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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Birthday
    2/21/1950
Bean
Bean
6.5
Inferno
Inferno
6.1
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
6.5
Dead Air
Dead Air
5.1
Overnight Delivery
Overnight Delivery
5.6
Darkman
Darkman
6.4
Dr. Giggles
Dr. Giggles
5.6
The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King
6.7
Green Lantern: First Flight
Green Lantern: First Flight
6.9
Attack of the Gryphon
Attack of the Gryphon
4.3
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
5.6
Durango Kids
Durango Kids
3.5
Timequest
Timequest
4.5
Truckin' Man
Truckin' Man
3
Darkman
2.7
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
1
Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True
3.3
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth
10
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
5.4
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Batman Beyond: The Movie
7.2
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0
Dorm Daze 2
Dorm Daze 2
4.6
Dark Asylum
Dark Asylum
3.8
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris
6
Paranoia
4.8
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
6
Date with a Kidnapper
Date with a Kidnapper
5.1
The Treat
The Treat
4
For Keeps
For Keeps
6.5
L.A. Law: The Movie
L.A. Law: The Movie
8.4
Officer Down
Officer Down
6
American Pie 2
American Pie 2
6.2
The Beast
The Beast
0
The Secrets of Emily Blair
The Secrets of Emily Blair
4.5
One More Mountain
One More Mountain
6.2
Spun
Spun
6.5
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
4
Runaway Virus
Runaway Virus
6.7
The Seniors
The Seniors
4.6
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
7.2
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
5.9
Pathology
Pathology
5.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
8.7
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