Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/7/1914
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Alfred Capurro
Alfred Drake
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 i...
Known For
Trading Places
as President of Exchange
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
as The Great Ak (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
Tars and Spars
as Howard Young
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
as Claudius
Your Money or Your Wife
as Self
Naughty Marietta
as Capt. Dick Warrington
The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack Point
Kiss Me, Kate
as Frederick Graham / Petruchio
Diary of a Sergeant
as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
Visit From a Dead Man
as Fred Carter
Strange Victory
as Narrator