Personal Info
Known Credits
15
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1914-10-07 (111 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
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 wh ...
Known For
Acting
2005 --
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
| Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
2003 --
Naughty Marietta
| Capt. Dick Warrington
1990 --
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
| Self
1985 --
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
| The Great Ak (voice)
1983 --
Trading Places
| President of Exchange
1982 --
Night of 100 Stars
| Self
1975 --
Visit From a Dead Man
| Fred Carter
1972 --
Your Money or Your Wife
| Self
1964 --
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
| Claudius
1958 --
Kiss Me, Kate
| Frederick Graham / Petruchio
1957 --
The Yeomen of the Guard
| Jack Point
1956 --
The Adventures of Marco Polo
| Marco Polo
1948 --
Strange Victory
| Narrator
1946 --
Tars and Spars
| Howard Young
1945 --
Diary of a Sergeant
| Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)