
Alfred Drake
Acting
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
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1985The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice)
1983Trading Places
President of Exchange
1982Night of 100 Stars
Self
1975Visit From a Dead Man
Fred Carter
1972Your Money or Your Wife
Self
1972Carolina
Narrator
1964Hamlet
Claudius
1958Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1957The Yeomen of the Guard
Jack Point
1956The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
1955Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington
1948Strange Victory
Narrator
1946Tars and Spars
Howard Young
1945Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)