Alfred Drake
Age: N/A | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Alfred Capurro
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Performer
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1948) Captain Brown
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(2005) Fred Graham / Petruchio (segment "Kiss Me, Kate")
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
(1985) The Great Ak (voice)
Naughty Marietta
(2003) Capt. Dick Warrington
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(1964) ClaudiusActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fred Graham / Petruchio (segment "Kiss Me, Kate") | |
| 2003 | Capt. Dick Warrington | |
| 1990 | Self | |
| 1985 | The Great Ak (voice) | |
| 1983 | President of Exchange | |
| 1982 | Self | |
| 1975 | Fred Carter | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Claudius | |
| 1958 | Frederick Graham / Petruchio | |
| 1957 | Jack Point | |
| 1956 | Self | |
| Self - Singer | ||
| Marco Polo | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self - Performer | ||
| 1951 | Jack Point | |
| Frederick Graham / Petruchio | ||
| 1948 | Captain Brown | |
| Narrator | ||
| 1946 | Howard Young | |
| 1945 | Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
