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.

[2] 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.

[7] 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,[8] Darkman,[9] Darkman II: The Return of Durant,[10] The Taming of the Shrew, American Pie 2,[11] and Dark Night of the Scarecrow.

[citation needed] Drake was married from 1989 to 1991 to Ruth de Sosa,[13] an actress and producer known for her roles in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Drake's manager, Steven Siebert, reported that he had some health problems in the months before his death.