Larry Drake
Acting
Biography
Larry Richard Drake 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.
Born: February 21, 1949
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Filmography
as John Doe
as Vernon
as Ganthet (voice)
as Fat Bastard
as Armand
as Dean Dryer
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
as Richard
as Captain Raymond Taggart
as The Warden
as Bishop Luke Bernard
as J. Edgar Hoover
as Dr. K
as Sir Warwick Harrow
as Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
as Benny Stulwicz
as Self
as Colonel Vox (voice)
as The Trasher
as Tom
as Natalie's Dad
as Inspector Gerson
as Mr. Weinstein (voice)
as Dr. Griggs
as Dudley
as Ramsey Hogan
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
as Jackson Chappell (voice)
as Bill Terken
as Ray
as Hal Ipswich
as Dr. Walter Attwood
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Burrock
as Pops (voice)
as Elmer
as Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
as Mr. Eelan (voice)
as Mr. Riley
as Lucas Coven
as Lucas Caven
as Olaf Singletary
as Dr. Bryce Fromm
as Robert G. Durant
as Robert Vitale
as Chellick
as Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
as Dr. Evan Rendell
as Robert G. Durant
as Tobias
as Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
as Glen Robie
as Night Clerk
as Benny Stulwicz
as Cop No. 2
as Kirkland
as Yahoo #1
as Jesse Roberts
as Homer/Conveener
as Bubba Ritter
as Judge #1
as Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
as Age Home Attendant
as Diesel Joe
as Bubba
as Self - Nominee