Character Actor. Drake will best be remembered for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on 'L.A. Law' for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1988 and 1989. The versatile actor appeared in dozens of television shows and made-for-TV movies, including 'Hardcastle and McCormick', 'Tales From the Crypt', 'The Naked Truth', 'Johnny Bravo', 'Star Trek: Voyager', 'Six Feet Under', 'Crossing Jordan' and 'Boston Legal'. Among films he appeared in were 'This Stuff'll Kill Ya' (1971), 'The Electric Chair' (1976), 'The Big Brawl' (1980), 'The Karate Kid' (1984), 'Darkman' (1990), 'One More Mountain' (1994), 'The Beast' (1997), 'Inferno' (1999), 'Dark Asylum' (2001), 'L.A. Law: The Movie' (2002), 'Pathology' (2008') and 'Dead Air' (2009).
Character Actor. Drake will best be remembered for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz on 'L.A. Law' for which he won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 1988 and 1989. The versatile actor appeared in dozens of television shows and made-for-TV movies, including 'Hardcastle and McCormick', 'Tales From the Crypt', 'The Naked Truth', 'Johnny Bravo', 'Star Trek: Voyager', 'Six Feet Under', 'Crossing Jordan' and 'Boston Legal'. Among films he appeared in were 'This Stuff'll Kill Ya' (1971), 'The Electric Chair' (1976), 'The Big Brawl' (1980), 'The Karate Kid' (1984), 'Darkman' (1990), 'One More Mountain' (1994), 'The Beast' (1997), 'Inferno' (1999), 'Dark Asylum' (2001), 'L.A. Law: The Movie' (2002), 'Pathology' (2008') and 'Dead Air' (2009).
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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"Scio. Non sugit."
AN HONORED ACTOR AND AN HONORABLE MAN.
A CURIOUS MIND. A WICKED WIT. A KIND HEART.
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