Larry Drake

For the major league outfielder, see Larry Drake (baseball).

Larry Drake
Drake on the red carpet at the 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, August 28, 1988
Born	(1950-02-21) February 21, 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–present
Spouse(s)	Ruth De Sosa (1989-1991) Marina Drujko (2009-2009)

Larry Drake (born February 21, 1950) is an American actor.

Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Lorraine, a homemaker, and Raymond Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company. Drake is best known 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.

Filmography

List of film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	This Stuff'll Kill Ya	Bubba Ritter	Main role
1975	Trucker's Woman	Diesel Joe	Minor role
1976	Date with a Kidnapper	Age Home Attendant	Minor role
	The Electric Chair	Courtroom Observer	Minor role Uncredited
1978	The Seniors	Bus Sign Installer	Minor role Uncredited
1980	The Big Brawl	Judge #1	Minor role
1981	The White Lions	Fiske	Minor role
	Dark Night of the Scarecrow	Bubba Ritter	Minor role Television film
1983	The Taming of the Shrew	Baptista	Minor role Direct-to-video
1984	The Karate Kid	Yahoo #1 at Beach	Minor role
1986	The Ladies Club	Cop No. 2	Minor role
1988	For Keeps	Night Clerk	Minor role
	Too Good to Be True	Glen Robie	Main role
1989	Oh, Henry!	Henry	Main role
1990	Darkman	Robert G. Durant	Main role
1991	Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story	Mark Sisti	Main role
1992	Dr. Giggles	Doctor Evan Rendell (Dr. Giggles)	Main role
	Blind Geronimo and His Brother
1994	One More Mountain	Patrick Breen	Main role Television film
1995	Darkman II: The Return of Durant	Robert G. Durant	Main role
	The Journey of August King	Olaf Singletary	Main role
1996	The Beast	Lucas Coven	Main role Television film
1997	Bean	Elmer	Minor role
1998	Paranoia	Calvin Hawks	Main role
	Overnight Delivery	Hal Ipswich	Main role
	The Treat	Ray	Main role
1999	Batman Beyond: The Movie	Jackson Chappell	Voice only Main role Television film A.K.A. Batman of the Future
	Inferno	Ramsey Hogan	Main role A.K.A. Desert Heat
	Durango Kids	Dudley	Main role
2000	Runaway Virus	Dr. Griggs	Main role Television film
	Time of Her Time	Dr. Joyce	Main role
2001	American Pie 2	Natalie's Dad	Minor role
	Dark Asylum	The Trasher	Main role
2002	Timequest	J. Edgar Hoover	Main role
	L.A. Law: The Movie	Benny Stulwicz	Main role Television film
	Spun	Dr. K	Main role
2005	Jenny Says	Dr. Weinhouse	Main role Short
	I Will Avenge You, Iago!	The Warden	Main role
	Officer Down	Captain Raymond Taggart	Main role Television film
	Mrs. Harris	Harris, Defense Team Psychiatrist	Main role Television film
2006	Love Hollywood Style	Walter	Main role
	National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2	Dean Dryer	Main role
2007	Gryphon	Armand	Main role Television film
2008	Pathology	Fat Bastard	Minor role
2009	Green Lantern: First Flight	Ganthet	Voice only Main role
	Dead Air	Vernon	Minor role

List of TV series roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	American Playhouse	Conveener / Homer	Episode: "The Skin of Our Teeth" Guest star
	Hardcastle and McCormick	Jesse Roberts	Episode: "Just Another Round of That Old Song" Guest star
1986	Code of Vengeance	Jack Fergusen	Episode: "Rustler's Moon" Guest star
1987	Hunter	Kirkland	Episode: "Hot Pursuit, Part 2" Guest star
1987–1994	L.A. Law	Benny Stulwicz	143 episodes Main role
1989–1990	Tales from the Crypt	Santa / Tobias	Episode: "The Secret", "And All Through the House" Guest star
1992	Darkman	Robert G. Durant	Unaired television pilot
1995	The Outer Limits	Robert Vitale	Episode: "The Message" Guest star
	The Naked Truth	Dr. Bryce Fromm	Episode: "Elvis is Coming!" Guest star
1996	Road Rovers	Captain Zachary Storm	Voice only Main role
	Superman: The Animated Series	Mr. Eelan	Voice only Episode: "My Girl" Guest star
1997	Spy Game	Leo Ludwig	Episode: "Well, Nothing to Fear But Death Itself" Guest star
	Dead Man's Gun	Samuel "Buryin' Sam" Roller	Episode: "Buryin' Sam" Guest star
1998	Prey	Dr. Walter Attwood	14 episodes Recurring role
	Fantasy Island	Bill Terken	Episode: "Estrogen" Guest star
1999	Batman Beyond	Jackson Chappell	Voice only Episode: "The Winning Edge" Guest star A.K.A. Batman of the Future
1999–2004	Johnny Bravo	Pops	34 episodes Recurring role
2000	The Fearing Mind	Police Officer Hooper	Episode: "On the Road" Guest star
	Star Trek: Voyager	Chellick	Episode: "Critical Care" Guest star
2001	Stargate SG-1	Burrock	Episode: "Beast of Burden" Guest star
	Thieves	Robert Ventana	Episode: "The Long Con" Guest star
2002	As Told by Ginger	Dr. Weinstein	Voice only Episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye" Guest star
	Six Feet Under	Inspector Gerson	Episode: "The Last Time" Guest star
	A Nero Wolfe Mystery	Hackett	Episode: "Help Wanted, Male" Guest star
	Firefly	Sir Warwick Harrow	Episode: "Shindig" Guest star
2003	Crossing Jordan	Tom	Episode: "Wild Card" Guest star
	Justice League	Colonel Vox	Episode: "Maid of Honor", "Maid of Honor: Part II" Guest star
2004	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Moss T. Meister / Scooby Snax Monster	Episode: "Recipe for Disaster"
2006	7th Heaven	Mr. Riley	Episode: "And More Secrets" Guest star
2008	Boston Legal	Bishop Luke Bernard	Episode: "The Gods Must Be Crazy" Guest star

List of video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	Kazdan Paratus	Voice only

External links

• Larry Drake at the Internet Movie Database
• Larry Drake at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)