George Raft

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Born: 9/26/1895

Biography: Raft spent his childhood in the tough Hell's Kitchen area of New York, then left home at 13. He went on to be a prizefighter, ballroom dancer, and taxi-driver, meanwhile maintaining close contacts with New York's gangster underworld. He eventually made it to Broadway, then w …

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The Best of Abbott and Costello Live [TV Series]

1988

Hollywood Out-Takes and Rare Footage [Movie]

1983

The Man With Bogart's Face [Movie] as Petey Cane

1980

Sextette [Movie] as Himself

1978

Hammersmith Is Out [Movie] as Guido Scartucci

1972

Deadhead Miles [Movie] as Himself

1972

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