Cast
Alfred Drake
Acting
Cast
Alfred Drake
Known for
Acting
Born
1914-10-07
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1992-07-25
Also known as Alfred Capurro
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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MOVIE1983
Trading Places
as President of Exchange
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Strange Victory
as Narrator
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MOVIE1964
Hamlet
as Claudius
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MOVIE1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
MOVIE1957
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
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MOVIE1958
Kiss Me, Kate
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
MOVIE1955
Naughty Marietta
as Capt. Dick Warrington
MOVIE1951
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
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MOVIE2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
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MOVIE1972
Your Money or Your Wife
as Self
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Carolina
as Narrator
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MOVIE1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
as The Great Ak (voice)
MOVIE1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
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MOVIE1946
Tars and Spars
as Howard Young
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MOVIE1945
Diary of a Sergeant
as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE1956
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
MOVIE1975
Visit From a Dead Man
as Fred Carter