Cast & creator
Larry Drake
Best known for Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: Voyager, The Outer Limits
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.
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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2016 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (74)
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Stargate SG-1
Burrock
1997
Star Trek: Voyager
Chellick
1995
The Outer Limits
Robert Vitale
1995
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Crossing Jordan
Tom
2001
L.A. Law
Benny Stulwicz
1986
American Playhouse
Homer / Conveener
1982
Boston Legal
Bishop Luke Bernard
2004
Six Feet Under
Inspector Gerson
2001
Johnny Bravo
Pops (voice)
1997
Superman: The Animated Series
Mr. Eelan (voice)
1996
Batman Beyond
Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
Tales from the Crypt
Tobias
1989Tales from the Crypt
Santa (segment "And All Through the House")
1989
Hunter
Kirkland
1984
7th Heaven
Mr. Riley
1996
Firefly
Sir Warwick Harrow
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Moss T. Meister / Burglar #2 / Scooby Snax Monster (voice)
2002
The Naked Truth
Dr. Bryce Fromm
1995
As Told by Ginger
Mr. Weinstein (voice)
2000
Hardcastle and McCormick
Jesse Roberts
1983
Justice League
Colonel Vox (voice)
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Hackett
2001
American Pie 2
Natalie's Dad
2001
The Karate Kid
Yahoo #1
1984
Fantasy Island
Bill Terken
1998
Road Rovers
Captain Zachary Storm (voice)
1996
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice)
1997
Green Lantern: First Flight
Ganthet (voice)
2009
Bean
Elmer
1997
Prey
Dr. Walter Attwood
1998
The Big Brawl
Judge #1
1980
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Jackson Chappell (voice)
1999
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
1990
Inferno
Ramsey Hogan
1999
Pathology
Fat Bastard
2008
The Beast
Lucas Coven
1996
Dorm Daze 2
Dean Dryer
2006
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Robert G. Durant
1995
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Bubba Ritter
1981
Spun
Dr. K
2003
Overnight Delivery
Hal Ipswich
1998
For Keeps
Night Clerk
1988
The Secrets of Emily Blair
John Doe
2016
L.A. Law: The Movie
Benny Stulwicz
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Dr. Giggles
Dr. Evan Rendell
1992
The Treat
Ray
1998I Will Avenge You, Iago!
The Warden
2005
Attack of the Gryphon
Armand
2007
The Journey of August King
Olaf Singletary
1995
The Ladies Club
Cop No. 2
1986
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Mark Sisti
1991
Mrs. Harris
Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
2005
Too Good to Be True
Glen Robie
1988
Living the Dream
Richard
2006
The Seniors
Bus Sign Installer (uncredited)
1978
Officer Down
Captain Raymond Taggart
2005
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Baptista
1983
One More Mountain
Harry Breen / Patrick Breen
1994
Dead Air
Vernon
2009Paranoia
Calvin Hawks
1998
The Beast
Lucas Caven
1996
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Santa
1999
Truckin' Man
Diesel Joe
1975
The Skin of Our Teeth
Homer/Conveener
1983
Darkman
Robert G. Durant
1992
Dark Asylum
The Trasher
2001
Timequest
J. Edgar Hoover
2000
Runaway Virus
Dr. Griggs
2000
Date with a Kidnapper
Age Home Attendant
1976
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
Bubba
1971
Durango Kids
Dudley
1999