Acting
Alfred Drake
Also Known As: Alfred Capurro
Birth Date
October 7, 1914
Death Date
July 25, 1992
(passed away at 77)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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
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Tony Awards
Narrator
1956 • 1 episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
Captain Brown
1948 • 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956 • 1 episode
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956 • 1 episode
Trading Places
President of Exchange
1983
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959 • 3 episodes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Point
1951 • 1 episode
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Hamlet
Claudius
1964
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
2005
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice)
1985
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington
1955
Strange Victory
Narrator
1948
Your Money or Your Wife
Self
1972
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
1951
Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1958
Carolina
Narrator
1972
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
1945
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
1956