Larry Drake

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Larry Drake

Drake at the 1988 Emmy Awards

Born

February 21, 1950 (age 58)
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Years active

1971 to present

Awards won
Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1988 L.A. Law 1989 L.A. Law 1990 L.A. Law' (nominated)

Larry Drake (born February 21, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor.

Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company.^[1] Drake is renowned for his portrayal of 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 also came back to the part of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion" movie aired on NBC in 2002.

Drake also appeared in 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 The Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was also a regular on the 1998 science-fiction TV show Prey. He also provided the voiceover for Pops on Johnny Bravo. In 2007 he co-starred in the made for TV movie Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film.

[edit] Television

Drake has made guest appearances in several television programs, including the following:

Road Rovers as Zachary Storm
Tales from the Crypt ("And All Through the House" and "The Secret")
Superman: The Animated Series
Fantasy Island ("Estrogen")
Star Trek: Voyager ("Critical Care")
Stargate SG-1 ("Beast of Burden")
Six Feet Under ("The Last Time")
Justice League ("Maid of Honor")
Firefly ("Shindig")
A Nero Wolfe Mystery ("Help Wanted, Male"}

He also appeared on the L.A. Law special of The Weakest Link in May 2002, along with Michele Greene (Abby Perkins), Conchata Ferrell (Susan Bloom) and Sheila Kelley (Gwen Taylor).