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Larry Drake

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1950-02-21

Birth Place

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
American Pie 2

American Pie 2

2001

6.2

Movie
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American Playhouse

1982

6.0

TV
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As Told by Ginger

2000

6.4

TV
Attack of the Gryphon

Attack of the Gryphon

2007

4.3

Movie
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Batman Beyond

1999

8.1

TV
Batman Beyond: The Movie

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

7.2

Movie
Bean

Bean

1997

6.5

Movie
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Boston Legal

2004

7.9

TV
poster

Crossing Jordan

2001

7.2

TV
Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

2001

3.8

Movie
Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981

6.4

Movie
Darkman

Darkman

1990

6.4

Movie
Darkman

Darkman

1992

2.7

Movie
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995

5.6

Movie
Date with a Kidnapper

Date with a Kidnapper

1976

5.1

Movie
Dead Air

Dead Air

2009

5.1

Movie
Dorm Daze 2

Dorm Daze 2

2006

4.6

Movie
Dr. Giggles

Dr. Giggles

1992

5.6

Movie
Durango Kids

Durango Kids

1999

3.5

Movie
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E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
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Fantasy Island

1998

7.5

TV
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Firefly

2002

8.3

TV
For Keeps

For Keeps

1988

6.5

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Green Lantern: First Flight

Green Lantern: First Flight

2009

6.9

Movie
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Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

6.4

TV
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Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
I Will Avenge You, Iago!

I Will Avenge You, Iago!

2005

1.0

Movie
Inferno

Inferno

1999

6.1

Movie
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Johnny Bravo

1997

7.3

TV
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Justice League

2001

8.1

TV
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L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
L.A. Law: The Movie

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

8.4

Movie
Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

2006

6.0

Movie
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991

5.4

Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

0.0

Movie
Officer Down

Officer Down

2005

6.0

Movie
One More Mountain

One More Mountain

1994

6.2

Movie
Overnight Delivery

Overnight Delivery

1998

5.6

Movie
Paranoia

Paranoia

1998

4.8

Movie
Pathology

Pathology

2008

5.7

Movie
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Prey

1998

6.8

TV
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Road Rovers

1996

7.2

TV
Runaway Virus

Runaway Virus

2000

6.7

Movie
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Six Feet Under

2001

8.1

TV
Spun

Spun

2003

6.5

Movie
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Star Trek: Voyager

1995

7.8

TV
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Stargate SG-1

1997

8.3

TV
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Superman: The Animated Series

1996

7.5

TV
poster

Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999

8.7

Movie
The Beast

The Beast

1996

0.0

Movie
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The Beast

1996

6.3

TV
The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

1980

5.9

Movie
poster

The Fearing Mind

2000

4.0

TV
The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

1995

6.7

Movie
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

1984

7.2

Movie
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The Legend of Calamity Jane

1997

7.0

TV
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The Naked Truth

1995

6.4

TV
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The Outer Limits

1995

7.7

TV
The Secrets of Emily Blair

The Secrets of Emily Blair

2016

4.5

Movie
The Seniors

The Seniors

1978

4.6

Movie
The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

1983

10.0

Movie
The Treat

The Treat

1998

4.0

Movie
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

1971

6.0

Movie
Timequest

Timequest

2003

4.5

Movie
Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True

1988

3.3

Movie
Truckin' Man

Truckin' Man

1975

3.0

Movie
poster

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002

7.9

TV
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

1983

4.0

Movie