Larry Drake
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Larry Drake on the red carpet at the 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, August 28, 1988.
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Larry Richard Drake February 21, 1949 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2016 (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from polycythemia vera |
| Body discovered | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | Actor, voice artist, comedian |
| Years active | 1971–2009 (Film) 1983–2008 (TV) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth de Sosa (m. 1989; div. 1991) |
Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1949 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian best known as Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law, Robert G. Durant in both Darkman and Darkman II: The Return of Durant and the voice of Pops in Johnny Bravo.
Larry Richard Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 21, 1949, the son of Raymond John Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company, and Lorraine Ruth (née Burns), a homemaker. He graduated from Tulsa Edison High School and the University of Oklahoma.
Drake is mostly remembered for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law, from 1987 until the show's end in 1994, for which he won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards (1988, 1989). He returned to the role of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a "reunion movie" that aired on NBC in 2002.
He appeared in numerous film and television 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, American Pie 2, and Dark Night of the Scarecrow. He was a regular on Prey. Drake provided the voice Pops in Johnny Bravo. In 2007, he co-starred in Gryphon, a Sci-Fi Pictures original film.
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