George Raft
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1901-09-26
- Died
- 1980-11-25
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- George Ranft · Georgie · Джордж Рафт
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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Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Batman
1966
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as The Gang leader
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
I'm the Law
1953
Rogues Gallery
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (96)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Spats Colombo
Casino Royale
1967
as Himself
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Saloon Bouncer
Scarface
1932
as Guino Rinaldo
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Jack Strager
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Ray Ferraro
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Deadhead Miles
1972
as George Raft
Midnight Club
1933
as Nick Mason
Black Widow
1954
as Detective Bruce
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Joe Fabrini
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
You and Me
1938
as Joe Dennis
Taxi!
1932
as William Kenny (uncredited)
The Patsy
1964
as George Raft
If I Had a Million
1932
as Eddie Jackson
The Ladies Man
1961
as Himself
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Steve Larwitt
Skidoo
1968
as Captain Garbaldo
Christmas Eve
1947
as Mario Torio
Nob Hill
1945
as Tony Angelo
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Manpower
1941
as Johnny Marshall
Sextette
1978
as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Cliff Taylor
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Jack Houston
Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Dragon #2
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Race Street
1948
as Dan Gannin
Follow the Boys
1944
as Tony West
Nocturne
1946
as Joe Warne
Broadway
1942
as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Detective (uncredited)
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
as Petey Cane
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as George Raft
Quick Millions
1931
as Jimmy Kirk
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Paul Gerard
Intrigue
1947
as Brad Dunham
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as 'Hood' Stacey
The Bowery
1933
as Steve Brodie
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Souls at Sea
1937
as Powdah
Rogue Cop
1954
as Dan Beaumonte
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Bolero
1934
as Raoul De Baere
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Guido Scartucci
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Side Street
1929
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
Night World
1932
as Ed Powell
All of Me
1934
as Honey Rogers
Background to Danger
1943
as Joe Barton
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Vince Kane
Johnny Angel
1945
as Johnny Angel
Whistle Stop
1946
as Kenny Veech
The Upper Hand
1966
as Charles Binnaggio
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Joe Victor
Night After Night
1932
as Joe Anton
Spawn of the North
1938
as Tyler Dawson
Johnny Allegro
1949
as Johnny Allegro
I Stole a Million
1939
as Joe Lourik
Red Light
1949
as Johnny Torno
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Pick-up
1933
as Harry Glynn
I'll Get You for This
1951
as Nick Cain
The Glass Key
1935
as Ed Beaumont
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Loan Shark
1952
as Joe Gargen
Rumba
1935
as Joe Martin
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Johnny Lamb
Winner Take All
1932
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man From Cairo
1953
as Mike Canelli
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Manuel Montes
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Nick Darrow
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Tops Cardona
Riviera Dream
1950
as George Raft
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Harry Young
Hush Money
1931
as Maxie
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
as Marty Black
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
Palmy Days
1931
as Joe
It Had to Happen
1936
as Enrico Scaffa
We Will All Go to Paris
1950
as George Raft
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Louie Brooks
Escape Route
1952
as Steve Rossi
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959
as Stafford
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929
as Dancer (uncredited)
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Gigola
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Ace
1946
as Eddie Ace
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
as Self
About George Raft
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-… With 108 credits spanning from 1929 to 2011, George Raft has appeared in 96 films and 12 TV shows.
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