Alfred Drake
Born: 1914-10-07 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1992-07-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College. He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. He was also a prolific Shakespearean, notably starring as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Katharine Hepburn. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2005
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
1990
1985
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus as The Great Ak (voice)
1983
- Trading Places as President of Exchange
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1975
- Visit From a Dead Man as Fred Carter
1972
- Your Money or Your Wife as Self
1964
- Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre as Claudius
1959
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1958
- Kiss Me, Kate as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1957
- The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point
1956
- Tony Awards as Narrator
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- The Adventures of Marco Polo as Marco Polo
1955
- Naughty Marietta as Capt. Dick Warrington
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jack Point
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse as Captain Brown
- Strange Victory as Narrator
1946
- Tars and Spars as Howard Young
1945
- Diary of a Sergeant as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)