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Larry Drake Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1949-02-21

Birthplace:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Credits:
73 Total Roles

Larry Drake

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2016 The Secrets of Emily Blair MOVIE John Doe
2009 Dead Air MOVIE Vernon
2009 Green Lantern: First Flight MOVIE Ganthet (voice)
2008 Pathology MOVIE Fat Bastard
2007 Attack of the Gryphon MOVIE Armand
2006 Dorm Daze 2 MOVIE Dean Dryer
2006 Mrs. Harris MOVIE Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
2006 Living the Dream MOVIE Richard
2005 Officer Down MOVIE Captain Raymond Taggart
2005 I Will Avenge You, Iago! MOVIE The Warden

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