Stage name Scicolone), Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky), and Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino), are four more well known examples of this trend. Similarly, retired veteran broadcaster Dave Roberts was born David T. Boreanaz but is known professionally as Dave Thomas and later Dave Roberts as ethnic surnames were discouraged when he first began his career during the 1950s; however, his son actor David Boreanaz chose not to adopt a stage name. The use of stage names for ethnic purposes may vary widely depending on the media market the personality is representing. For example, in Buffalo, New York, a city
Charles Drake (actor) eighty-three films between 1939 and 1975, including "Scream, Pretty Peggy". More than fifty were dramas, but he also acted in comedies, science fiction, horror, and film noir. In an episode of the original "" series ("The Deadly Years", 1967), he guested as Commodore Stocker. He died on September 10, 1994 in East Lyme, Connecticut, at the age of seventy-six. Charles Drake (actor) Charles Drake (October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994) was an American actor. Drake was born as Charles Ruppert in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College and became a salesman. In 1939, he turned to acting