Connection
Tom Drake is a Actor American born on 5 august 1918 at New York City (USA)
Tom Drake (August 5, 1918 – August 11, 1982), born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice in Brooklyn, New York, was an American actor. Drake made films starting in 1940 and continuing until the mid-1970s, and also made TV acting appearances.
He was excused from serving in World War II due to heart problems. Despite this limitation, he did act in British naval training films. He got his break after starring in the 1942 Broadway smash Janie, after which he was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
After a number of films, Drake co-starred with Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) as John Truett, the boy next door. He appeared in more than forty films in all, including Mrs. Parkington (1944), The Green Years (1946), as composer Richard Rodgers in the biography Words and Music (1948), and, in a role at the opposite end of the character spectrum from John Truett, as the leader of a gang of criminals in Warlock (1959). He also had a minor role in the movie The Singing Nun (1966), playing Ed Sullivan's producer Mr. Fitzpatrick.
From 1950 thereafter, Drake had roles in numerous television series, such as NBC's Cimarron City, ABC's Land of the Giants and CBS's Perry Mason.
Drake died of lung cancer in 1982.
Source : Wikidata
Tom Drake
Birth name Alfred Alderdice
Nationality USA
Birth 5 august 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 11 august 1982 (at 64 years) at Torrance (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 5 august 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 11 august 1982 (at 64 years) at Torrance (USA)
He was excused from serving in World War II due to heart problems. Despite this limitation, he did act in British naval training films. He got his break after starring in the 1942 Broadway smash Janie, after which he was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
After a number of films, Drake co-starred with Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) as John Truett, the boy next door. He appeared in more than forty films in all, including Mrs. Parkington (1944), The Green Years (1946), as composer Richard Rodgers in the biography Words and Music (1948), and, in a role at the opposite end of the character spectrum from John Truett, as the leader of a gang of criminals in Warlock (1959). He also had a minor role in the movie The Singing Nun (1966), playing Ed Sullivan's producer Mr. Fitzpatrick.
From 1950 thereafter, Drake had roles in numerous television series, such as NBC's Cimarron City, ABC's Land of the Giants and CBS's Perry Mason.
Drake died of lung cancer in 1982.
Usually with
Filmography of Tom Drake (48 films)
Actor
Add to a movie list
The Pit (1981)
, 1h37Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Jeu, Medical-themed films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about toys, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about school violence
Actors Tom Drake, Jeannie Elias
Rating57%
Jamie Benjamin is a misfit 12-year-old boy, whipping boy of his classmates, of the other kids of the city, and of the grandmothers who live in his small town. When he encounters other people, they tease and ridicule him. His only friend is a stuffed bear named Teddy, with whom he regularly holds conversations. The audience hears Teddy's voice as he talks to Jamie.
Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)
, 1h37Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors David Janssen, Christopher George, Ray Milland, Lynda Day George, Margaret Blye, Marjoe Gortner
Roles Harry Jensen
Rating56%
During a major snow storm, Transcon Airways Flight 602, Boeing 727 airliner piloted by Captain Pete Douglas (David Janssen), First Officer Stan Burkhart (Christopher George) and Second Officer Mike Fuller (Don Meredith) on a flight from Los Angeles to New York, makes a scheduled stop in Salt Lake City. Greco (Marjoe Gortner), a two-time killer in the custody of Sam Riese, a Federal Marshal (Broderick Crawford) comes aboard. Among the passengers are Burkhart's girlfriend, nurse Susan McKenzie (Margaret Blye) and Joseph Mannheim (Ray Milland) a disillusioned and possibly disgraced medical doctor drowning his problems with scotch. Captain Douglas has a family emergency that is making him anxious to return home as soon as possible.
, 2h13Directed by Gene Kelly
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Documentary films about films
Actors Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lew Ayres, Stan Laurel
Roles (archive footage)
Rating72%
Gene Kelly et Fred Astaire présentent les meilleurs moments des films de la MGM.
Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Rod Taylor, Lynda Carter, Joe Santos, Anne Archer, Larry Block, John Colicos
Roles Paulie Baker
Rating60%
Crackle of Death (1974)
, 1h34Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Ann Susi, William Smith, Philip Carey, David Doyle
Roles Don Kibbey
Rating76%
Savage Abduction (1973)
, 1h20Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Joe Turkel, Sean Kenney, Tom Drake, Stafford Repp
Rating34%
A businessman hires a hitman to murder his wife. After he accomplishes the deed, the killer blackmails the husband into finding young girls for the murderer to torture and kill. The man makes a deal with a motorcycle gang to kidnap two young girls for that purpose.
The Mad Trapper (1972)
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Tom Drake
Roles "Sarge"
In the Yukon, American trapper (Del Henney) attempts to live in peace but is aware that other trappers resent his presence. When he is confronted by rival trappers, they bring along Millen (George R. Robertson), the local RCMP officer. Feeling intimidated, the trapper fights back, shooting his way out of his cabin, killing Millen and embarking on a desperate attempt to escape the authorities. The hazardous trek through the Arctic in the middle of winter becomes an epic manhunt, led by "Sarge" (Richard Alden). The RCMP eventually employ dog teams, radio and aircraft to bring down their prey.
City Beneath the Sea (1971)
, 1h38Directed by Irwin Allen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the future
Actors Stuart Whitman, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Burr DeBenning, Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart
Roles Gen. Putnam
Rating51%
Au 21e siècle, la population de la cité sous-marine Pacifica principalement composée de scienfitiques doit recevoir une cargaison d'or provenant de la réserve de Fort Knox. L'ancien dirigeant de cette colonie est de retour à cette occasion. Il planifie son vol alors que la cité est sous la menace d'un astéroïde venant de l'espace.
Deadly Inheritance (1968)
Directed by Vittorio Sindoni
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Tom Drake, Femi Benussi, Ernesto Colli, Valeria Ciangottini, Isarco Ravaioli, Ivo Garrani
Roles Inspector Greville
Rating58%
Les héritiers d'une riche fortune sont mystérieusement assassinés les uns après les autres. L'inspecteur Greville (Tom Drake) mêne l'enquête.
Red Tomahawk (1967)
, 1h22Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Howard Keel, Joan Caulfield, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady, Wendell Corey, Richard Arlen
Roles Bill Kane
Rating51%
Après la défaite du général Custer et de son régiment face aux Sioux, à Little Big Horn, la région n'est plus en sécurité... Lors d'une patrouille, le capitaine Tom York est le premier à arriver sur les lieux du massacre et à constater l'ampleur de la situation. Il s'empresse aussitôt d'alerter la petite ville voisine du danger qui la menace, les indiens pouvant désormais attaquer à tout moment.
Johnny Reno (1966)
, 1h23Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Jane Russell, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Agar, Lyle Bettger, Tom Drake
Roles Joe Conners
Rating57%
The film features Dana Andrews, Jane Russell, and Lon Chaney, Jr., and involves a frontier marshal (Andrews) who finds himself desperately trying to stop a man he had brought to jail from being lynched by the furious townspeople.
The Singing Nun (1966)
, 1h38Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalbán, Greer Garson, Agnes Moorehead, Chad Everett, Katharine Ross
Roles Fitzpatrick
Rating60%
Sister Ann (Debbie Reynolds) leaves the Dominican convent near Antwerp for her assignment at Samaritan House in a depressed area of Brussels. Sister Ann loves to play the guitar and sing, and when she joins in the traditional evensong at Samaritan House, she impresses the other nuns and Father Clementi (Ricardo Montalbán). She becomes fond of Dominic Arlien (Ricky Cordell), a motherless child whose father is an unemployed drunkard and who is loved only by his 17-year-old sister, Nicole (Katharine Ross). Sister Ann composes the song Dominique for the boy. Father Clementi persuades Robert Gerarde (Chad Everett), a partner in a recording firm, to listen to Sister Ann's music in the hope of having it recorded. When Robert meets Sister Ann, he discovers that she was his classmate at the Paris Conservatory of Music 5 years ago. Later, while visiting the Arlien house, Sister Ann discovers pictures of Nicole in provocative poses; the girl defiantly tells the nun that she posed to get food and rent money for her family. Her father overhears them, strikes Nicole, and orders the nun out of the house. The Mother Prioress (Greer Garson) later admonishes Sister Ann for allowing the young girl's secret to be made known to the father. Robert, whose attraction to Sister Ann has been rekindled, obtains permission from church authorities to have her record an album; "Dominique" becomes a worldwide hit, and Ed Sullivan brings a television crew to Brussels to film Sister Ann for his show.
The Sandpiper (1965)
, 1h58Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber, Tom Drake
Roles Walter Robinson
Rating62%
Laura Reynolds (Taylor) is a free-spirited, unwed single mother living with her young son Danny (Morgan Mason) in an isolated California beach house. She makes a modest living as an artist and home-schools her son out of concern that he will be compelled to follow stifling conventional social norms in a regular school. Danny has gotten into some trouble with the law through two minor incidents, which are in his mother's eyes innocent expressions of his natural curiosity and conscience rather than delinquency. Now with a third incident a judge (Torin Thatcher) orders her to send the boy to an Episcopal boarding school where Dr. Edward Hewitt (Burton) is headmaster, and his wife Claire (Eva Marie Saint) teaches. Edward and Claire are happily married with two young sons, but their life has become routine and their youthful idealism has been tamed by the need to raise funds for the school and please wealthy benefactors.
House of the Black Death (1965)
, 1h29Directed by Reginald Le Borg, Jerry Warren
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Andrea King, Tom Drake, Dolores Faith, Sabrina
Roles Paul Desard
Rating34%
Differences from novel
The Canadians (1961)
, 1h25Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Robert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher, Burt Metcalfe, John Sutton, Tom Drake
Rating54%
A group of Sioux come to shelter in Canada from the Indian wars in the United States. They are given permission to remain, by the Canadian government. They are soon followed, however by US Indian fighters who want to rob the Sioux. In response the North-West Mounted Police are formed, the forerunner to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.