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