Alfred Drake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1914
- Died
- July 25, 1992
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story 1990
as Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus 1985
as The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places 1983
as President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Visit From a Dead Man 1975
as Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife 1972
as Self
Carolina 1972
as Narrator
Hamlet 1964
as Claudius
Kiss Me, Kate 1958
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard 1957
as Jack Point
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1956
as Marco Polo
Naughty Marietta 1955
as Capt. Dick Warrington
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers 1951
Actor
Strange Victory 1948
as Narrator
Tars and Spars 1946
as Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant 1945
as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.