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Larry Drake

Acting

Born February 21, 1949 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Died March 17, 2016

Biography

Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. The son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is renowned for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on the television show L.A. Law from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002. Drake has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including: Time Quest, Dark Asylum, Paranoid, Bean, Overnight Delivery, The Beast, The Journey of August King, Murder in New Hampshire, Dr. Giggles, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, The Taming of the Shrew (1983), American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science fiction TV show Prey. Drake provided the voice acting for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film. Drake married actress Ruth De Sosa in 1989; they divorced in 1991. In October 2009, he married horror writer and model Marina Drujko, but later they divorce in the same year, 2009. On March 17, 2016, Drake was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. Drake's manager, Steven Siebert, reported that the actor had some health problems in the months before his death. It was later reported that Drake suffered from a rare form of blood cancer that caused his blood to thicken.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1989
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1988

Filmography45 titles

Firefly

2002as Sir Warwick Harrow

Stargate SG-1

1997as Burrock

Justice League

2001as Colonel Vox (voice)

Batman Beyond

1999as Jackson Chappell (voice)

Six Feet Under

2001as Inspector Gerson

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Tobias

Boston Legal

2004as Bishop Luke Bernard

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Chellick

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Hackett

Superman: The Animated Series

1996as Mr. Eelan (voice)

The Outer Limits

1995as Robert Vitale

Fantasy Island

1998as Bill Terken

Johnny Bravo

1997as Pops (voice)

Crossing Jordan

2001as Tom

The Karate Kid

1984as Yahoo #1

L.A. Law

1986as Benny Stulwicz

Hunter

1984as Kirkland

Green Lantern: First Flight

2009as Ganthet (voice)

Prey

1998as Dr. Walter Attwood

Road Rovers

as Captain Zachary Storm (voice)

Spun

2002as Dr. K

Bean

1997as Elmer

For Keeps?

1988as Night Clerk

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983as Jesse Roberts

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981as Bubba Ritter

7th Heaven

1996as Mr. Riley

Darkman

1990as Robert G. Durant

American Pie 2

2001as Natalie's Dad

Inferno

1999as Ramsey Hogan

One More Mountain

1994as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen

Battle Creek Brawl

1980as Judge #1

Pathology

2008as Fat Bastard

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995as Robert G. Durant

Overnight Delivery

1998as Hal Ipswich

Dr. Giggles

1992as Dr. Evan Rendell

Dead Air

2009as Vernon

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991as Mark Sisti

Dorm Daze 2

2006as Dean Dryer

The Seniors

1978as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)

The Secrets of Emily Blair

2016as John Doe

Attack of the Gryphon

2007as Armand

Dark Asylum

2001as The Trasher

The Treat

1998as Ray

Truckin' Man

1975as Diesel Joe