Alfred Drake
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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Movies
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places
President of Exchange
Visit From a Dead Man
Fred Carter
Carolina
Narrator
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Claudius
Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard
Jack Point
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington
Strange Victory
Narrator
Tars and Spars
Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
