Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1950 â€" March 17, 2016) was an
American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known as Benny
Stulwicz in L.A. Law, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards. He
also appeared as Robert G. Durant in both Darkman and Darkman II: The
Return of Durant, a homicidal mental patient who escapes an insane
asylum in the slasher black comedy Dr. Giggles, and was the voice of
Pops in Johnny Bravo.Larry Richard Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
on February 21, 1950, the son of Raymond John Drake, a drafting
engineer for an oil company, and Lorraine Ruth (née Burns), a
homemaker. He graduated from Tulsa Edison High School and the
University of Oklahoma.Drake is mostly remembered for his portrayal of
developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law, from 1987 until
the show's end in 1994, for which he twice won the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. in 1988 and
1989. He returned to the role of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a
"reunion movie" that aired on NBC in 2002.He appeared in numerous film
and television 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, American Pie 2, and Dark Night of
the Scarecrow. He was a regular on Prey. Drake provided the voice of
Pops in Johnny Bravo. In 2007, he co-starred in Gryphon, a Sci-Fi
Pictures original film.
American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known as Benny
Stulwicz in L.A. Law, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards. He
also appeared as Robert G. Durant in both Darkman and Darkman II: The
Return of Durant, a homicidal mental patient who escapes an insane
asylum in the slasher black comedy Dr. Giggles, and was the voice of
Pops in Johnny Bravo.Larry Richard Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
on February 21, 1950, the son of Raymond John Drake, a drafting
engineer for an oil company, and Lorraine Ruth (née Burns), a
homemaker. He graduated from Tulsa Edison High School and the
University of Oklahoma.Drake is mostly remembered for his portrayal of
developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law, from 1987 until
the show's end in 1994, for which he twice won the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. in 1988 and
1989. He returned to the role of Benny in L.A. Law: The Movie, a
"reunion movie" that aired on NBC in 2002.He appeared in numerous film
and television 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, American Pie 2, and Dark Night of
the Scarecrow. He was a regular on Prey. Drake provided the voice of
Pops in Johnny Bravo. In 2007, he co-starred in Gryphon, a Sci-Fi
Pictures original film.
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