Alfred Drake
Born October 07, 1914 (Age: 111)
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New York City, New York, USA
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
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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Filmography
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
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as Self
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Age: 75
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985
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as The Great Ak (voice)
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Age: 71
Trading Places
1983
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as President of Exchange
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Age: 68
Your Money or Your Wife
1972
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as Self
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Age: 58
Carolina
1972
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as Narrator
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Age: 57
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1964
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as Claudius
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Age: 49
Kiss Me, Kate
1958
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as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
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Age: 44
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956
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as Marco Polo
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Age: 41
Naughty Marietta
1955
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as Capt. Dick Warrington
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Age: 40
Diary of a Sergeant
1945
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as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30