Alfred Drake
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday7 October 1914
Died25 July 1992 (age 77)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits23
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 i…
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985 · The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places
1983 · President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Visit From a Dead Man
1975 · Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife
1972 · Self
Carolina
1972 · Narrator
Hamlet
1964 · Claudius
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Kiss Me, Kate
1958 · Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957 · Jack Point
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self - Singer
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956 · Marco Polo
Tony Awards
1956 · Narrator
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer
Naughty Marietta
1955 · Capt. Dick Warrington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Jack Point
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Frederick Graham / Petruchio
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Captain Brown
Strange Victory
1948 · Narrator
Tars and Spars
1946 · Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant
1945 · Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
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