
Actor
Alfred Drake
Born 1914 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting

Trading Places
President of Exchange · 1983

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Point · 1951

Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio · 1958

The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1959

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice) · 1985

Hamlet
Claudius · 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse
Captain Brown · 1948

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage) · 2005

Strange Victory
Narrator · 1948

Night of 100 Stars
Self · 1982

Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited) · 1945

Carolina
Narrator · 1972

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1956

The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · 1956

Your Money or Your Wife
Self · 1972

Tars and Spars
Howard Young · 1946

Tony Awards
Narrator · 1956

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self · 1990

Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington · 1955

The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo · 1956

The Yeomen of the Guard
Jack Point · 1957

Visit From a Dead Man
Fred Carter · 1975