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Larry Drake
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Larry Drake
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-02-21,Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

6.482

Bean
1997-07-03

6.2

Inferno
1999-09-25

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

6.5

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981-10-24

5

Dead Air
2009-10-27

Overnight Delivery

5.6

Overnight Delivery
1998-04-07

6.425

Darkman
1990-08-24

5.5

Dr. Giggles
1992-10-23

The Journey of August King

6.9

The Journey of August King
1995-09-14

Green Lantern: First Flight

6.947

Green Lantern: First Flight
2009-07-28

Attack of the Gryphon

4.2

Attack of the Gryphon
2007-01-27

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

5.6

Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995-07-11

3.6

Durango Kids
1999-10-10

5

Timequest
2000-05-09

Trucker's Woman

3.3

Trucker's Woman
1975-05-01

2.7

Darkman
1992-02-21

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

3.3

I Will Avenge You, Iago!
2005-04-19

Too Good to Be True

5

Too Good to Be True
1988-11-14

The Skin of Our Teeth

10

The Skin of Our Teeth
1983-01-18

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

5.1

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991-09-23

Batman Beyond: The Movie

7.2

Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999-01-10

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

6

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05

4.7

Dorm Daze 2
2006-09-05

4.1

Dark Asylum
2001-11-08

5.8

Mrs. Harris
2005-09-16

5.1

Paranoia
1998-06-01

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

6.3

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
1971-02-26

Date with a Kidnapper

5

Date with a Kidnapper
1976-01-01

3.2

The Treat
1998-09-10

6.5

For Keeps
1988-01-15

L.A. Law: The Movie

6.7

L.A. Law: The Movie
2002-05-12

5.6

Officer Down
2005-08-01

6.368

American Pie 2
2001-08-10

5.5

The Beast
1996-04-28

The Secrets of Emily Blair

4.3

The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016-10-01

One More Mountain

6

One More Mountain
1994-03-06

6.5

Spun
2003-02-07

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

3.8

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983-02-06

5.5

Runaway Virus
2000-01-29

4.6

The Seniors
1978-06-30

7.231

The Karate Kid
1984-06-22

5.9

The Big Brawl
1980-08-18

5.7

Pathology
2008-04-11

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

8.7

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999-09-07

Living the Dream

2.6

Living the Dream
2006-01-01

The Ladies Club

5.5

The Ladies Club
1986-04-01

7

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

8.1

Six Feet Under
2001-06-03

8.2

Batman Beyond
1999-01-10

Tales from the Crypt

7.985

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

7.3

Johnny Bravo
1997-07-07

Crossing Jordan

7.2

Crossing Jordan
2001-09-24

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

6.9

Prey
1998-01-15

Superman: The Animated Series

7.7

Superman: The Animated Series
1996-09-06

8.263

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.9

Boston Legal
2004-10-03

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

8.219

Justice League
2001-11-17

Star Trek: Voyager

7.8

Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16

Tales from the Crypt

7.985

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

As Told by Ginger

6.9

As Told by Ginger
2000-10-25

8.352

Firefly
2002-09-20

6.9

Road Rovers
1996-09-07

The Legend of Calamity Jane

6.7

The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997-09-14

6.3

The Beast
1996-04-28

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

7.8

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002-09-14

The Naked Truth

6.5

The Naked Truth
1995-09-13

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

6.438

7th Heaven
1996-08-26

7.6

Fantasy Island
1998-09-26

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

8

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001-04-22

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12