Name
Larry Drake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-02-21
Deathday
2016-03-17 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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.
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- 1997 Bean as Elmer
- 1999 Inferno as Ramsey Hogan
- 1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Bubba Ritter
- 2009 Dead Air as Vernon
- 1998 Overnight Delivery as Hal Ipswich
- 1990 Darkman as Robert G. Durant
- 1992 Dr. Giggles as Dr. Evan Rendell
- 1995 The Journey of August King as Olaf Singletary
- 2009 Green Lantern: First Flight as Ganthet (voice)
- 2007 Attack of the Gryphon as Armand
- 1995 Darkman II: The Return of Durant as Robert G. Durant
- 1999 Durango Kids as Dudley
- 2003 Timequest as J. Edgar Hoover
- 1975 Truckin' Man as Diesel Joe
- 1992 Darkman as Robert G. Durant
- 2005 I Will Avenge You, Iago! as The Warden
- 1988 Too Good to Be True as Glen Robie
- 1983 The Skin of Our Teeth as Homer/Conveener
- 1991 Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story as Mark Sisti
- 1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie as Jackson Chappell (voice)
- 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2006 Dorm Daze 2 as Dean Dryer
- 2001 Dark Asylum as The Trasher
- 2006 Mrs. Harris as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
- 1998 Paranoia as Calvin Hawks
- 1971 This Stuff'll Kill Ya! as Bubba
- 1976 Date with a Kidnapper as Age Home Attendant
- 1998 The Treat as Ray
- 1988 For Keeps as Night Clerk
- 2002 L.A. Law: The Movie as Benny Stulwicz
- 2005 Officer Down as Captain Raymond Taggart
- 2001 American Pie 2 as Natalie's Dad
- 1996 The Beast as Lucas Caven
- 2016 The Secrets of Emily Blair as John Doe
- 1994 One More Mountain as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
- 2003 Spun as Dr. K
- 1983 William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Baptista
- 2000 Runaway Virus as Dr. Griggs
- 1978 The Seniors as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
- 1984 The Karate Kid as Yahoo #1
- 1980 The Big Brawl as Judge #1
- 2008 Pathology as Fat Bastard
- 1999 Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Santa
- 2006 Living the Dream as Richard
- 1986 The Ladies Club as Cop No. 2
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 131 episodes ) as Benny Stulwicz
- 2001 Six Feet Under ( 1 episode ) as Inspector Gerson
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Jackson Chappell (voice)
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Tobias
- 1997 Johnny Bravo ( 119 episodes ) as Pops (voice)
- 2001 Crossing Jordan ( 1 episode ) as Tom
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Prey ( 13 episodes ) as Dr. Walter Attwood
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Eelan (voice)
- 1997 Stargate SG-1 ( 1 episode ) as Burrock
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Kirkland
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 1 episode ) as Bishop Luke Bernard
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Robert Vitale
- 2001 Justice League ( 2 episodes ) as Colonel Vox (voice)
- 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ( 1 episode ) as Chellick
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
- 2000 As Told by Ginger ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Weinstein (voice)
- 2002 Firefly ( 1 episode ) as Sir Warwick Harrow
- 1996 Road Rovers ( 2 episodes ) as Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
- 1997 The Legend of Calamity Jane ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1996 The Beast ( 2 episodes ) as Lucas Coven
- 2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ( 1 episode ) as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
- 1995 The Naked Truth ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Bryce Fromm
- 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick ( 1 episode ) as Jesse Roberts
- 1996 7th Heaven ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Riley
- 1998 Fantasy Island ( 1 episode ) as Bill Terken
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 1 episode ) as Hackett
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Homer / Conveener
