Alfred Drake
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
Trading Places
as President of ExchangeA snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet...
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Night of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as The Great Ak (voice)The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as SelfBiographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of...
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Tars and Spars
as Howard YoungHoward Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey...
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Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
as ClaudiusA stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York.
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Kiss Me, Kate
as Frederick Graham / PetruchioBroadcast live on the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on NBC, a pair of divorced actors are brought...
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Your Money or Your Wife
as SelfA TV script about a kidnapping inspires a real-life plot.
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Strange Victory
as NarratorStrange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Following "Native Land" in...
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Diary of a Sergeant
as Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story...
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The Yeomen of the Guard
as Jack PointA teleplay adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's most serious opera presented on Hallmark Hall of Fame.
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco PoloVenetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an...
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Visit From a Dead Man
as Fred CarterSally Carter finds escape in the arms of a handsome attorney who arranges her husband's death. ...
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Tony Awards
as NarratorThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PerformerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as Captain BrownThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jack PointHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Frederick Graham / PetruchioHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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