Alfred Drake
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
Known For
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Steve Allen Show
Trading Places
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Bell Telephone Hour
Hallmark Hall of Fame
All Movies (17)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · as Self
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus1985 · as The Great Ak (voice)
- Trading Places1983 · as President of Exchange
- Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
- Visit From a Dead Man1975 · as Fred Carter
- Your Money or Your Wife1972 · as Self
- Carolina1972 · as Narrator
- Hamlet1964 · as Claudius
- Kiss Me, Kate1958 · as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
- The Yeomen of the Guard1957 · as Jack Point
- The Adventures of Marco Polo1956 · as Marco Polo
- Naughty Marietta1955 · as Capt. Dick Warrington
- America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers1951
- Strange Victory1948 · as Narrator
- Tars and Spars1946 · as Howard Young
- Diary of a Sergeant1945 · as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
All TV Shows (8)
- The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
- The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Singer
- Tony Awards1956 · as Narrator
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Jack Point
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
- The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Captain Brown