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71
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Larry Drake
Acting
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Movies: 44Series: 27
TMDB ID: 16476
IMDb ID: nm0236952
Known for: Acting
Born: February 21, 1949
Died: March 17, 2016
Age: 67
Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2016
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q458974
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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Movie credits linked with Larry Drake.
4.3
The Secrets of Emily Blair
as John Doe
2016 Movie
5.1
Dead Air
as Vernon
2009 Movie
7.0
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Ganthet (voice)
2009 Movie
5.7
Pathology
as Fat Bastard
2008 Movie
4.2
Attack of the Gryphon
as Armand
2007 Movie
4.6
Dorm Daze 2
as Dean Dryer
2006 Movie
5.7
Mrs. Harris
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
2006 Movie
1.8
Living the Dream
as Richard
2006 Movie
5.2
Officer Down
as Captain Raymond Taggart
2005 Movie
1.0
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as The Warden
2005 Movie
4.8
Timequest
as J. Edgar Hoover
2003 Movie
6.6
Spun
as Dr. K
2003 Movie
7.2
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Benny Stulwicz
2002 Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002 Movie
3.7
Dark Asylum
as The Trasher
2001 Movie
6.3
American Pie 2
as Natalie's Dad
2001 Movie
4.6
Runaway Virus
as Dr. Griggs
2000 Movie
3.2
Durango Kids
as Dudley
1999 Movie
6.1
Inferno
as Ramsey Hogan
1999 Movie
8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Santa
1999 Movie
7.2
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999 Movie
2.8
The Treat
as Ray
1998 Movie
5.5
Overnight Delivery
as Hal Ipswich
1998 Movie
6.5
Bean
as Elmer
1997 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Larry Drake.
7.9
Boston Legal
as Bishop Luke Bernard • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.3
Firefly
as Sir Warwick Harrow • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice) • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Justice League
as Colonel Vox (voice) • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Tom • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
Six Feet Under
as Inspector Gerson • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.7
As Told by Ginger
as Mr. Weinstein (voice) • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.2
Batman Beyond
as Jackson Chappell (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Fantasy Island
as Bill Terken • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.8
Prey
as Dr. Walter Attwood • 13 eps
1998 Series
6.4
The Legend of Calamity Jane
as Additional Voices (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.3
Stargate SG-1
as Burrock • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
Johnny Bravo
as Pops (voice) • 119 eps
1997 Series
6.5
Road Rovers
as Captain Zachary Storm (voice) • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
as Mr. Eelan (voice) • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.4
7th Heaven
as Mr. Riley • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
6.3
The Beast
as Lucas Coven • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.4
The Naked Truth
as Dr. Bryce Fromm • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Robert Vitale • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Chellick • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Tobias • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.0
L.A. Law
as Benny Stulwicz • 131 eps
1986 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Kirkland • 1 eps
1984 Series