Complex sentence: In 1941, he landed his first Broadway role in "Crazy with the Heat", becoming a contract player at RKO studio, playing one of the greatest film noir heavies in "Raw Deal" (1948).
Split into simpler sentences: In 1941, he landed his first Broadway role in "Crazy with the Heat". He became a contract player at RKO studio, playing a film noir villain in "Raw Deal" (1948).