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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 Moon Over Montana (1946), Today I Hang (1942) 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

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
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1946
Walter Woolf King in Today I Hang (1942)
Today I Hang
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1942
Dolores Castelli, Jimmy Wakely, and Lee 'Lasses' White in Trail to Mexico (1946)
Trail to Mexico
  • Writer
  • 1946
Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
26 Men
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 2017
  • Angelica: The Young Vixen (1974)
    Angelica: The Young Vixen
    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
    6.1
    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
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1961
  • Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory
    6.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • dramatization
    • 1957–1959
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 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 The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
    The Parson and the Outlaw
    4.4
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Barry Sullivan in Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)
    Dragoon Wells Massacre
    6.1
    • original story
    • 1957
  • George Reeves in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    Adventures of Superman
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956–1957

Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Angelica: The Young Vixen (1974)
    Angelica: The Young Vixen
    4.1
    • Director (as Revilo Ekard)
    • 1974
  • The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
    The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
    3.0
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Ride a Wild Stud
    4.0
    • 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
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Tristram Coffin in 26 Men (1957)
    26 Men
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1959
  • A Lust to Kill (1958)
    A Lust to Kill
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.3
    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 The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
    The Parson and the Outlaw
    4.4
    • 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
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1951

Producer

  • Angelica: The Young Vixen (1974)
    Angelica: The Young Vixen
    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
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Sunset Carson, Pat Starling, and Cactus Jr. in Battling Marshal (1950)
    Battling Marshal
    7.8
    • associate producer
    • 1950
  • Spade Cooley in The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
    The Kid from Gower Gulch
    3.8
    • 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
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Sunset Carson and Al Terry in Fighting Mustang (1948)
    Fighting Mustang
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1948
  • Jimmy Wakely in Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
    Rainbow Over the Rockies
    6.2
    • 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
    5.9
    • 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
    • 6′ (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

Did you know

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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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