Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Character:Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
Release Date:07/08/2005
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/1990
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Character:The Great Ak (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1985
Trading Places
Character:President of Exchange
Release Date:07/06/1983
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Visit From a Dead Man
Character:Fred Carter
Release Date:10/01/1975
Your Money or Your Wife
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1972
Carolina
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1972
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Character:Claudius
Release Date:23/09/1964
Kiss Me, Kate
Character:Frederick Graham / Petruchio
Release Date:20/11/1958
The Yeomen of the Guard
Character:Jack Point
Release Date:10/04/1957
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Character:Marco Polo
Release Date:14/04/1956
Naughty Marietta
Character:Capt. Dick Warrington
Release Date:15/01/1955
Strange Victory
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/09/1948
Tars and Spars
Character:Howard Young
Release Date:10/01/1946
Diary of a Sergeant
Character:Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1945
Television Appearances
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Singer
Tony Awards
Character:Narrator
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Jack Point
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Captain Brown
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