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Alfred Drake
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Trading Places
as President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
Kiss Me, Kate
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
as The Great Ak (voice)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
Tars and Spars
as Howard Young
Your Money or Your Wife
as Self
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
as Claudius
