Rest in Peace: Larry Drake
The world has lost another wonderful character actor as The Wrap is reporting that Larry Drake, whom genre fans shall always remember as Dr. Giggles, has passed on at the all too young age of 66.
According to Steven Siebert, the actor’s manager of 30 years, Drake had recently been struggling with health issues and had been hospitalized several times. Throughout his extensive and truly prolific career, Drake gave life to many characters included Benny, a man with developmental disorders aplenty on “L.A. Law.”
In our genre, in addition to the good (but mostly evil) doctor, Drake appeared as a demented Santa in “Tales from the Crypt” and co-starred in films like Dead Air, Pathology, Darkman, and many, many more, including voice work on several animated series such as “Batman Beyond.”
The exact cause of death is unknown at this time. We here at Dread Central would like to take a moment to extend our sincerest of condolences to Drake’s friends, family, and constituents.
Safe travels, sir. And thank you!
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