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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 26, 1895
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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George Raft
Biography
George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, today Raft is mostly known for his gangster roles in the original Scarface (1932), Each Dawn I Die (1939), and Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot, as a dancer in Bolero (1934), and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Petey Cane |
| 1978 | Sextette | Himself |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | Guido Scartucci |
| 1972 | Deadhead Miles | George Raft |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Skidoo | Captain Garbaldo |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Himself |
| 1967 | Five Golden Dragons | Dragon #2 |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand | Charles Binnaggio |
| 1964 | The Patsy | George Raft |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Himself |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Jack Strager |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Spats Colombo |
| 1959 | Jet Over The Atlantic | Stafford |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Saloon Bouncer |
| 1955 | A Bullet for Joey | Joe Victor |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | Dan Beaumonte |
| 1954 | Black Widow | Detective Bruce |
| 1953 | The Man From Cairo | Mike Canelli |
| 1952 | Loan Shark | Joe Gargen |
| 1952 | Escape Route | Steve Rossi |
| 1951 | I'll Get You for This | Nick Cain |
| 1950 | We Will All Go to Paris | George Raft |
| 1950 | Riviera Dream | George Raft |
| 1949 | Red Light | Johnny Torno |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro | Johnny Allegro |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Vince Kane |
| 1949 | Outpost in Morocco | Paul Gerard |
| 1948 | Race Street | Dan Gannin |
| 1947 | Intrigue | Brad Dunham |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Mario Torio |
| 1946 | Nocturne | Joe Warne |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Kenny Veech |
| 1946 | Mr. Ace | Eddie Ace |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Johnny Angel |
| 1945 | Nob Hill | Tony Angelo |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Tony West |
| 1943 | Background to Danger | Joe Barton |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | George Raft |
| 1942 | Broadway | George Raft |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | Manpower | Johnny Marshall |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay | Steve Larwitt |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Joe Fabrini |
| 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | 'Hood' Stacey |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Joe Lourik |
| 1939 | The Lady's from Kentucky | Marty Black |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Cliff Taylor |
| 1938 | You and Me | Joe Dennis |
| 1938 | Spawn of the North | Tyler Dawson |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Powdah |
| 1936 | It Had to Happen | Enrico Scaffa |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking | Johnny Lamb |
| 1935 | The Glass Key | Ed Beaumont |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Joe "Spot" Ricardi |
| 1935 | Every Night at Eight | Tops Cardona |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony | Ray Ferraro |
| 1935 | Rumba | Joe Martin |
| 1935 | The Fashion Side of Hollywood | Self |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Manuel Montes |
| 1934 | Limehouse Blues | Harry Young |
| 1934 | Bolero | Raoul De Baere |
| 1934 | All of Me | Honey Rogers |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Harry Glynn |
| 1933 | Midnight Club | Nick Mason |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Steve Brodie |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Scarface | Guino Rinaldo |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Joe Anton |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Eddie Jackson |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Madame Racketeer | Jack Houston |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark | Louie Brooks |
| 1932 | Night World | Ed Powell |
| 1932 | Under-Cover Man | Nick Darrow |
| 1931 | Palmy Days | Joe |
| 1931 | Quick Millions | Jimmy Kirk |
| 1931 | Taxi! | William Kenny (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Hush Money | Maxie |
| 1929 | Queen of the Night Clubs | Gigola |
| 1929 | Gold Diggers of Broadway | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Side Street | Georgie Ames (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Batman | Citizen in Bank (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante Show | Self |
| 1953 | I'm the Law | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | The Gang leader |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |