
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

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948

The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956

The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959

Trading Places
MOVIE • 1983

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951

Tars and Spars
MOVIE • 1946

Night of 100 Stars
MOVIE • 1982

Your Money or Your Wife
MOVIE • 1972

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
MOVIE • 2005

Naughty Marietta
MOVIE • 1955

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
MOVIE • 1990

The Yeomen of the Guard
MOVIE • 1957

Kiss Me, Kate
MOVIE • 1958

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
MOVIE • 1964

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
MOVIE • 1985

Strange Victory
MOVIE • 1948