Colin Drake was born in England on March 8, 1917. Drake found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Drake started off his career in film with roles in the Yul Brynner comedic adaptation "Once More, With Feeling" (1960), the comedy "What's New, Pussycat?" (1965) with Peter Sellers and "Mister Freedom" (1968). He went on to act in the Judith Anderson horror flick "Inn of the D*mned" (1974), the John Jarratt comedy "The Great MacArthy" (1975) and "Cheers" (NBC, 1982-1993). He also appeared in "People Like Us" (1989-1990) and "Cast a Deadly Spell" (HBO, 1991-92). More recently, Drake appeared on "Megalodon: The New Evidence" (Discovery Channel, 2013-14).
Drake appeared in two Spaghetti westerns: Dynamite Jack – 1960 as Larry Schultz and “Dans la poussière du soleil” (In the Dust of the Sun) in 1971 as Sheriff Edwards.
Drake died in Auburn, California on March 27, 2011, at the age of 94.
DRAKE, Colin (aka Collin Drake)
[3/8/1917, England, U.K. – 3/27/2011, Auburn, California, U.S.A.] – writer,
theater, film, TV actor.
Dynamite Jack – 1960 (Larry Schultz)
In the Dust of the Sun – 1971 (Sheriff Edwards)
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