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