Alfred Drake
Acting
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.
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As actor 23
Tony Awards
1956
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Trading Places
1983
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Hamlet
1964
Strange Victory
1948
Naughty Marietta
1955
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Your Money or Your Wife
1972
Carolina
1972
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957
Kiss Me, Kate
1958
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Diary of a Sergeant
1945
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956
Tars and Spars
1946
Visit From a Dead Man
1975