a Gun | Johnny Banjo | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Union Sgt. | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Dark Youth | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Second Squailfish Captain / Lt. B. R. Van Buskirk | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Sgt. Thomas Wesson / Sgt. Firenzi / Dawson | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Charlie Ford | 1957 |
| The Book of Acts Series | Phillip | 1957 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Jim | 1956 |
| Navy Log | Lieutenant Ralph Rogers | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Clint Dunbar / Lance Morfit / Thad Milburn | 1955 |
| Sheena: Queen of the Jungle | Bob Rayburn | 1955 |
| An Annapolis Story | First Classman | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | (as Chris Drake) | 1955 |
| Lassie | Pete Barnum / Helicopter Pilot | 1954 |
| Them! | Trooper Ed Blackburn | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Tony Frazier / Mark Collins / Chris Holt / Alan Martin | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Tony | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Deputy Burt Alvord | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | (as Chris Drake) | 1953 |
| City Detective | Addis | 1953 |
| Private Secretary | (as Chris Drake) | 1953 |
| Battles of Chief Pontiac | Sergeant | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Lieut. Howard Allen | 1952 |
| Gobs and Gals | Navy Driver | 1952 |
| For Men Only | Jack | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | (as Chris Drake) | 1952 |
| Feng ye qing | Pat Grant | 1952 |
| The Living Bible | John | 1952 |
| F.B.I. Girl | Television Host | 1951 |
| As You Were | Soldier | 1951 |
| All That I Have | Court Reporter | 1951 |
| Flying Leathernecks | Lieutenant | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | (as Chris Drake) / Chuck Martin | 1951 |
| Operation Pacific | Sparks - Radioman | 1951 |
| Halls of Montezuma | Frank | 1951 |
| Three Secrets | Radio Technician | 1950 |
| Father of the Bride | Usher | 1950 |
| Pier 23 | Mike Greeley | 1950 |
| The Pilgrimage Play | John | 1949 |
| Battleground | Medic Private | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Fred Bowen / James Houston / Jim Sage | 1949 |
| The Lost Moment | Young Man | 1947 |
| This Time for Keeps | Soldier at Pool | 1947 |
| Buffalo Bill Rides Again | Henchman | 1947 |
| Fear in the Night | Elevator Operator | 1946 |
| Tokyo Rose | Frank | 1946 |
| Strangler of the Swamp | George | 1946 |
| A Walk in the Sun | Rankin | 1945 |
| Two O'Clock Courage | Assistant Editor | 1945 |
| Having Wonderful Crime | Guest | 1945 |
| Delightfully Dangerous | Jimmy Burns | 1945 |
| The Falcon in Hollywood | Assistant Cameraman | 1944 |
| Music in Manhattan | Bellboy | 1944 |
| My Pal Wolf | Bit Part | 1944 |
| Gildersleeve's Ghost | Newspaper Reporter | 1944 |
| Youth Runs Wild | Bud | 1944 |
| Bride by Mistake | Flyer | 1944 |
| Step Lively | Delivery Boy | 1944 |
| Marine Raiders | Orderly | 1944 |
