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Alfred Drake
Acting
07 Oct 1914
† 25 Jul 1992
New York City, New York, USA
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...
Also Known As
Alfred Capurro
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Alfred Drake's Movies
72%
Trading Places
07 Jun 1983
55%
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
17 Dec 1985
72%
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
07 Aug 2005
65%
Hamlet
23 Sept 1964
60%
Strange Victory
25 Sept 1948
47%
Tars and Spars
10 Jan 1946
87%
Kiss Me, Kate
20 Nov 1958
53%
Your Money or Your Wife
19 Dec 1972
67%
Night of 100 Stars
08 Mar 1982
70%
Diary of a Sergeant
01 Jul 1945
70%
Carolina
01 Jan 1972
0%
Naughty Marietta
15 Jan 1955
0%
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
23 Jul 1990
0%
Visit From a Dead Man
10 Jan 1975
0%
The Yeomen of the Guard
10 Apr 1957
0%
The Adventures of Marco Polo
14 Apr 1956
