--- name: "Tom Drake" canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-drake" fi1m_id: "tom-drake" imdb_id: "nm0237025" tmdb_id: 13995 wikidata_id: "Q552848" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 August 1918" died: "11 August 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T03:37:35.930409+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Tom Drake ## Identity Tom Drake - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-drake - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** tom-drake - **IMDb ID:** nm0237025 - **TMDB ID:** 13995 - **Wikidata ID:** Q552848 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Drake, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13995 Actor. Born 5 August 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 11 August 1982. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 August 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA - **Died:** 11 August 1982 - **Active:** 1940–1944 - **Also known as:** Alfred Alderdice, Том Дрэйк, Alfred Sinclair Alderdice - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Family 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $8m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Drake, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13995 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Meet Me in St. Louis*](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md) (87) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Tom Drake (born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice; 5 August 1918 – 11 August 1982) was an American actor. He appeared in films from 1940 until the mid-1970s and made numerous television appearances. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Drake attended Iona Preparatory School and Mercersburg Academy. He began his career on Broadway under his real name, appearing in *Run Sheep Run* (1938) and *Clean Beds* (1939), before achieving success in the 1942 production of *Janie*. Signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he gained prominence as John Truett in the musical *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), opposite Judy Garland. Drake's other notable film roles include those in *The Green Years* (1946) and *Warlock* (1959). He later worked extensively in television, with guest appearances in series such as *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke* and *Hogan's Heroes*. He died of lung cancer in Torrance, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), Fi1m 87, as John Truett — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md) - *Our Town* (1940), Fi1m 72, as Best Man at Wedding — [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md) - *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Fi1m 76, as Second Classroom Scene — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md) ## Complete filmography (102) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Eddie Capra Mysteries* (1978), series, as Dennis Vale - *Project U.F.O.* (1978), series, as First Neighbor - *Mayday at 40,000 Feet* (1977), as Harry Jensen - *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage) - *Crackle of Death* (1976), as Don Kibbey - *Matt Helm* (1975), series, as Fred Wells - *Medical Story* (1975), series, as Ralph Willis - *Cop on the Beat* (1975), as The Golfer - *A Matter of Wife... and Death* (1975), as Paulie Baker - *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Don Kibbey - *The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe* (1974), as Dr. Adam Forrest - *The Green Hornet* (1974), as Duke Slate - *Tight as a Drum* (1974), as Garfield Stone - *Police Story* (1973), series, as Kirk Jackson, Golfer - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor - *Banacek* (1972), series, as Roger Fanshion - *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as John Kalscheur - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *City Beneath the Sea* (1971), as Gen. Putnam - *The Boy Who Stole the Elephant* (1970), as Mr. Corbert - *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Homer Chatfield, John Kalscheur, George Appleton, Dave Tillerman - *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as SID Sergeant - *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Hanley, Mr. Wilkinson - *Warkill* (1968), as Phil Sutton - *Deadly Inheritance* (1968), as Inspector Greville - *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *Red Tomahawk* (1967), as Bill Kane - *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Duke Slate - *The Singing Nun* (1966), as Fitzpatrick - *Johnny Reno* (1966), as Joe Conners - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, Actor - *The Sandpiper* (1965), as Walter Robinson - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *House of the Black Death* (1965), as Paul Desard - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Powell - *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as Sgt. Lester Curtis - *The Dakotas* (1963), series, Actor - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Pvt. Todd - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Sheriff Dade - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Surfside 6* (1960), series, Actor - *The Bramble Bush* (1960), as Larry McFie - *Philip Marlowe* (1959), series, Actor - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Jock Underhill - *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor - *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Sheriff Matt Dunsen, Trace Dawes - *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor - *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor - *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Homer Atkins - *Warlock* (1959), as Abe McQuown - *Rawhide* (1959), series, Actor - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor - *Money, Women and Guns* (1958), as Jess Ryerson - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Victor Kincaid, Johnny Haywood - *Date with Disaster* (1958), as Miles Harrington - *Raintree County* (1957), as Bobby Drake - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Cleve Niles, Richard Harkens - *The Cyclops* (1957), as Lee Brand - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Marshall Dave Harmon - *Sudden Danger* (1955), as Wallace Curtis - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Ben Hurley - *Betrayed Women* (1955), as Jeff Darrell - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Dr. Alan March - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Terry Lennox, Alan - *Sangaree* (1953), as Dr. Roy Darby - *FBI Girl* (1951), as Carl Chercourt - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Colonel Mournay, Fletcher Craig - *Disc Jockey* (1951), as Johnny - *Tales of Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor - *Never Trust a Gambler* (1951), as Police Sgt. Ed Donovan - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Gary Morgan, Leonard Vole - *The Great Rupert* (1950), as Peter 'Pete' Dingle - *Scene of the Crime* (1949), as Det. 'C.C.' Gordon - *Mr. Belvedere Goes to College* (1949), as Bill Chase - *Suspense* (1949), series, as Dan Bedell - *Words and Music* (1948), as Richard Rodgers - *Hills of Home* (1948), as Mr. Milton - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Clark Sherrell - *Ford Theatre* (1948), series, as Gavin Dishart - *Alias a Gentleman* (1948), as Johnny Lorgen - *Cass Timberlane* (1947), as Jamie Wargate - *The Beginning or the End* (1947), as Matt Cochran - *I'll Be Yours* (1947), as George Prescott - *Courage of Lassie* (1946), as Sergeant Smitty - *Faithful in My Fashion* (1946), as Jeff Compton - *The Green Years* (1946), as Robert Shannon as young man - *Main Street After Dark* (1945), as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) - *This Man's Navy* (1945), as Jess Weaver - *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), as John Truett — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-me-in-st-louis.md) - *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as Ned Talbot - *Marriage Is a Private Affair* (1944), as Bill Rice - *Maisie Goes to Reno* (1944), as Sgt. Bill Fullerton - *Two Girls and a Sailor* (1944), as Frank Miller - *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), as Dying American Soldier (uncredited) - *Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense* (1944), as Kit Wilkins - *Twenty Years After* (1944), as (archive footage) - *Northern Pursuit* (1943), as Heinzmann (uncredited) - *The Howards of Virginia* (1940), as James Howard at 16 - *The Mortal Storm* (1940), as Second Classroom Scene — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md) - *Our Town* (1940), as Best Man at Wedding — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/our-town.md) ## Gallery - ![Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/1232148/gallery-b394fc2d9db8.png) Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968) — Film diretto da Vittorio Sindoni e prodotto da Semafilm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%284%29.png/1280px-Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%284%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/1232148/gallery-1b270812c973.png) Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968) — Film diretto da Vittorio Sindoni e prodotto da Semafilm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%283%29.png/1280px-Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%283%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/1232148/gallery-a535fd8cddac.png) Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968) — Film diretto da Vittorio Sindoni e prodotto da Semafilm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%282%29.png/1280px-Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake_%282%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/1232148/gallery-04f85c6fdbb0.png) Tom Drake in una scena del film italiano Omicidio per vocazione (1968) — Film diretto da Vittorio Sindoni e prodotto da Semafilm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake.png/1280px-Omicidio_per_vocazione_%281968%29_Tom_Drake.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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