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Paul Drake is a character created by American author Erle Stanley Gardner for his Perry Mason series of novels. in the HBO Series he is portrayed by Chris Chalk. Paul Drake is a street cop for L.A. Police Dept, Newton Division. As a black police officer, Drake is subject to the blatant racism...
Mar 13, 2024 · American actor William Hopper is best remembered for his decade-long portrayal of Paul Drake in the original television run of the popular courtroom drama, Perry Mason (1957-66). He had an ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Chris Chalk stars as Paul Drake, the conflicted heart of HBO's Perry Mason. Courtesy of Merrick Morton for HBO. Perry Mason airs on HBO on Mondays, but it’s got the soul of a prestige Sunday series.
Jan 11, 2019 · Appearing in books, in movies, and television, he’s one of the most enduring hard-boiled private eyes of all time, yet he has never been the lead, always playing second fiddle to his famous client. That detective is, of course, PAUL DRAKE, the preferred investigator for none other than Erle Stanley Gardner‘s Perry Mason.
Paul Drake. Played by Chris Chalk. A beat cop with a knack for investigative work, Officer Paul Drake reluctantly finds himself at the center of Perry Mason’s investigation as he navigates a racist and corrupt police department. Information, interviews, photos and more for Paul Drake played by Chris Chalk on the HBO original program Perry ...
William Hopper, the actor who played the stalwart private detective Paul Drake on the hit 1957 legal drama " Perry Mason ," was a notoriously prolific smoker, often seen with a cigarette hanging from his lips on camera. In 1970, Hopper suffered a stroke and succumbed to smoking-related health issues a month later. He was 55 years old.
Mar 16, 2023 · Chris Chalk plays Paul Drake, a former cop who occasionally does work for Perry Mason but got frustrated with Mason’s inconsistent payments. At the start of Season 2, Drake is doing surveillance work for someone else but come to find out that the job can cause more harm than good.
