Alfred Drake
Birthday: 1914-10-07
Deathday: 1992-07-25
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
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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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Credits
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2003-01-01 | Naughty Marietta | Capt. Dick Warrington |
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1985-12-17 | The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus | The Great Ak (voice) |
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1983-06-07 | Trading Places | President of Exchange |
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1975-01-10 | Visit From a Dead Man | Fred Carter |
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1964-09-23 | Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Claudius |
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1958-11-20 | Kiss Me, Kate | Frederick Graham / Petruchio |
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1957-04-10 | The Yeomen of the Guard | Jack Point |
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1956-04-14 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Marco Polo |
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1946-01-10 | Tars and Spars | Howard Young |
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1945-07-01 | Diary of a Sergeant | Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited) |