Larry Drake
Biography
Larry Drake was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Benny Stulwicz, the developmentally disabled man he played on L.A. Law from 1987 until the show ended in 1994, a part that earned him two Emmy Awards for supporting actor in a drama series. He returned to the role in L.A. Law: The Movie (2002). Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and educated at the University of Oklahoma, he played Robert G. Durant in Darkman (1990) and Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995), a homicidal mental patient in Dr. Giggles (1992), and the voice of Pops in Johnny Bravo. Other credits included Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981), Murder in New Hampshire (1991), Bean (1997) and Overnight Delivery (1998). He appeared in more than 100 stage roles at theaters including South Coast Repertory and the Dallas Theater Center, wrote comedies with Charles Edward Pogue, and taught acting at the Stephen Book workshop.
66years old at death
- Born Tulsa
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Larry Richard Drake (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 34 years1975 to 2009
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Early training
Drake trained for years in Stephen Book's Improvisation Technique, then became Book's assistant at the Hollywood workshop in 2003 and began teaching his own classes there in 2006.
Behind the camera
Drake also wrote plays. Among them were the comedies Whodunnit, Darling? and Double Entendre, and Charles Edward Pogue co-wrote both of them with him.
Larry Drake movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Larry Drake shares two films with Corbin Bernsen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Corbin Bernsen's page
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Richard Riehle's page
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All films by Sam Raimi
Jonas ÅkerlundDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Jonas Åkerlund
Box office
What Larry Drake's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$331 million
5 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$251M76.0% of the total
- 2$49M14.8% of the total
- 3$21M6.5% of the total
- 4$8.4M2.5% of the total
- 5$686K0.2% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1988 to 1989, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1989 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | L.A. Law | Won |
| 1988 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | L.A. Law | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.