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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 - 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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 *[[1943]] - ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
 *[[1944]] - ''[[Sing Out, Sweet Land]]''
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 *[[1947]] - ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]''
 *[[1948]] - ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''