Alfred Drake
1914-10-07 (1914)New York City, New York, USAActing
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
Known For
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