Larry Drake
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Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. The son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is renowned for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on the television show L.A. Law from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002. Drake has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including: Time Quest, Dark Asylum, Paranoid, Bean, Overnight Delivery, The Beast, The Journey of August King, Murder in New Hampshire, Dr. Giggles, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, The Taming of the Shrew (1983), American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science fiction TV show Prey. Drake provided the voice acting for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film. Drake married actress Ruth De Sosa in 1989; they divorced in 1991. In October 2009, he married horror writer and model Marina Drujko, but later they divorce in the same year, 2009. On March 17, 2016, Drake was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. Drake's manager, Steven Siebert, reported that the actor had some health problems in the months before his death. It was later reported that Drake suffered from a rare form of blood cancer that caused his blood to thicken.
Known for
Credits
The Karate Kid (1984)
as Yahoo #1
American Pie 2 (2001)
as Natalie's Dad
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
as Ganthet (voice)
Bean (1997)
as Elmer
The Big Brawl (1980)
as Judge #1
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
Darkman (1990)
as Robert G. Durant
Pathology (2008)
as Fat Bastard
Inferno (1999)
as Ramsey Hogan
Dorm Daze 2 (2006)
as Dean Dryer
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
as Robert G. Durant
Spun (2003)
as Dr. K
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
as Bubba Ritter
Overnight Delivery (1998)
as Hal Ipswich
The Journey of August King (1995)
as Olaf Singletary
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
For Keeps (1988)
as Night Clerk
Attack of the Gryphon (2007)
as Armand
Dr. Giggles (1992)
as Dr. Evan Rendell
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
as Benny Stulwicz
The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016)
as John Doe
The Treat (1998)
as Ray
Officer Down (2005)
as Captain Raymond Taggart
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
as Mark Sisti
One More Mountain (1994)
as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
Too Good to Be True (1988)
as Glen Robie
The Ladies Club (1986)
as Cop No. 2
I Will Avenge You, Iago! (2005)
as The Warden
Truckin' Man (1975)
as Diesel Joe
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999)
as Santa
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1983)
as Baptista
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Dead Air (2009)
as Vernon
Dark Asylum (2001)
as The Trasher
Darkman (1992)
as Robert G. Durant
The Seniors (1978)
as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)
as Homer/Conveener
Living the Dream (2006)
as Richard
The Beast (1996)
as Lucas Caven
Runaway Virus (2000)
as Dr. Griggs
Paranoia (1998)
as Calvin Hawks
Date with a Kidnapper (1976)
as Age Home Attendant
Durango Kids (1999)
as Dudley
Timequest (2000)
as J. Edgar Hoover
This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)
as Bubba