Larry Drake
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Stargate SG-1
Burrock
1997
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Chellick
1995
Series
Hunter
Kirkland
1984
Series
Boston Legal
Bishop Luke Bernard
2004
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
American Playhouse
Homer / Conveener
1982
Series
Crossing Jordan
Tom
2001
Series
Six Feet Under
Inspector Gerson
2001
Series
L.A. Law
Benny Stulwicz
1986
Series
Johnny Bravo
Pops (voice)
1997
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Tobias
1989
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
1989
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Mr. Eelan (voice)
1996
Series
The Outer Limits
Robert Vitale
1995
Series
Firefly
Sir Warwick Harrow
2002
Series
Batman Beyond
Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
Series
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
2002
Series
7th Heaven
Mr. Riley
1996
Series
Justice League
Colonel Vox (voice)
2001
Film
The Karate Kid
Yahoo #1
1984
Series
As Told by Ginger
Mr. Weinstein (voice)
2000
Film
American Pie 2
Natalie's Dad
2001
Series
Hardcastle and McCormick
Jesse Roberts
1983
Series
The Naked Truth
Dr. Bryce Fromm
1995
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Hackett
2001
Series
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice)
1997
Film
Bean
Elmer
1997
Series
Fantasy Island
Bill Terken
1998
Film
Inferno
Ramsey Hogan
1999
Series
Road Rovers
Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
1996
Film
Pathology
Fat Bastard
2008
Film
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
1990
Film
Green Lantern: First Flight
Ganthet (voice)
2009
Film
The Big Brawl
Judge #1
1980
Series
The Beast
Lucas Coven
1996
Series
Prey
Dr. Walter Attwood
1998
Film
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
Film
Spun
Dr. K
2003
Film
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Bubba Ritter
1981
Film
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Robert G. Durant
1995
Film
Dorm Daze 2
Dean Dryer
2006
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Dr. Giggles
Dr. Evan Rendell
1992
Film
For Keeps
Night Clerk
1988
Film
The Treat
Ray
1998
Film
Overnight Delivery
Hal Ipswich
1998
Film
The Ladies Club
Cop No. 2
1986
Film
Attack of the Gryphon
Armand
2007
Film
Truckin' Man
Diesel Joe
1975
Film
The Seniors
Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
1978
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
L.A. Law: The Movie
Benny Stulwicz
2002
Film
Mrs. Harris
Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
2005
Film
The Secrets of Emily Blair
John Doe
2016
Film
Dark Asylum
The Trasher
2001
Film
Dead Air
Vernon
2009
Paranoia
Calvin Hawks
1998
Film
Too Good to Be True
Glen Robie
1988
Film
One More Mountain
Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
1994
Film
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Santa
1999
Film
The Journey of August King
Olaf Singletary
1995
Film
Timequest
J. Edgar Hoover
2003
Film
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Mark Sisti
1991
Film
Durango Kids
Dudley
1999
Film
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista
1983
Film
Date with a Kidnapper
Age Home Attendant
1976
Film
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
1992
Film
The Skin of Our Teeth
Homer/Conveener
1983
Film
Officer Down
Captain Raymond Taggart
2005
Film
Living the Dream
Richard
2006
Film
Runaway Virus
Dr. Griggs
2000
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
The Warden
2005
Film
The Beast
Lucas Caven
1996
Film
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Bubba
1971