Gender
Male
Born
Oct 07, 1914
Died
Jul 25, 1992
Performer Director Writer
Also Known As
Alfred Drake
Relations
Brother of
Arthur Kent
  • CREDITS
    The Skin of Our Teeth (Sep 09, 1975 - Sep 13, 1975)
    Play, Revival
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Mr. Antrobus - Original
    Gigi (Nov 13, 1973 - Feb 10, 1974)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Honoré Lachailles - Original
    Song of the Grasshopper (Sep 28, 1967 - Sep 30, 1967)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Aristobulo - Original
    Those That Play the Clowns (Nov 24, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Soren Brandes - Original
    Hamlet (Apr 09, 1964 - Aug 08, 1964)
    Play, Revival
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Claudius - Original
    Rugantino (Feb 06, 1964 - Feb 29, 1964)
    Musical, Original
    • Translated by Alfred Drake
    Lorenzo (Feb 14, 1963 - Feb 16, 1963)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Lorenzo - Original
    Kean (Nov 02, 1961 - Jan 20, 1962)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Edmund Kean - Original
    Love Me Little (Apr 14, 1958 - Apr 19, 1958)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by Alfred Drake
    Kismet (Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original
    The Gambler (Oct 13, 1952 - Nov 01, 1952)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • David Petri - Original
    • Book adapted by Alfred Drake
    Courtin' Time (Jun 13, 1951 - Jul 14, 1951)
    Musical, Original
    • Staged by Alfred Drake
    The King and I (Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • The King of Siam - Replacement (Apr 06, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953)
    The Liar (May 18, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Alfred Drake
    • Book by Alfred Drake
    Kiss Me, Kate (Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1951)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Fred Graham / Petruchio - Original (Dec 30, 1948 - Jun 03, 1950)
    Joy to the World (Mar 18, 1948 - Jul 03, 1948)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Alexander Soren - Original
    The Cradle Will Rock (Dec 26, 1947 - Feb 07, 1948)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Larry Foreman - Original
    Beggar's Holiday (Dec 26, 1946 - Mar 29, 1947)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • MacHeath - Original
    Sing Out, Sweet Land (Dec 27, 1944 - Mar 24, 1945)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Barnaby Goodchild - Original
    Oklahoma! (Mar 31, 1943 - May 29, 1948)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Curly - Original
    Yesterday's Magic (Apr 14, 1942 - May 30, 1942)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Robert - Original
    As You Like It (Oct 20, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Orlando - Original
    Out of the Frying Pan (Feb 11, 1941 - May 10, 1941)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Norman Reese - Original
    Two For The Show (Feb 08, 1940 - May 25, 1940)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Visitor - Original
      • Clifton Sharp - Original
      • Piano Player - Original
      • "The All-Girl Band" Singer - Original
      • Rich Man - Original
      • Tony - Original
      • "At Last It's Love" Dancer - Original
      • "Good Night, Miss Astor" Singer - Original
    The Straw Hat Revue (Sep 29, 1939 - Dec 02, 1939)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Original
    One For the Money (Feb 04, 1939 - May 27, 1939)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • The Brother - Original
      • Mr. Fuller - Original
      • Orson Welles - Original
      • The Groom - Original
      • The Manager - Original
      • Reporter - Original
      • Singer - Original
    The Two Bouquets (May 31, 1938 - Jul 16, 1938)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Albert Porter - Original
    Babes in Arms (Apr 14, 1937 - Dec 18, 1937)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Marshall Blackstone - Original
      • The High Priest - Original
    White Horse Inn (Oct 01, 1936 - Apr 10, 1937)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Singing Ensemble - Original
    Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore (Aug 12, 1935 - Sep 04, 1935)
    Trial by Jury
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Juror - Original
    H.M.S. Pinafore
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Chorus - Original
    The Gondoliers (Aug 05, 1935 - Aug 31, 1935)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Chorus - Original
    The Yeomen of the Guard (Jul 29, 1935 - Aug 28, 1935)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • First Citizen - Original
      • Ensemble - Original
    The Pirates of Penzance (Jul 22, 1935 - Aug 24, 1935)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Ensemble - Original
    The Mikado (Jul 15, 1935 - Sep 07, 1935)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: Alfred Drake
      • Ensemble - Original
    Gigi (May 15, 1973 - Nov 03, 1973)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Honoré Lachailles - Original
    Kismet (Aug 02, 1965 - Dec 18, 1965)
    Musical, Revival
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original
    Kismet (Aug 06, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962)
    Musical, Revival
    • Starring: Alfred Drake
      • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre

    1990 | Recipient
    Alfred Drake
     

    Best Actor in a Musical

    1974 | Nominee  | Gigi
    Starring: Alfred Drake
     

    Best Actor in a Musical

    1962 | Nominee  | Kean
    Starring: Alfred Drake

    Best Actor in a Musical

    1954 | Winner  | Kismet
    Starring: Alfred Drake
The Skin of Our Teeth (Sep 09, 1975 - Sep 13, 1975)
Play, Revival
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Mr. Antrobus - Original
Gigi (Nov 13, 1973 - Feb 10, 1974)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Honoré Lachailles - Original
Song of the Grasshopper (Sep 28, 1967 - Sep 30, 1967)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Aristobulo - Original
Those That Play the Clowns (Nov 24, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Soren Brandes - Original
Hamlet (Apr 09, 1964 - Aug 08, 1964)
Play, Revival
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Claudius - Original
Rugantino (Feb 06, 1964 - Feb 29, 1964)
Musical, Original
  • Translated by Alfred Drake
Lorenzo (Feb 14, 1963 - Feb 16, 1963)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Lorenzo - Original
Kean (Nov 02, 1961 - Jan 20, 1962)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Edmund Kean - Original
Love Me Little (Apr 14, 1958 - Apr 19, 1958)
Play, Original
  • Directed by Alfred Drake
Kismet (Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original
The Gambler (Oct 13, 1952 - Nov 01, 1952)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • David Petri - Original
  • Book adapted by Alfred Drake
Courtin' Time (Jun 13, 1951 - Jul 14, 1951)
Musical, Original
  • Staged by Alfred Drake
The King and I (Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • The King of Siam - Replacement (Apr 06, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953)
The Liar (May 18, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Alfred Drake
  • Book by Alfred Drake
Kiss Me, Kate (Dec 30, 1948 - Jul 28, 1951)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Fred Graham / Petruchio - Original (Dec 30, 1948 - Jun 03, 1950)
Joy to the World (Mar 18, 1948 - Jul 03, 1948)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Alexander Soren - Original
The Cradle Will Rock (Dec 26, 1947 - Feb 07, 1948)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Larry Foreman - Original
Beggar's Holiday (Dec 26, 1946 - Mar 29, 1947)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • MacHeath - Original
Sing Out, Sweet Land (Dec 27, 1944 - Mar 24, 1945)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Barnaby Goodchild - Original
Oklahoma! (Mar 31, 1943 - May 29, 1948)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Curly - Original
Yesterday's Magic (Apr 14, 1942 - May 30, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Robert - Original
As You Like It (Oct 20, 1941 - Oct 25, 1941)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Orlando - Original
Out of the Frying Pan (Feb 11, 1941 - May 10, 1941)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Norman Reese - Original
Two For The Show (Feb 08, 1940 - May 25, 1940)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Visitor - Original
    • Clifton Sharp - Original
    • Piano Player - Original
    • "The All-Girl Band" Singer - Original
    • Rich Man - Original
    • Tony - Original
    • "At Last It's Love" Dancer - Original
    • "Good Night, Miss Astor" Singer - Original
The Straw Hat Revue (Sep 29, 1939 - Dec 02, 1939)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Original
One For the Money (Feb 04, 1939 - May 27, 1939)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • The Brother - Original
    • Mr. Fuller - Original
    • Orson Welles - Original
    • The Groom - Original
    • The Manager - Original
    • Reporter - Original
    • Singer - Original
The Two Bouquets (May 31, 1938 - Jul 16, 1938)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Albert Porter - Original
Babes in Arms (Apr 14, 1937 - Dec 18, 1937)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Marshall Blackstone - Original
    • The High Priest - Original
White Horse Inn (Oct 01, 1936 - Apr 10, 1937)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Singing Ensemble - Original
Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore (Aug 12, 1935 - Sep 04, 1935)
Trial by Jury
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Juror - Original
H.M.S. Pinafore
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Chorus - Original
The Gondoliers (Aug 05, 1935 - Aug 31, 1935)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Chorus - Original
The Yeomen of the Guard (Jul 29, 1935 - Aug 28, 1935)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • First Citizen - Original
    • Ensemble - Original
The Pirates of Penzance (Jul 22, 1935 - Aug 24, 1935)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Ensemble - Original
The Mikado (Jul 15, 1935 - Sep 07, 1935)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: Alfred Drake
    • Ensemble - Original
Gigi (May 15, 1973 - Nov 03, 1973)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Honoré Lachailles - Original
Kismet (Aug 02, 1965 - Dec 18, 1965)
Musical, Revival
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original
Kismet (Aug 06, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962)
Musical, Revival
  • Starring: Alfred Drake
    • Public Poet, later called Hajj - Original

Tony Award®

Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre

1990 | Recipient
Alfred Drake
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1974 | Nominee  | Gigi
Starring: Alfred Drake
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1962 | Nominee  | Kean
Starring: Alfred Drake

Best Actor in a Musical

1954 | Winner  | Kismet
Starring: Alfred Drake

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