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Actor, Dancer, Hollywood Legend. A celebrated dancer before landing in Hollywood, George Raft became a movie star with his acclaimed portrayal of the coin flipping Guino Rinaldo in Scarface (1932). He continued charming audiences with his charisma and style in a range of roles from dancer to romantic lead to tough guy in the 1930's and 1940's.
George Raft (1901-1980. George Raft was an American film actor who, in a long career, gave many strong performances in a variety of roles. He started his show business career as a dancer but when he entered movies he became identified with gangster roles in many films such as 'Scarface' in 1932, 'Limehouse Blues' in 1934, and 'Each Dawn I Die ...
23. Aug. 2017 · George Raft was a former Broadway dancer who also befriended many New York mobsters throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Raft is mostly known for his gangster rol...
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28. Okt. 2023 · George Burns once remarked that when Gary Cooper and George Raft played a scene in front of a tobacco store, it looked like the wooden Indian was over-acting. But it obviously worked for him – he was Oscar-nominated as Best Supporting Actor for Souls at Sea in 1939.
George Raft verbrachte eine wenig glückliche Kindheit in dem New Yorker Viertel Hell's Kitchen. Bereits als 13-Jähriger rannte er von zu Hause weg. In jungen Jahren versuchte er sich als Boxer, Nachtclub-Tänzer und Taxifahrer. Dabei hielt er seine engen Kontakte zur New Yorker Unterwelt immer aufrecht. Nach seinem Broadway-Debüt 1925 zog es Raft bald nach Hollywood. Hier debütierte er ...
George Raft didn’t want to give the name. Interviewed in 1980, his final television appearance, the then 85-year-old actor, dressed stylishly in a charcoal peak-lapel suit over a black polo neck, was asked about his habit of giving money to those struggling to break into his fickle industry. The interviewer pushes him and he declines.
18. Sept. 2016 · GEORGE RAFT : le mauvais garçon d’Hollywood. Par Mon Cinéma à Moi le18 septembre 2016•( 1 commentaire ) Lancé en 1932 grâce à son rôle mythique dans Scarface, le jeune comédien deviendra au sein du cinéma américain un spécialiste des personnages de mafieux. Un rôle qu’il n’hésitera pas à tenir également à la ville….
