Alfred Drake
Known for ActingBorn 1914-10-07 — died 1992-07-25New 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
Trading Places
1983 · as President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · as Self
Hamlet
1964 · as Claudius
Your Money or Your Wife
1972 · as Self
Kiss Me, Kate
1958 · as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
Strange Victory
1948 · as Narrator
Naughty Marietta
1955 · as Capt. Dick Warrington
Carolina
1972 · as Narrator
Diary of a Sergeant
1945 · as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · as Self
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957 · as Jack Point
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
Tars and Spars
1946 · as Howard Young
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985 · as The Great Ak (voice)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956 · as Marco Polo
Visit From a Dead Man
1975 · as Fred Carter