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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 21, 1949
Died
March 17, 2016
Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Larry Drake
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
4.3
John Doe
The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016
5.1
Vernon
Dead Air
2009
7.0
Ganthet (voice)
Green Lantern: First Flight
2009
5.7
Fat Bastard
Pathology
2008
4.2
Armand
Attack of the Gryphon
2007
4.6
Dean Dryer
Dorm Daze 2
2006
5.7
Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Mrs. Harris
2006
1.8
Richard
Living the Dream
2006
5.2
Captain Raymond Taggart
Officer Down
2005
🎬
1.0
The Warden
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
2005
Credits
The Secrets of Emily Blair
as John Doe
2016
4.3
Dead Air
as Vernon
2009
5.1
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Ganthet (voice)
2009
7.0
Pathology
as Fat Bastard
2008
5.7
Attack of the Gryphon
as Armand
2007
4.2
Dorm Daze 2
as Dean Dryer
2006
4.6
Mrs. Harris
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
2006
5.7
Living the Dream
as Richard
2006
1.8
Officer Down
as Captain Raymond Taggart
2005
5.2
🎬
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as The Warden
2005
1.0
Boston Legal
as Bishop Luke Bernard
2004
7.9
Timequest
as J. Edgar Hoover
2003
4.8
Spun
as Dr. K
2003
6.6
Firefly
as Sir Warwick Harrow
2002
8.3
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
2002
7.9
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Benny Stulwicz
2002
7.2
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Justice League
as Colonel Vox (voice)
2001
8.2
Dark Asylum
as The Trasher
2001
3.7
Crossing Jordan
as Tom
2001
7.2
American Pie 2
as Natalie's Dad
2001
6.2
Six Feet Under
as Inspector Gerson
2001
8.1
As Told by Ginger
as Mr. Weinstein (voice)
2000
6.7
Runaway Virus
as Dr. Griggs
2000
4.6
Durango Kids
as Dudley
1999
3.2
Inferno
as Ramsey Hogan
1999
6.1
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Santa
1999
8.7
Batman Beyond
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
8.2
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
7.2
Fantasy Island
as Bill Terken
1998
7.5
The Treat
as Ray
1998
2.8
🎬
Paranoia
as Calvin Hawks
1998
4.7
Overnight Delivery
as Hal Ipswich
1998
5.5
Prey
as Dr. Walter Attwood
1998
6.8
The Legend of Calamity Jane
as Additional Voices (voice)
1997
6.4
Stargate SG-1
as Burrock
1997
8.3
Johnny Bravo
as Pops (voice)
1997
7.3
Bean
as Elmer
1997
6.5
Road Rovers
as Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
1996
6.5
Superman: The Animated Series
as Mr. Eelan (voice)
1996
7.6
7th Heaven
as Mr. Riley
1996
6.4
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Beast
as Lucas Caven
1996
5.7
The Beast
as Lucas Coven
1996
6.3
The Journey of August King
as Olaf Singletary
1995
6.7
The Naked Truth
as Dr. Bryce Fromm
1995
6.4
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
as Robert G. Durant
1995
5.6
The Outer Limits
as Robert Vitale
1995
7.7
Star Trek: Voyager
as Chellick
1995
7.8
One More Mountain
as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
1994
5.4
Dr. Giggles
as Dr. Evan Rendell
1992
5.5
🎬
Darkman
as Robert G. Durant
1992
2.7
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
as Mark Sisti
1991
4.9
Darkman
as Robert G. Durant
1990
6.4
Tales from the Crypt
as Tobias
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
1989
8.0
Too Good to Be True
as Glen Robie
1988
3.3
For Keeps
as Night Clerk
1988
6.5
L.A. Law
as Benny Stulwicz
1986
7.0
The Ladies Club
as Cop No. 2
1986
5.2
Hunter
as Kirkland
1984
7.1
The Karate Kid
as Yahoo #1
1984
7.2
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Jesse Roberts
1983
6.4
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
as Baptista
1983
3.0
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Homer/Conveener
1983
10.0
American Playhouse
1982
6.2
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
as Bubba Ritter
1981
6.5
The Big Brawl
as Judge #1
1980
5.9
The Seniors
as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
1978
4.3
Date with a Kidnapper
as Age Home Attendant
1976
4.7
Truckin' Man
as Diesel Joe
1975
2.9
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
as Bubba
1971
6.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2