Alfred Drake
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
CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.286
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
The Steve Allen Show
5.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Tony Awards
5.1
Tony Awards
5.1
The Bell Telephone Hour
7.333
Movies
Naughty Marietta
0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
6.5
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
0
Diary of a Sergeant
6
Tars and Spars
4.7
Kiss Me, Kate
8.7
Visit From a Dead Man
0
Your Money or Your Wife
5.3
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
5.5
The Yeomen of the Guard
0
Strange Victory
6
Trading Places
7.2
The Adventures of Marco Polo
0
Night of 100 Stars
6.667