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Alfred Drake

Acting Born Oct 7, 1914 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Captain Brown
Film

Trading Places

as President of Exchange

Full filmography

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