Alfred Drake
Acting
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 ...
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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 ...
Filmography (16 movies)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985
Trading Places
1983
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Visit From a Dead Man
1975
Your Money or Your Wife
1972
Carolina
1972
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1964
Kiss Me, Kate
1958
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956
Naughty Marietta
1955
Strange Victory
1948
Tars and Spars
1946
Diary of a Sergeant
1945