Alfred Drake

Acting

Born 1914-10-07 Died 1992-07-25 New York City, New York, USA 23 credits Tony Awards 1 Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre 1

Awards

Won 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

1974 Best Actor in a Musical Nominated
1962 Best Actor in a Musical Nominated
1954 Best Actor in a Musical Won

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre 1 won

1990 Excellence in Theatre Won

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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

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Acting 22 credits