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Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake (born Alfred Capurro) (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) is a Broadway theater performer best known for his appearances in the musicals Babes in Arms, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, and Kismet.

Drake was born and died in New York City.

Broadway musical credits

  • 1936 - White Horse Inn chorus
  • 1937 - Babes in Arms as Marshall Blackstone
  • 1938 - The Two Bouquets as Albert Porter
  • 1939 - One for the Money
  • 1939 - The Straw hat Revue
  • 1940 - Two for the Show
  • 1943 - Oklahoma! as Curly McLain
  • 1944 - Sing Out, Sweet Land as Barnaby Goodchild
  • 1946 - The Beggar's Holiday as Macheath
  • 1947 - The Cradle Will Rock replacement in the part of Larry Foreman
  • 1948 - Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham
  • 1953 - Kismet as Hajj
  • 1955 - Kismet as Hajj London production
  • 1961 - Kean as Edmund Kean
  • 1973 - Gigi as Honore Lachailles

Musical film credit

  • 1946 - Tars and Spars as Howard Young



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. In 2003 he appeared in the indie film Dogville. Drake was born and died in New York City. Now in his seventies, Gazzara is still acting. Alfred Drake (born Alfred Capurro) (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) is a Broadway theater performer best known for his appearances in the musicals Babes in Arms, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me, Kate, and Kismet. In the 1990's he appeared in 38 films, mainly "made for TV" productions. 1946 - Tars and Spars as Howard Young. His most famous acting roles include Quicker Than the Eye (1989), High Velocity (1977), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Capone (1975), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), A Rage to Live (1965), and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).

1973 - Gigi as Honore Lachailles. He has had a long and varied acting career, with spells as an accomplished director too. 1961 - Kean as Edmund Kean. However he lost out on the film role to Paul Newman. 1955 - Kismet as Hajj London production. He studied at the Actor's Studio in the 1950's and starred in various Broadway productions, most notably "Cat on a hot tin roof". 1953 - Kismet as Hajj. Ben Gazzara, born Biagio Anthony Gazzara, (August 28, 1930), is an actor born in New York City, he grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side.

1948 - Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham. 1947 - The Cradle Will Rock replacement in the part of Larry Foreman. 1946 - The Beggar's Holiday as Macheath. 1944 - Sing Out, Sweet Land as Barnaby Goodchild.

1943 - Oklahoma! as Curly McLain. 1940 - Two for the Show. 1939 - The Straw hat Revue. 1939 - One for the Money.

1938 - The Two Bouquets as Albert Porter. 1937 - Babes in Arms as Marshall Blackstone. 1936 - White Horse Inn chorus.