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John Raitt

Acting

Born January 29, 1917 · Santa Ana, California, USA

Died February 20, 2005

Also known as John Emmet Raitt

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Biography

John Emmett Raitt (January 19, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Raitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1945
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography9 titles

The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Trucker Gil

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as King

The Pajama Game

1957as Sid Sorokin

Ship Ahoy

1942as Sailor

Flight Command

1940as Hell Cat (uncredited)

Billy the Kid

1941as Baritone in 'Lazy Acres' Number (uncredited)