ACTOR

Larry Drake

1950 - 2016

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Larry Richard Drake (February 21, 1949 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor. He was 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Drake has received more than 955,991 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Drake is the 5,913th most popular actor (down from 5,181st in 2019), the 8,674th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,704th in 2019) and the 2,698th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Larry Drakes by language

Over the past year Larry Drake has had the most page views in the with 134,837 views, followed by Russian (7,092), and German (5,225). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (108.21%), Simple English (87.39%), and Southern Azerbaijani (60.19%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Larry Drake ranks 5,913 out of 13,578. Before him are Liz Torres, Steve Franken, Kevin Dillon, Jack Wagner, María Pedraza, and Common. After him are Bill Hader, Kevin J. O'Connor, Anne Dudek, Luka Peroš, Gisela May, and Sarah Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Larry Drake ranks 479. Before him are Lepo Sumera, Radu Voina, Jean-Paul Dubois, Mauri Kunnas, Mitsuru Komaeda, and Han Berger. After him are Bernard Le Coq, Tom Vilsack, John F. Kelly, Carlos Roberto Flores, Daniel von Bargen, and Gianfranco Brancatelli. Among people deceased in 2016, Larry Drake ranks 435. Before him are Carlo Monti, Silvano Piovanelli, Kunio Hatoyama, Roger Dumas, Dušanka Sifnios, and Rita Barberá. After him are Gisela May, Wim van der Voort, Piers Sellers, Bobby Hutcherson, Guillaume Bieganski, and Denton Cooley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Drake ranks 8,674 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Anthony (1922), Jack Wagner (1959), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Donald Regan (1918), and Common (1972). After him are Bill Hader (1978), Karen Bass (1953), Dave Weckl (1960), Lew Rockwell (1944), Kevin J. O'Connor (1963), and David Cross (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Larry Drake ranks 2,698. Before him are Matthew McGrory (1973), Liz Torres (1947), Steve Franken (1932), Kevin Dillon (1965), Jack Wagner (1959), and Common (1972). After him are Bill Hader (1978), Kevin J. O'Connor (1963), Anne Dudek (1975), Proof (1973), Zach Grenier (1954), and Babyface (1958).

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Television and Movie Roles

Darkman
Robert G. Durant
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Aug 24o 19906.431 / 10
American Pie 2
Natalie's Dad
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together.
Aug 10o 20016.234 / 10
The Karate Kid
Yahoo #1
Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
Jun 22o 19847.2 / 10