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.
Born: 21 February 1949 • Died: 17 March 2016
Played In
The Secrets of Emily Blair
John Doe
Dead Air
Vernon
Green Lantern: First Flight
Ganthet (voice)
Pathology
Fat Bastard
Attack of the Gryphon
Armand
Dorm Daze 2
Dean Dryer
Mrs. Harris
Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Living the Dream
Richard
Officer Down
Captain Raymond Taggart
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
The Warden
Boston Legal
Bishop Luke Bernard
Timequest
J. Edgar Hoover
Spun
Dr. K
Firefly
Sir Warwick Harrow
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
L.A. Law: The Movie
Benny Stulwicz
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Justice League
Colonel Vox (voice)
Dark Asylum
The Trasher
Crossing Jordan
Tom
American Pie 2
Natalie's Dad
Six Feet Under
Inspector Gerson
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Hackett
As Told by Ginger
Mr. Weinstein (voice)
Runaway Virus
Dr. Griggs
Durango Kids
Dudley
Inferno
Ramsey Hogan
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Santa
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Jackson Chappell (voice)
Batman Beyond
Jackson Chappell (voice)
Fantasy Island
Bill Terken
The Treat
Ray
Paranoia
Calvin Hawks
Overnight Delivery
Hal Ipswich
Prey
Dr. Walter Attwood
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice)
Stargate SG-1
Burrock
Johnny Bravo
Pops (voice)
Bean
Elmer
Road Rovers
Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
Mr. Eelan (voice)
7th Heaven
Mr. Riley
E! True Hollywood Story
The Beast
Lucas Caven
The Beast
Lucas Coven
The Journey of August King
Olaf Singletary
The Naked Truth
Dr. Bryce Fromm
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Robert G. Durant
The Outer Limits
Robert Vitale
Star Trek: Voyager
Chellick
One More Mountain
Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
Dr. Giggles
Dr. Evan Rendell
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Mark Sisti
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
Tales from the Crypt
Tobias
Tales from the Crypt
Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
Too Good to Be True
Glen Robie
For Keeps
Night Clerk
L.A. Law
Benny Stulwicz
The Ladies Club
Cop No. 2
Hunter
Kirkland
The Karate Kid
Yahoo #1
Hardcastle and McCormick
Jesse Roberts
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista
The Skin of Our Teeth
Homer/Conveener
American Playhouse
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Bubba Ritter
The Big Brawl
Judge #1
The Seniors
Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
Date with a Kidnapper
Age Home Attendant
Truckin' Man
Diesel Joe
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Bubba
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee