LARRY DRAKE:
Dr. Walter Attwood
Larry Drake, might best be recognized as the developmentally challenged office clerk, Benny Stulwicz, on the drama series, "LA Law." During his seven year tenure on the show, Drake won two Emmy Awards and earned three Golden Globe award nominations. He also received critical praise and a 1995 CableAce Award nomination for Best Leading Actor for his portrayal of an engaging astrophysicist-turned-janitor on the Showtime anthology series, "The Outer Limits: The Message." More recently, he also starred in the anthology series, "Deadman's Gun." His additional television credits include the mini-series "Peter Benchley's The Beast," and the made-for-television movies "One More Mountain," "Murder in New Hampshire," "Dark Night of the Scarecrow," and "Too Good to be True."
In feature films, Drake appears in the soon to be released pictures "Paranoia," "Overnight Delivery," and "Treat." His other films included "The Journey of August King," where he teamed-up with Jason Patric, Sam Waterson and Thandie Newton as a wealthy and powerful plantation owner in the early 1800's; "Darkman" in which he played a viscous crime baron, "Darkman II: The return of Durant," "Dr. Giggles," "Blind Geronimo and His Brothers" and, most recently, "Bean."
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Drake attended the University of Oklahoma and then moved to Dallas, Texas, where he cut his dramatic teeth doing local theater. After he relocated to California, he was virtually in residence for four years at San Diego's Old Globe Theater. There, he starred in numerous productions including "Greater Tuna," a critically hailed play in which he played seven men, two woman, and a dog, "Of Mice and Men," and "Arsenic and Old Lace." He also starred in the world premiere of "The Stick Wife" at the Los Angeles Theater Center and "St. Joan" at South Coast Repertory.
In addition to acting, Drake has a passion for classic cinema, and also enjoys baseball, big band music and reading.