Alfred Drake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1914
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 25, 1992
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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Movies with Alfred Drake
- Trading Places 1983 · ★ 7.2
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus 1985 · ★ 5.7
- Hamlet 1964 · ★ 6.9
- Strange Victory 1948 · ★ 6.8
- Night of 100 Stars 1982 · ★ 5.8
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005 · ★ 7.2
- Tars and Spars 1946 · ★ 5.8
- Kiss Me, Kate 1958 · ★ 8.2
- Your Money or Your Wife 1972 · ★ 6.2
- Carolina 1972 · ★ 6.3
- Diary of a Sergeant 1945 · ★ 7.0
- Naughty Marietta 1955
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story 1990
- Visit From a Dead Man 1975
- The Yeomen of the Guard 1957
- The Adventures of Marco Polo 1956
- America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers 1951