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Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 07, 1914
Died Jul 25, 1992 (77)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Filmography

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

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

2005

as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

1985

as The Great Ak (voice)

Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

as President of Exchange

Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate

1958

as Frederick Graham / Petruchio

The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1956

as Marco Polo

Strange Victory

Strange Victory

1948

as Narrator

Tars and Spars

Tars and Spars

1946

as Howard Young

Diary of a Sergeant

Diary of a Sergeant

1945

as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Jack Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Captain Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Frederick Graham / Petruchio

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Tony Awards

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

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