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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

6.473

Bean
1997-07-03

6.152

Inferno
1999-09-25

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

6.5

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981-10-24

5.1

Dead Air
2009-10-27

Overnight Delivery

5.549

Overnight Delivery
1998-04-07

6.43

Darkman
1990-08-24

5.537

Dr. Giggles
1992-10-23

The Journey of August King

6.906

The Journey of August King
1995-09-14

Green Lantern: First Flight

6.954

Green Lantern: First Flight
2009-07-28

Attack of the Gryphon

4.326

Attack of the Gryphon
2007-01-27

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

5.666

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

3.6

Durango Kids
1999-10-10

5

Timequest
2003-05-09

3.333

Truckin' Man
1975-05-01

2.7

Darkman
1992-02-21

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

3.333

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

5.059

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

10

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05

4.687

Dorm Daze 2
2006-09-05

4

Dark Asylum
2001-11-08

5.85

Mrs. Harris
2006-02-25

5.143

Paranoia
1998-06-01

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

6.333

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

Date with a Kidnapper

5

Date with a Kidnapper
1976-01-01

3.667

The Treat
1998-09-10

6.52

For Keeps
1988-01-15

L.A. Law: The Movie

7.167

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

5.571

Officer Down
2005-08-01

6.257

American Pie 2
2001-08-10

6

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

6.584

Spun
2003-02-07

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

4.333

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

5.5

Runaway Virus
2000-01-29

4.692

The Seniors
1978-06-30

7.224

The Karate Kid
1984-06-22

5.905

The Big Brawl
1980-08-18

5.701

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

2.667

Living the Dream
2006-01-01

The Ladies Club

5.833

The Ladies Club
1986-04-01

7.1

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

8.1

Six Feet Under
2001-06-03

8.183

Batman Beyond
1999-01-10

Tales from the Crypt

7.968

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

7.284

Johnny Bravo
1997-07-07

Crossing Jordan

7.188

Crossing Jordan
2001-09-24

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

6.857

Prey
1998-01-15

Superman: The Animated Series

7.652

Superman: The Animated Series
1996-09-06

8.268

Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27

7.1

Hunter
1984-09-18

7.888

Boston Legal
2004-10-03

American Playhouse

6.625

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

The Outer Limits

7.7

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

8.218

Justice League
2001-11-17

Tales from the Crypt

7.968

Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10

Star Trek: Voyager

7.8

Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16

As Told by Ginger

6.843

As Told by Ginger
2000-10-25

8.34

Firefly
2002-09-20

6.714

Road Rovers
1996-09-07

The Legend of Calamity Jane

6.714

The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997-09-14

6.321

The Beast
1996-04-28

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

7.843

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

The Naked Truth

6.526

The Naked Truth
1995-09-13

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.476

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983-09-18

6.412

7th Heaven
1996-08-26

7.467

Fantasy Island
1998-09-26

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

7.84

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001-04-22