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Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer.

Born Alfred Capurro in New York City, Drake was a Broadway performer best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such American musicals as Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, and Kean, and for the roles of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet.

Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film,Tars and Spars, but played several roles on television. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, using a "quickie" process called Electronovision, and shown in movie theatres in a very limited engagement. It was also recorded on LP. Today's audiences may remember him as the bearded and bespectacled President of the Exchange, who eventually fires Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy in the 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd film Trading Places.

Alfred Drake died of cancer in New York City at the age of 77.

Broadway musical credits

1936 - White Horse Inn
1937 - Babes in Arms
1938 - The Two Bouquets
1939 - One for the Money, The Straw hat Revue
1940 - Two for the Show
1943 - Oklahoma!
1944 - Sing Out, Sweet Land
1946 - The Beggar's Holiday
1947 - The Cradle Will Rock
1948 - Kiss Me, Kate
1953 - Kismet
1961 - Kean
1973 - Gigi

External links

Alfred Drake at IMDb

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-'''Alfred Drake''' ([[October 7]], [[1914]] - [[July 25]], [[1992]]) born '''Alfred Capurro''' in [[New York City]] of Italian extraction on [[October 7]], [[1914]].
+'''Alfred Drake''' ([[October 7]], [[1914]] - [[July 25]], [[1992]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[singer]].
-He was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] leading man best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such seminal American musicals as ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''; also for playing the role of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' (in which he sang the title song), and for playing the role of Hajj in ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''.
+Born Alfred Capurro in [[New York City]], Drake was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] performer best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such American musicals as ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'', and ''[[Kean (musical)|Kean]]'', and for the roles of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''.
 Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film,''Tars and Spars'', but played several roles on television. His [[1964]] stage performance as Claudius in the [[Richard Burton]] ''[[Hamlet]]'' was filmed live on the stage of the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]], using a "quickie" process called [[Electronovision]], and shown in movie theatres in a very limited engagement. It was also recorded on [[Gramophone record|LP]].  Today's audiences may remember him as the bearded and bespectacled President of the Exchange, who eventually fires [[Don Ameche]] and [[Ralph Bellamy]] in the [[1983]] [[Eddie Murphy]]-[[Dan Aykroyd]] film ''[[Trading Places]]''.
-Alfred Drake died of [[cancer]] on [[July 25]], [[1992]] in [[New York City]] at the age of 77.
+Alfred Drake died of [[cancer]] in New York City at the age of 77.
 ==Broadway musical credits==
+*[[1936]] - ''[[White Horse Inn]]''
-*[[1936]] - ''[[White Horse Inn]]  chorus''
+*[[1937]] - ''[[Babes in Arms]]''
+*[[1938]] - ''[[The Two Bouquets]]''
-*[[1937]] - ''[[Babes in Arms]]  as Marshall Blackstone''
+*[[1939]] - ''[[One for the Money]]'', ''[[The Straw hat Revue]]''
-*[[1938]] - ''[[The Two Bouquets]]  as Albert Porter''
-*[[1939]] - ''[[One for the Money]]''
-*[[1939]] - ''[[The Straw hat Revue]]''
 *[[1940]] - ''[[Two for the Show]]''
+*[[1943]] - ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
-*[[1943]] - ''[[Oklahoma!]] as Curly McLain''
+*[[1944]] - ''[[Sing Out, Sweet Land]]''
+*[[1946]] - ''[[The Beggar's Holiday]]''
-*[[1944]] - ''[[Sing Out, Sweet Land]] as Barnaby Goodchild''
+*[[1947]] - ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]''
+*[[1948]] - ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''
-*[[1946]] - ''[[The Beggar's Holiday]] as Macheath''
+*[[1953]] - ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''
+*[[1961]] - ''[[Kean (musical)|Kean]]''
-*[[1947]] - ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]] replacement in the part of Larry Foreman''
+*[[1973]] - ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''
-*[[1948]] - ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]] as Fred Graham''
-*[[1953]] - ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]] as Hajj''
-*[[1955]] - ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]] as Hajj'' [[West End theatre|London]] production
-*[[1961]] - ''[[Kean]] as Edmund Kean''
-*[[1973]] - ''[[Gigi]] as Honore Lachailles''
-==[[Musical film]] credit==
-*[[1946]] - ''[[Tars and Spars]] as Howard Young''
-==Other films include==
-* [[1964]] - [[Hamlet]], the [[Richard Burton]] version, as ''Claudius'' (Hamlet's uncle)
-* [[1983]] - [[Trading Places]], as the ''President of the Exchange''
-==Television appearances include==
-* Several appearances on the ''[[Bell Telephone Hour]]''
-* [[1955]] - ''[[Naughty Marietta]]'', as ''Captain Dick Warrington'', in a version far more faithful to the stage production than the famous [[1935]] film.
-* [[1957]] - [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard]]'', as ''Jack Point''
-* [[1958]] - ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'' on the [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]], re-creating his stage role
-* [[1960]] - ''[[Volpone]]''
-* [[1985]] - ''[[The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus]]'' (animated special, as the voice of ''Ak'')
 ==External links==
 {{imdb name|name=Alfred Drake|id=0236848}}
 [[Category:American stage actors|Drake, Alfred]]
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 [[Category:1914 births|Drake, Alfred]]
 [[Category:1992 deaths|Drake, Alfred]]
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