Alfred Drake
Actor
Born October 7, 1914 in 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 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.
Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak (voice)
Trading Places
President of Exchange
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Visit From a Dead Man
Fred Carter
Your Money or Your Wife
Self
Carolina
Narrator
Hamlet
Claudius
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Kiss Me, Kate
Frederick Graham / Petruchio
The Yeomen of the Guard
Jack Point
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Tony Awards
Narrator
Naughty Marietta
Capt. Dick Warrington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Point
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
The Philco Television Playhouse
Captain Brown
Strange Victory
Narrator
Tars and Spars
Howard Young
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)