He had a cameo as a casino owner in the rat pack vehicle oceans 11 1960 and another one in the jerry lewis comedy the ladies man 1961. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london, neville brand and frank gorshin. George raft biography, movie highlights and photos. George raft was born and grew up in a poor family in hells kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of new york city. The trackers film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Ray danton plays the title role in director joseph m. In doing this series, theres been several actors throughout the fifties and sixties who have given away the rights to their life story, for various reasons, while theyre still alive. The late entry the george raft story 1961 turns the formula inside out with the biopic of an actordancer who played gangsters in the movies and mixed with them in real life as well.
Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturnedmovie star. Dec 30, 2019 the george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. The george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. Oct 11, 2012 trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive. He was labeled as hollywoods gigolo by many fan magazines. As a young man he showed aptitude in dancing, and with his elegant fashion sense, this enabled him to gain employment as a dancer in new york city nightclubs. He was portrayed by ray danton in the biopic the george raft story 1961. Ray danton played raft in the george raft story 1961, which costarred.
Raft himself, however, excoriated the film upon its release due to inaccuracies. The george raft story 1961 a broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. It was here his past would catch up with him as a gigolo. His most famous acting role was as the riddler in the batman liveaction television series.
Most of his film appearances after 1960 were cameos. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting. The george raft story official trailer not too many people have had their life stories filmed while they were still alive, but george rafts life reads like a series of showbusiness plots. The george raft story is an utter mess that has little interest in telling. The theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980.
This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting with al capone. Raft used his many mob connections to cancel the hit. Is portrayed by by ray danton in the george raft story 1961, nicholas mayer in mae west 1982 tv and by joe mantegna in bugsy 1991. He was married to actress julie adams from 1954 to 1981. Gorshin was born in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, the son of catholic. However it did lead to a radio series starring raft, the cases of mr. He played mob boss al capone twice, in the george raft story 1961 and the scarface mob 1962. Who can forget 1961s allied artists production of the george raft story. The george raft story was made in 1961 and a character in francis ford coppolas cotton club was based on raft richard gere played that part. New york born actor famous both for his tough guy roles in the 1930s a. Streetswings dancer history archives george raft main. Newman, joseph newman on allmovie this is an interesting biography of the actor. Almost every role ive seen him in, where he has to do.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. With ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Ray danton played raft in the george raft story 1961, which costarred jayne mansfield. Overview of the george raft story, 1961, directed by joseph m.
Watch the george raft story starring ray danton in this drama on directv. Watch heres hollywood season 1, episode 52 june 29, 1961. Trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive. He was born george ranft, and was the son of eva glockner and conrad ranft, a department store deliveryman. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of. Cagney at that time was president of the screen actors guild and was determined not to let the mob infiltrate the industry. The picture was retitled spin of a coin for release in the united kingdom, a reference to rafts characters nickelflipping trick in scarface 1932, the film that launched rafts career as an actor known for portraying gangsters. Watch the george raft story online stream full movie. If you do get a chance to see it youll see that she was very good. Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george. The george raft story 1961 hollywood enjoyed a revival of factbased gangster biographies in the late 1950s, highlighted by the tv series the untouchables 19591963 starring robert stack. After they leave, we get three minutes of londons character singing a song. In the 1991 biographical movie bugsy, the character of george raft was played by joe mantegna.
May 26, 20 the george raft story 1961 have i mentioned that the 1960s was not the time to have a biopic about you made. Not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. George raft was instrumental in the development of the character of the hardboiled gangster, a character that became a standard of the american cinema for decades. Tbt how george raft made humphrey bogart a star almost.
Meanwhile, the george raft story 1961 was released, which starred ray danton as raft in this fictionalized version of his life, with a heavy focus on his life among gangsters. Cast also includes jayne mansfield in a role loosely based on betty grable. April 5, 1933 may 17, 2005 was an american character actor and comedian. Ray danton portrays raft and the film was directed by joseph m. The george raft story official trailer not too many people have had their life stories filmed while they were still alive, but george raft s life reads like a series of showbusiness plots. Nov 05, 2014 raft had a nice part in marilyn monroes some like it hot, with a stellar cast including marilyn monroe, jack lemmon and tony curtis.
Ray danton, who bears no resemblance to raft, wisely foregoes any attempt at duplication and. In the mid 60s he was denied entry into england where he managed a highclass gambling club due to his underworld associations. The george raft story 1961 changes the movie database. As bronco moved through the second half of season 3 and the beginning of season 4 in 1961, nothing really changed from the previous yearformer confederate soldier bronco layne continued to drift about the west, often called by an old friend to help deal with a difficult situation the invaders, january 23, 1961 and guns of the lawless, may 8, 1961, assigned by a territorial government. Sep 03, 2014 he had a cameo as a casino owner in the rat pack vehicle oceans 11 1960 and another one in the jerry lewis comedy the ladies man 1961. He lives with actress lisa lang jayne mansfield in a. Watch the george raft story online stream full movie directv. Newman, with ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, at turner classic movies. Streetswings dancer history archives george raft main page. George raft biography, pictures, credits,quotes and more. George raft was born and grew up in a poor family in hells kitchen, at the time one of the. Gorshin appeared in the season finale of csi soon before his death from lung.
In 2002 he played the lead in a broadway production of say goodnight gracie as george burns. In doing this series, theres been several actors throughout the fifties and. A thickset, burly man with cruel but intelligent features and an aggressive air, he tended to be cast as heavies, criminals, gangsters, and indians, with the occasional goodguy role. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london. Raft himself excoriated the movie upon its release due to inaccuracies. George raft biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Raft was born george ranft 2 in hells kitchen, new york city to german immigrant conrad ranft and his wife eva glockner. May 23, 2008 the theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980. The george raft story movie trailer and videos tv guide. The george raft story dvd, 2009 for sale online ebay. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. September 19, 1931 february 11, 1992, also known as raymond danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies the rise and fall of legs diamond 1960 and the george raft story 1962.
One more reason for rafts ultimate fall from grace. September 26, 1901 november 24, 1980 was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on the ed sullivan show and tonight starring steve allen. The george raft story 1961 journeys in classic film. The george raft story 1961 11221961 us drama 1h 46m user score. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition. Who can forget 1961s allied artists production of the george raft story, costarring ray danton as raft and one jayne mansfield as his lover of the time, lisa lang.
Tbt how george raft made humphrey bogart a star almost holmes. This is an interesting biography of the actor known for his gangster roles in films, and though ray danton plays the part of george raft without looking like him in the least, he is still. Writer mike connolly and actor george raft are interviewed. The george raft story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble. This is an interesting biography of the actor known for his gangster roles in films, and though ray danton plays the part of george raft without. In fact, he fit the type so well that his rather shady background became the object of. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Is portrayed by by ray danton in the george raft story 1961, nicholas mayer in. Jayne mansfield in the george raft story 1961 youtube. The picture was retitled spin of a coin for release in the united kingdom, a reference to raft s characters nickelflipping trick in scarface 1932, the film that launched raft s career as an actor known for portraying gangsters. The george raft story 1961 the movie database tmdb. A broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. The george raft story 1961 have i mentioned that the 1960s was not the time to have a biopic about you made.
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