Acting

Michael Raffetto

Born December 30, 1899 · Placerville, California, USA

Died May 31, 1990 · aged 90

No biography available.

Known For

A Foreign AffairA Foreign Affair · 1948
A Foreign Affair
7.11948
MovieComedyDrama
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
The Miracle of the BellsThe Miracle of the Bells · 1948
The Miracle of the Bells
6.21948
MovieDrama
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
Storm CenterStorm Center · 1956
Storm Center
6.91956
MovieDrama
Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist.
I Was a ShoplifterI Was a Shoplifter · 1950
I Was a Shoplifter
5.81950
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1950s California, the police force tries to infiltrate and neutralize a shoplifting crime ring operating in major department stores.
To the Ends of the EarthTo the Ends of the Earth · 1948
To the Ends of the Earth
5.91948
MovieThriller
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.
Pirates of MontereyPirates of Monterey · 1947
Pirates of Monterey
5.61947
MovieAdventureRomance
A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.
Today I HangToday I Hang · 1942
Today I Hang
5.71942
MovieMysteryCrime
Henry Courtney, a wealthy importer is found murdered and the famous DeNormand necklace has been stolen. The false testimony of two witnesses, Rand and Hobbs, puts Jim O'Brien in the shadow of the hangman's noose. Martha Courtney, widow of the murdered man and Jim's former sweetheart is convinced he isn't guilty, and promises crooked lawyer Roger Lanning the necklace - which Jim doesn't have - if he can arrange for Jim's escape. Rand and Lanning killed Courtney, but Lanning doesn't know that Rand has the necklace.
Seven Doors to DeathSeven Doors to Death · 1944
Seven Doors to Death
6.01944
MovieRomanceMystery
An architect (Chick Chandler) studies the doors of six shops and an apartment house to solve a gem theft/double murder.

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Law of the PlainsmanLaw of the Plainsman · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
7.31959
SeriesWestern
Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.

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