Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Known for: Acting

Born: February 20, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Died: March 16, 2016

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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Bean

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Bean

Elmer

1997 Family
Inferno

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Inferno

Ramsey Hogan

1999 Action
Dark Night of the Scarecrow

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Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Bubba Ritter

1981 Horror
Dead Air

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Dead Air

Vernon

2009 Horror
Overnight Delivery

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Overnight Delivery

Hal Ipswich

1998 Comedy
Darkman

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Darkman

Robert G. Durant

1990 Action
Dr. Giggles

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Dr. Giggles

Dr. Evan Rendell

1992 Horror
The Journey of August King

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The Journey of August King

Olaf Singletary

1995 Drama
Green Lantern: First Flight

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Green Lantern: First Flight

Ganthet (voice)

2009 Action
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

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Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Robert G. Durant

1995 Action
Durango Kids

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Durango Kids

Dudley

1999 Fantasy
Timequest

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Timequest

J. Edgar Hoover

2003 Sci-Fi
Truckin' Man

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Truckin' Man

Diesel Joe

1975 Action
Darkman

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Darkman

Robert G. Durant

1992 TV Movie
I Will Avenge You, Iago!

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I Will Avenge You, Iago!

The Warden

2005 Drama
Too Good to Be True

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Too Good to Be True

Glen Robie

1988 Thriller
The Skin of Our Teeth

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The Skin of Our Teeth

Homer/Conveener

1983 Drama
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

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Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Mark Sisti

1991 Crime
Batman Beyond: The Movie

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Batman Beyond: The Movie

Jackson Chappell (voice)

1999 Animation
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

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NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

2002 TV Movie
Dorm Daze 2

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Dorm Daze 2

Dean Dryer

2006 Comedy
Dark Asylum

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Dark Asylum

The Trasher

2001 Thriller
Mrs. Harris

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Mrs. Harris

Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist

2006 Drama
Paranoia

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Paranoia

Calvin Hawks

1998 Thriller