About
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...
Known for
Stargate SG-1Series • 1997
Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Crossing JordanSeries • 2001
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Six Feet UnderSeries • 2001
Johnny BravoSeries • 1997
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Batman BeyondSeries • 1999
Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1996
HunterSeries • 1984
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
7th HeavenSeries • 1996
What's New, Scooby-Doo?Series • 2002
FireflySeries • 2002
As Told by GingerSeries • 2000
Justice LeagueSeries • 2001
Hardcastle and McCormickSeries • 1983
The Naked TruthSeries • 1995
American Pie 2Movie • 2001
A Nero Wolfe MysterySeries • 2001
The Karate KidMovie • 1984
Road RoversSeries • 1996