Alfred Drake
Born
October 7, 1914
Died
July 25, 1992 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
2005
Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington
2003
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice)
1985
Trading Places
President of Exchange
1983
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Visit From a Dead Man
Fred Carter
1975
Your Money or Your Wife
Self
1972
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Claudius
1964
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (3 episodes)
1959
Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1958
The Yeomen of the Guard
Jack Point
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1956
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
1956
Tony Awards
Narrator · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (2 episodes)
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Point · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Frederick Graham / Petruchio · (1 episode)
1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
Captain Brown · (1 episode)
1948
Strange Victory
Narrator
1948
Tars and Spars
Howard Young
1946
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
1945