People
Alfred Drake
- Name: Alfred Drake
- Birthday: 1914-10-07
- Also known as: Alfred Capurro
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 2.071
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
| Naughty Marietta as Capt. Dick Warrington | 2003-01-01 |
| You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self | 1990-07-23 |
| The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus as The Great Ak (voice) | 1985-12-17 |
| Trading Places as President of Exchange | 1983-06-07 |
| Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Visit From a Dead Man as Fred Carter | 1975-01-10 |
| Your Money or Your Wife as Self | 1972-12-19 |
| Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre as Claudius | 1964-09-23 |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare as Loui Zakin | 1963-05-19 |
| Kiss Me, Kate as Frederick Graham / Petruchio | 1958-11-20 |
| The Yeomen of the Guard as Jack Point | 1957-04-10 |
| The Adventures of Marco Polo as Marco Polo | 1956-04-14 |
| Strange Victory as Narrator | 1948-09-25 |
| Tars and Spars as Howard Young | 1946-01-10 |
| Diary of a Sergeant as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited) | 1945-07-01 |
