Alfred Drake
Acting
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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Alfred Drake
Hamlet
1964
Filmography
Acting (17)
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
7.2
1990
1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clausas The Great Ak (voice)
5.7
1983
Trading Placesas President of Exchange
7.2
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1975
Visit From a Dead Manas Fred Carter
1972
Your Money or Your Wifeas Self
6.3
1972
Carolinaas Narrator
7.0
1964
Hamletas Claudius
6.9
1958
Kiss Me, Kateas Frederick Graham / Petruchio
8.3
1957
The Yeomen of the Guardas Jack Point
1956
The Adventures of Marco Poloas Marco Polo
1955
Naughty Mariettaas Capt. Dick Warrington
1948
Strange Victoryas Narrator
6.8
1946
Tars and Sparsas Howard Young
5.8
1945
Diary of a Sergeantas Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
7.0