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Larry Drake

Acting
1949-02-21
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For 71 titles
Stargate SG-1 (1997) subtitle poster
Stargate SG-1
1997 TV
as Burrock
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) subtitle poster
Golden Globe Awards
1944 TV
as Self - Nominee
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Star Trek: Voyager (1995) subtitle poster
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 TV
as Chellick
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Boston Legal (2004) subtitle poster
Boston Legal
2004 TV
as Bishop Luke Bernard
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L.A. Law (1986) subtitle poster
L.A. Law
1986 TV
as Benny Stulwicz
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Crossing Jordan (2001) subtitle poster
Crossing Jordan
2001 TV
as Tom
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Six Feet Under (2001) subtitle poster
Six Feet Under
2001 TV
as Inspector Gerson
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The Outer Limits (1995) subtitle poster
The Outer Limits
1995 TV
as Robert Vitale
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Johnny Bravo (1997) subtitle poster
Johnny Bravo
1997 TV
as Pops (voice)
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Hunter (1984) subtitle poster
Hunter
1984 TV
as Kirkland
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Batman Beyond (1999) subtitle poster
Batman Beyond
1999 TV
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
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Superman: The Animated Series (1996) subtitle poster
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 TV
as Mr. Eelan (voice)
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What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) subtitle poster
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 TV
as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
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Firefly (2002) subtitle poster
Firefly
2002 TV
as Sir Warwick Harrow
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7th Heaven (1996) subtitle poster
7th Heaven
1996 TV
as Mr. Riley
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Tales from the Crypt (1989) subtitle poster
Tales from the Crypt
1989 TV
as Tobias
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Tales from the Crypt (1989) subtitle poster
Tales from the Crypt
1989 TV
as Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
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Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) subtitle poster
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 TV
as Jesse Roberts
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As Told by Ginger (2000) subtitle poster
As Told by Ginger
2000 TV
as Mr. Weinstein (voice)
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The Naked Truth (1995) subtitle poster
The Naked Truth
1995 TV
as Dr. Bryce Fromm
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Justice League (2001) subtitle poster
Justice League
2001 TV
as Colonel Vox (voice)
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The Karate Kid (1984) subtitle poster
The Karate Kid
1984 Movie
as Yahoo #1
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American Pie 2 (2001) subtitle poster
American Pie 2
2001 Movie
as Natalie's Dad
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American Playhouse (1982) subtitle poster
American Playhouse
1982 TV
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