Alfred Drake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1914
- Died
- July 25, 1992 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
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Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Movie · as The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places
Movie · as President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Visit From a Dead Man
Movie · as Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife
Movie · as Self
Carolina
Movie · as Narrator
Hamlet
Movie · as Claudius
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie · as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard
Movie · as Jack Point
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie · as Marco Polo
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Narrator, Self - Performer · 1 ep
Naughty Marietta
Movie · as Capt. Dick Warrington
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Jack Point, Frederick Graham / Petruchio · 1 ep
Strange Victory
Movie · as Narrator
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Captain Brown · 1 ep
Tars and Spars
Movie · as Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant
Movie · as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)