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person_profile-Larry Drake

Larry Drake Died at age: 66

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Larry Drake

Date of Birth:

Feb 21, 1950

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 17, 2016

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Larry Drake

Found 42 Movies in total

The Secrets of Emily Blair

John Doe ( Actor )

... 2016

Dead Air

Vernon ( Actor )

... 2009

Green Lantern: First Flight

Ganthet (voice) ( Actor )

... 2009

Pathology

Fat Bastard ( Actor )

... 2008

Attack of the Gryphon

Armand ( Actor )

... 2007

Dorm Daze 2

Dean Dryer ( Actor )

... 2006

Mrs. Harris

Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist ( Actor )

... 2006

Living the Dream

Richard ( Actor )

... 2006

Officer Down

Captain Raymond Taggart ( Actor )

... 2005

Timequest

J. Edgar Hoover ( Actor )

... 2003

Spun

Dr. K ( Actor )

... 2003

L.A. Law: The Movie

Benny Stulwicz ( Actor )

... 2002

... 2002

Dark Asylum

The Trasher ( Actor )

... 2001

American Pie 2

Natalie's Dad ( Actor )

... 2001

Runaway Virus

Dr. Griggs ( Actor )

... 2000

Durango Kids

Dudley ( Actor )

... 1999

Inferno

Ramsey Hogan ( Actor )

... 1999

Batman Beyond: The Movie

Jackson Chappell (voice) ( Actor )

... 1999

The Treat

Ray ( Actor )

... 1998

Overnight Delivery

Hal Ipswich ( Actor )

... 1998

Bean

Elmer ( Actor )

... 1997

The Beast

Lucas Caven ( Actor )

... 1996

The Journey of August King

Olaf Singletary ( Actor )

... 1995

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Robert G. Durant ( Actor )

... 1995

One More Mountain

Harry Breen / Patrick Breen ( Actor )

... 1994

Dr. Giggles

Dr. Evan Rendell ( Actor )

... 1992

Darkman

Robert G. Durant ( Actor )

... 1990

Too Good to Be True

Glen Robie ( Actor )

... 1988

For Keeps

Night Clerk ( Actor )

... 1988

The Karate Kid

Yahoo #1 ( Actor )

... 1984

The Skin of Our Teeth

Homer/Conveener ( Actor )

... 1983

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Bubba Ritter ( Actor )

... 1981

The Big Brawl

Judge #1 ( Actor )

... 1980

The Seniors

Bus Sign Installer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1978

Date with a Kidnapper

Age Home Attendant ( Actor )

... 1976

Truckin' Man

Diesel Joe ( Actor )

... 1975

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

Bubba ( Actor )

... 1971