Acting
Larry Drake
EN, FR cinema · 45 credits
Born
21 February 1949
Died
17 March 2016 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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
Filmography
The Secrets of Emily Blair
as John Doe
Dead Air
as Vernon
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Ganthet (voice)
Pathology
as Fat Bastard
Attack of the Gryphon
as Armand
Dorm Daze 2
as Dean Dryer
Living the Dream
as Richard
Mrs. Harris
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Officer Down
as Captain Raymond Taggart
Spun
as Dr. K
L.A. Law: The Movie
as Benny Stulwicz
Dark Asylum
as The Trasher
American Pie 2
as Natalie's Dad
Timequest
as J. Edgar Hoover
Runaway Virus
as Dr. Griggs
Inferno
as Ramsey Hogan
Durango Kids
as Dudley
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
Overnight Delivery
as Hal Ipswich
Paranoia
1998
Paranoia
as Calvin Hawks
The Treat
as Ray
Bean
as Elmer
The Beast
as Lucas Caven
The Journey of August King
as Olaf Singletary
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
as Robert G. Durant
One More Mountain
as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
Dr. Giggles
as Dr. Evan Rendell
Darkman
as Robert G. Durant
Darkman
as Robert G. Durant
Too Good to Be True
as Glen Robie
For Keeps
as Night Clerk
The Ladies Club
as Cop No. 2
The Karate Kid
as Yahoo #1
The Skin of Our Teeth
as Homer/Conveener
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
as Bubba Ritter
The Big Brawl
as Judge #1
The Seniors
as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
Date with a Kidnapper
as Age Home Attendant
Trucker's Woman
as Diesel Joe
