Alfred Drake

Actor

Born: October 7, 1914
Died: July 25, 1992 (age 77)
From: New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (17)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places (1983)
President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Self
Visit From a Dead Man (1975)
Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife (1972)
Self
Carolina (1972)
Narrator
Hamlet (1964)
Claudius
Kiss Me, Kate (1958)
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard (1957)
Jack Point
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)
Marco Polo
Naughty Marietta (1955)
Capt. Dick Warrington
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers (1951)
Strange Victory (1948)
Narrator
Tars and Spars (1946)
Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant (1945)
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)