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Alfred Drake (1914–1992)

Actor

One of Broadway's most venerable, respected musical leading men, Alfred Drake created the male leads in "Oklahoma!" (1943), "Kiss Me Kate" (1949) and "Kismet" (1953). Sadly, he re-created none of these roles on screen. Very much a man of his beloved live theater, he never did go to Hollywood, except for the starring role in "Tars and Spars" (1946) for Columbia Pictures... See full bio »

Born:

Alfred Capurro
in The Bronx, New York, USA

Died:

(age 77) in New York City, New York, USA

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1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (TV movie)
The Great Ak (voice)
 
1985 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Roman St. George
– Autumn Thieves (1985) … Roman St. George
 
1983 Trading Places
President of Exchange
 
1982 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Dwight Endicott
 
1964/I Hamlet
Claudius
 
1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Loui Zakin
– The Legend of Lylah Clare (1963) … Loui Zakin
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Mosca, Volpone's servant
– Volpone (1960) … Mosca, Volpone's servant
 
1959 The Voice of Firestone (TV series)
– From Oklahoma to Music Man (1959)
 
1958 Kiss Me Kate (TV movie)
Fred Graham / "Petruchio"
 
1957 The Yeoman of the Guard (TV movie)
Jack Point
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
King
– Key Largo (1956) … King
 
1956 The Adventures of Marco Polo (TV movie)
Marco Polo
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Naughty Marietta (TV movie)
Capt. Dick Warrington
 
1952 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– Dark of the Moon (1952)
 
1951 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
George Simon
– Counsellor-at-Law (1951) … George Simon
 
1950 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– If You're an Actor--Act! (1950)
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Captain Brown
– Quality Street (1949) … Captain Brown
 
1946 Tars and Spars
Howard Young
 
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1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1988 Hanya: Portrait of a Pioneer (documentary)
Narrator
 
1985 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1972 Your Money or Your Wife (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1965 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1963 The Voice of Firestone (TV series)
Himself
– The Music of the 1920's (1963) … Himself
 
1959-1962 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Himself - Host
– Music of Love (1962) … Himself - Host
– Much Ado About Music (1961) … Himself - Singer
– And Freedom Sings (1960) … Himself - Singer
– A Night of Music (1959) … Himself - Singer
 
1960-1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Singer / Himself - Singer
– Episode #14.40 (1961) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #14.24 (1961) … Singer
– Episode #14.12 (1960) … Singer
– Episode #13.28 (1960) … Singer
 
1959-1960 Showtime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1960) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1959) … Himself
 
1960 First Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.22 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1959) … Himself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #2.7 (1956) … Himself - Singer
 
1948 Strange Victory (documentary)
Narrator
 
1945 Diary of a Sergeant (documentary short)
Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited)
 
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2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »
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Created the roles of Curley in "Oklahoma", Fred in "Kiss Me Kate" and the Beggar Poet in "Kismet" in the original Broadway productions. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra