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
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Naughty Marietta
as Capt. Dick Warrington
1955
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
2005
Hamlet
as Claudius
1964
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
1990
Diary of a Sergeant
as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Tars and Spars
as Howard Young
1946
Kiss Me, Kate
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1958
Visit From a Dead Man
as Fred Carter
1975
Your Money or Your Wife
as Self
1972
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
as The Great Ak (voice)
1985
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
1957
Strange Victory
as Narrator
1948
Trading Places
as President of Exchange
1983
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
1956
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Carolina
as Narrator
1972
TV Appearances
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jack Point
1951
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Captain Brown
1948
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1951
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
Tony Awards
as Narrator
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956