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

Filmography

• 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards — Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)
• 1985The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus — The Great Ak (voice)
• 1983Trading Places — President of Exchange
• 1975Visit From a Dead Man — Fred Carter
• 1972Carolina — Narrator
• 1964Hamlet — Claudius
• 1958Kiss Me, Kate — Frederick Graham / Petruchio
• 1957The Yeomen of the Guard — Jack Point
• 1956The Adventures of Marco Polo — Marco Polo
• Tony Awards — Narrator, Self - Performer
• 1955Naughty Marietta — Capt. Dick Warrington
• 1951America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Jack Point, Frederick Graham / Petruchio
• 1948Strange Victory — Narrator
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Captain Brown
• 1946Tars and Spars — Howard Young
• 1945Diary of a Sergeant — Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story — Self
• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• 1972Your Money or Your Wife — Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self - Singer