Larry Drake
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Drake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · The Secrets of Emily Blair as John Doe
- 2009 · Dead Air as Vernon
- 2009 · Green Lantern: First Flight as Ganthet (voice)
- 2008 · Pathology as Fat Bastard
- 2007 · Attack of the Gryphon as Armand
- 2006 · Dorm Daze 2 as Dean Dryer
- 2006 · Mrs. Harris as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
- 2005 · Officer Down as Captain Raymond Taggart
- 2005 · I Will Avenge You, Iago! as The Warden
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Bishop Luke Bernard
- 2003 · Timequest as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2003 · Spun as Dr. K
- 2002 · Firefly as Sir Warwick Harrow
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
- 2002 · L.A. Law: The Movie as Benny Stulwicz
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · Justice League as Colonel Vox (voice)
- 2001 · Dark Asylum as The Trasher
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Tom
- 2001 · American Pie 2 as Natalie's Dad
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Inspector Gerson
- 2000 · As Told by Ginger as Mr. Weinstein (voice)
- 2000 · The Fearing Mind as Officer Hooper
- 2000 · Runaway Virus as Dr. Griggs
- 1999 · Durango Kids as Dudley
- 1999 · Inferno as Ramsey Hogan
- 1999 · Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Santa
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Jackson Chappell (voice)
- 1999 · Batman Beyond: The Movie as Jackson Chappell (voice)
- 1998 · Fantasy Island as Bill Terken
- 1998 · The Treat as Ray
- 1998 · Paranoia as Calvin Hawks
- 1998 · Overnight Delivery as Hal Ipswich
- 1998 · Prey as Dr. Walter Attwood
- 1997 · The Legend of Calamity Jane as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Burrock
- 1997 · Johnny Bravo as Pops (voice)
- 1997 · Bean as Elmer
- 1996 · Road Rovers as Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Mr. Eelan (voice)
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Mr. Riley
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Beast as Lucas Coven
- 1996 · The Beast as Lucas Caven
- 1995 · The Journey of August King as Olaf Singletary
- 1995 · The Naked Truth as Dr. Bryce Fromm
- 1995 · Darkman II: The Return of Durant as Robert G. Durant
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Robert Vitale
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Chellick
- 1994 · One More Mountain as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
- 1992 · Dr. Giggles as Dr. Evan Rendell
- 1992 · Darkman as Robert G. Durant
- 1991 · Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story as Mark Sisti
- 1990 · Darkman as Robert G. Durant
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Tobias
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Santa
- 1988 · Too Good to Be True as Glen Robie
- 1988 · For Keeps as Night Clerk
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Benny Stulwicz
- 1984 · Hunter as Kirkland
- 1984 · The Karate Kid as Yahoo #1
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Jesse Roberts
- 1983 · William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew as Baptista
- 1983 · The Skin of Our Teeth as Homer/Conveener
- 1982 · American Playhouse as
- 1981 · Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Bubba Ritter
- 1980 · The Big Brawl as Judge #1
- 1978 · The Seniors as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
- 1976 · Date with a Kidnapper as Age Home Attendant
- 1975 · Truckin' Man as Diesel Joe
- 1971 · This Stuff'll Kill Ya! as Bubba
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee