Alfred Drake
Acting • Born 1914-10-07 – Died 1992-07-25
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
Filmography
22 credits
Naughty Marietta
Movie • 1955
Capt. Dick Warrington
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie • 2005
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Movie • 1964
Claudius
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie • 1990
Self
Diary of a Sergeant
Movie • 1945
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
Tars and Spars
Movie • 1946
Howard Young
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie • 1958
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
Visit From a Dead Man
Movie • 1975
Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife
Movie • 1972
Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Movie • 1985
The Great Ak (voice)
The Yeomen of the Guard
Movie • 1957
Jack Point
Strange Victory
Movie • 1948
Narrator
Trading Places
Movie • 1983
President of Exchange
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie • 1956
Marco Polo
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Carolina
Movie • 1972
Narrator
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Jack Point
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Captain Brown
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Singer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self