Larry Drake
Acting • Born 1949-02-21 – Died 2016-03-17
Biography
Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. The son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is renowned for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on the television show L.A. Law from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002. Drake has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including: Time Quest, Dark Asylum, Paranoid, Bean, Overnight Delivery, The Beast, The Journey of August King, Murder in New Hampshire, Dr. Giggles, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, The Taming of the Shrew (1983), American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science fiction TV show Prey. Drake provided the voice acting for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film. Drake married actress Ruth De Sosa in 1989; they divorced in 1991. In October 2009, he married horror writer and model Marina Drujko, but later they divorce in the same year, 2009. On March 17, 2016, Drake was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. Drake's manager, Steven Siebert, reported that the actor had some health problems in the months before his death. It was later reported that Drake suffered from a rare form of blood cancer that caused his blood to thicken.
Filmography
73 credits
Bean
Movie • 1997
Elmer
Inferno
Movie • 1999
Ramsey Hogan
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Movie • 1981
Bubba Ritter
Dead Air
Movie • 2009
Vernon
Overnight Delivery
Movie • 1998
Hal Ipswich
Darkman
Movie • 1990
Robert G. Durant
Dr. Giggles
Movie • 1992
Dr. Evan Rendell
The Journey of August King
Movie • 1995
Olaf Singletary
Green Lantern: First Flight
Movie • 2009
Ganthet (voice)
Attack of the Gryphon
Movie • 2007
Armand
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Movie • 1995
Robert G. Durant
Durango Kids
Movie • 1999
Dudley
Timequest
Movie • 2003
J. Edgar Hoover
Truckin' Man
Movie • 1975
Diesel Joe
Darkman
Movie • 1992
Robert G. Durant
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
Movie • 2005
The Warden
Too Good to Be True
Movie • 1988
Glen Robie
The Skin of Our Teeth
Movie • 1983
Homer/Conveener
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Movie • 1991
Mark Sisti
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Movie • 1999
Jackson Chappell (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Dorm Daze 2
Movie • 2006
Dean Dryer
Dark Asylum
Movie • 2001
The Trasher
Mrs. Harris
Movie • 2006
Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Paranoia
Movie • 1998
Calvin Hawks
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Movie • 1971
Bubba
Date with a Kidnapper
Movie • 1976
Age Home Attendant
The Treat
Movie • 1998
Ray
For Keeps
Movie • 1988
Night Clerk
L.A. Law: The Movie
Movie • 2002
Benny Stulwicz
Officer Down
Movie • 2005
Captain Raymond Taggart
American Pie 2
Movie • 2001
Natalie's Dad
The Beast
Movie • 1996
Lucas Caven
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Movie • 2016
John Doe
One More Mountain
Movie • 1994
Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
Spun
Movie • 2003
Dr. K
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 1983
Baptista
Runaway Virus
Movie • 2000
Dr. Griggs
The Seniors
Movie • 1978
Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
The Karate Kid
Movie • 1984
Yahoo #1
The Big Brawl
Movie • 1980
Judge #1
Pathology
Movie • 2008
Fat Bastard
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Movie • 1999
Santa
Living the Dream
Movie • 2006
Richard
The Ladies Club
Movie • 1986
Cop No. 2
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Benny Stulwicz
Six Feet Under
TV • 2001
Inspector Gerson
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Jackson Chappell (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Tobias
Johnny Bravo
TV • 1997
Pops (voice)
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Tom
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Prey
TV • 1998
Dr. Walter Attwood
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Mr. Eelan (voice)
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Burrock
Hunter
TV • 1984
Kirkland
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Bishop Luke Bernard
American Playhouse
TV • 1982
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Robert Vitale
Justice League
TV • 2001
Colonel Vox (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Chellick
As Told by Ginger
TV • 2000
Mr. Weinstein (voice)
Firefly
TV • 2002
Sir Warwick Harrow
Road Rovers
TV • 1996
Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV • 1997
Additional Voices (voice)
The Beast
TV • 1996
Lucas Coven
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV • 2002
Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
The Naked Truth
TV • 1995
Dr. Bryce Fromm
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV • 1983
Jesse Roberts
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Mr. Riley
Fantasy Island
TV • 1998
Bill Terken
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee