Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake

Birthday: 1914-10-07

Deathday: 1992-07-25

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Alfred Capurro

imdb_id: nm0236848

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

Played in movies:

Kiss Me, Kate

Score: 8.7

Trading Places

Score: 7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Score: 7.2

Night of 100 Stars

Score: 6.7

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Score: 6.5

Strange Victory

Score: 6.0

Diary of a Sergeant

Score: 6.0

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Score: 5.5

Your Money or Your Wife

Score: 5.3

Tars and Spars

Score: 4.7

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Score: 0.0

The Yeomen of the Guard

Score: 0.0

Visit From a Dead Man

Score: 0.0

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Score: 0.0

Naughty Marietta

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

The Bell Telephone Hour

Score: 7.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

Score: 6.3

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Score: 6.0

Tony Awards

Score: 5.9

Tony Awards

Score: 5.9

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6