Larry Drake
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Karate Kid (1984)
as Yahoo #1
American Pie 2 (2001)
as Natalie's Dad
Bean (1997)
as Elmer
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
as Ganthet (voice)
Darkman (1990)
as Robert G. Durant
Inferno (1999)
as Ramsey Hogan
The Big Brawl (1980)
as Judge #1
Pathology (2008)
as Fat Bastard
Spun (2003)
as Dr. K
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
as Robert G. Durant
Dorm Daze 2 (2006)
as Dean Dryer
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
as Bubba Ritter
Overnight Delivery (1998)
as Hal Ipswich
Dr. Giggles (1992)
as Dr. Evan Rendell
Attack of the Gryphon (2007)
as Armand
Truckin' Man (1975)
as Diesel Joe
For Keeps (1988)
as Night Clerk
The Treat (1998)
as Ray
The Ladies Club (1986)
as Cop No. 2
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
The Beast (1996)
as Lucas Caven
Dead Air (2009)
as Vernon
The Seniors (1978)
as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999)
as Santa
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
as Benny Stulwicz
Dark Asylum (2001)
as The Trasher
The Journey of August King (1995)
as Olaf Singletary
One More Mountain (1994)
as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016)
as John Doe
Too Good to Be True (1988)
as Glen Robie
Officer Down (2005)
as Captain Raymond Taggart
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1983)
as Baptista
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)
as Mark Sisti
Timequest (2003)
as J. Edgar Hoover
Runaway Virus (2000)
as Dr. Griggs
Durango Kids (1999)
as Dudley
Paranoia (1998)
as Calvin Hawks
Living the Dream (2006)
as Richard
This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)
as Bubba
Date with a Kidnapper (1976)
as Age Home Attendant
Darkman (1992)
as Robert G. Durant
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)
as Homer/Conveener
I Will Avenge You, Iago! (2005)
as The Warden