Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. The son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is renowned for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on the television show L.A. Law from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002. Drake has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including: Time Quest, Dark Asylum, Paranoid, Bean, Overnight Delivery, The Beast, The Journey of August King, Murder in New Hampshire, Dr. Giggles, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, The Taming of the Shrew (1983), American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science fiction TV show Prey. Drake provided the voice acting for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film. Drake married actress Ruth De Sosa in 1989; they divorced in 1991. In October 2009, he married horror writer and model Marina Drujko, but later they divorce in the same year, 2009.
Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. The son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is renowned for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on the television show L.A. Law from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002. Drake has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including: Time Quest, Dark Asylum, Paranoid, Bean, Overnight Delivery, The Beast, The Journey of August King, Murder in New Hampshire, Dr. Giggles, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, The Taming of the Shrew (1983), American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science fiction TV show Prey. Drake provided the voice acting for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film. Drake married actress Ruth De Sosa in 1989; they divorced in 1991. In October 2009, he married horror writer and model Marina Drujko, but later they divorce in the same year, 2009.
On March 17, 2016, Drake was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. Drake's manager, Steven Siebert, reported that the actor had some health problems in the months before his death. It was later reported that Drake suffered from a rare form of blood cancer that caused his blood to thicken.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Character:John Doe
Release Date:01/10/2016
Dead Air
Character:Vernon
Release Date:27/10/2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Character:Ganthet (voice)
Release Date:28/07/2009
Pathology
Character:Fat Bastard
Release Date:11/04/2008
Attack of the Gryphon
Character:Armand
Release Date:27/01/2007
Dorm Daze 2
Character:Dean Dryer
Release Date:05/09/2006
Mrs. Harris
Character:Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Release Date:25/02/2006
Living the Dream
Character:Richard
Release Date:01/01/2006
Officer Down
Character:Captain Raymond Taggart
Release Date:01/08/2005
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
Character:The Warden
Release Date:19/04/2005
Timequest
Character:J. Edgar Hoover
Release Date:09/05/2003
Spun
Character:Dr. K
Release Date:07/02/2003
L.A. Law: The Movie
Character:Benny Stulwicz
Release Date:12/05/2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Dark Asylum
Character:The Trasher
Release Date:08/11/2001
American Pie 2
Character:Natalie's Dad
Release Date:10/08/2001
Runaway Virus
Character:Dr. Griggs
Release Date:29/01/2000
Durango Kids
Character:Dudley
Release Date:10/10/1999
Inferno
Character:Ramsey Hogan
Release Date:25/09/1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Character:Santa
Release Date:07/09/1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Character:Jackson Chappell (voice)
Release Date:10/01/1999
The Treat
Character:Ray
Release Date:10/09/1998
Paranoia
Character:Calvin Hawks
Release Date:01/06/1998
Overnight Delivery
Character:Hal Ipswich
Release Date:07/04/1998
Bean
Character:Elmer
Release Date:03/07/1997
The Beast
Character:Lucas Caven
Release Date:28/04/1996
The Journey of August King
Character:Olaf Singletary
Release Date:14/09/1995
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Character:Robert G. Durant
Release Date:11/07/1995
One More Mountain
Character:Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
Release Date:06/03/1994
Dr. Giggles
Character:Dr. Evan Rendell
Release Date:23/10/1992
Darkman
Character:Robert G. Durant
Release Date:21/02/1992
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Character:Mark Sisti
Release Date:23/09/1991
Darkman
Character:Robert G. Durant
Release Date:24/08/1990
Too Good to Be True
Character:Glen Robie
Release Date:14/11/1988
For Keeps
Character:Night Clerk
Release Date:15/01/1988
The Ladies Club
Character:Cop No. 2
Release Date:01/04/1986
The Karate Kid
Character:Yahoo #1
Release Date:22/06/1984
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Character:Baptista
Release Date:06/02/1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
Character:Homer/Conveener
Release Date:18/01/1983
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Character:Bubba Ritter
Release Date:24/10/1981
The Big Brawl
Character:Judge #1
Release Date:18/08/1980
The Seniors
Character:Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1978
Date with a Kidnapper
Character:Age Home Attendant
Release Date:01/01/1976
Truckin' Man
Character:Diesel Joe
Release Date:01/05/1975
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Character:Bubba
Release Date:26/02/1971
Television Appearances
Boston Legal
Character:Bishop Luke Bernard
Firefly
Character:Sir Warwick Harrow
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
Justice League
Character:Colonel Vox (voice)
Crossing Jordan
Character:Tom
Six Feet Under
Character:Inspector Gerson
As Told by Ginger
Character:Mr. Weinstein (voice)
Batman Beyond
Character:Jackson Chappell (voice)
Fantasy Island
Character:Bill Terken
Prey
Character:Dr. Walter Attwood
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Character:Burrock
Johnny Bravo
Character:Pops (voice)
Road Rovers
Character:Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
Character:Mr. Eelan (voice)
7th Heaven
Character:Mr. Riley
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Beast
Character:Lucas Coven
The Naked Truth
Character:Dr. Bryce Fromm
The Outer Limits
Character:Robert Vitale
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Chellick
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Tobias
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
L.A. Law
Character:Benny Stulwicz
Hunter
Character:Kirkland
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:Jesse Roberts
American Playhouse
Character:
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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