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George Raft

George Raft

Acting1901Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

George Raft (born George Ranft; 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. 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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Acting History

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
2008
1997
Rogues Gallery
TVas Self (archive footage)
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1992
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
1978
Sextette
as Himself
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1973
1972
Deadhead Miles
as George Raft
Hammersmith Is Out
as Guido Scartucci
1971
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self (uncredited)• 2 eps
1968
Skidoo
as Captain Garbaldo
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1967
Casino Royale
as Himself
Batman
TVas Citizen in Bank (uncredited)• 1 eps
1966
The Upper Hand
as Charles Binnaggio
1964
The Patsy
as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
as Detective (uncredited)
1962
1961
The Ladies Man
as Himself
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
1956
1955
A Bullet for Joey
as Joe Victor
The Jack Benny Program
TVas The Gang leader• 1 eps
1954
Rogue Cop
as Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
as Detective Bruce
1953
The Man From Cairo
as Mike Canelli
What's My Line?
TVas Self• 1 eps
1952
Loan Shark
as Joe Gargen
Escape Route
as Steve Rossi
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self (uncredited)• 5 eps
1950
Riviera Dream
as George Raft
1949
Red Light
as Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro
as Johnny Allegro
Outpost in Morocco
as Paul Gerard
1948
Race Street
as Dan Gannin
1947
Intrigue
as Brad Dunham
Christmas Eve
as Mario Torio
1946
Nocturne
as Joe Warne
Whistle Stop
as Kenny Veech
Mr. Ace
as Eddie Ace
1945
Johnny Angel
as Johnny Angel
Nob Hill
as Tony Angelo
1944
Follow the Boys
as Tony West
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as George Raft
1942
Broadway
as George Raft
1941
Manpower
as Johnny Marshall
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940
The House Across the Bay
as Steve Larwitt
They Drive by Night
as Joe Fabrini
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Cliff Taylor
Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' Stacey
I Stole a Million
as Joe Lourik
1938
You and Me
as Joe Dennis
Spawn of the North
as Tyler Dawson
1937
Souls at Sea
as Powdah
1936
It Had to Happen
as Enrico Scaffa
Yours for the Asking
as Johnny Lamb
1935
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
She Couldn't Take It
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Every Night at Eight
as Tops Cardona
Stolen Harmony
as Ray Ferraro
Rumba
as Joe Martin
1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Manuel Montes
Bolero
as Raoul De Baere
Limehouse Blues
as Harry Young
All of Me
as Honey Rogers
1933
The Bowery
as Steve Brodie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midnight Club
as Nick Mason
Pick-up
as Harry Glynn
1932
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
Night World
as Ed Powell
Madame Racketeer
as Jack Houston
Taxi!
as William Kenny (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Eddie Jackson
Night After Night
as Joe Anton
Winner Take All
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man
as Nick Darrow
Dancers in the Dark
as Louie Brooks
1931
Quick Millions
as Jimmy Kirk
Hush Money
as Maxie
1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Dancer (uncredited)
Side Street
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/26/1901
Day of Death
11/25/1980
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA