Acting
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.
Filmography
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Film · 2016
Dead Air
Film · 2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Film · 2009
Pathology
Film · 2008
Attack of the Gryphon
Film · 2007
Dorm Daze 2
Film · 2006
Living the Dream
Film · 2006
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
Film · 2005
Mrs. Harris
Film · 2005
Officer Down
Film · 2005
Boston Legal
Series · 2004
Spun
Film · 2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Film · 2002
L.A. Law: The Movie
Film · 2002
Firefly
Series · 2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Series · 2002
Dark Asylum
Film · 2001
American Pie 2
Film · 2001
Six Feet Under
Series · 2001
Crossing Jordan
Series · 2001
Justice League
Series · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
Timequest
Film · 2000
Runaway Virus
Film · 2000
As Told by Ginger
Series · 2000
Inferno
Film · 1999
Durango Kids
Film · 1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Film · 1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Film · 1999
Batman Beyond
Series · 1999
Overnight Delivery
Film · 1998
Paranoia
Film · 1998
The Treat
Film · 1998
Prey
Series · 1998
Fantasy Island
Series · 1998
Bean
Film · 1997
Johnny Bravo
Series · 1997
Stargate SG-1
Series · 1997
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Series · 1997
The Beast
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Series · 1996
Road Rovers
Series · 1996
The Beast
Series · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
The Journey of August King
Film · 1995
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Series · 1995
The Naked Truth
Series · 1995
One More Mountain
Film · 1994
Dr. Giggles
Film · 1992
Darkman
Film · 1992
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Film · 1991
Darkman
Film · 1990
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Too Good to Be True
Film · 1988
For Keeps
Film · 1988
The Ladies Club
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
The Karate Kid
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
The Skin of Our Teeth
Film · 1983
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Film · 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Series · 1983
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Film · 1981
The Big Brawl
Film · 1980
The Seniors
Film · 1978
Date with a Kidnapper
Film · 1976
Trucker's Woman
Film · 1975
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Film · 1971
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944