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