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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Los Angeles, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1895-09-26 |
| Died | 1980-11-25 |
Movies
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
2011
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Petey Cane
1980
Sextette
as Himself
1978
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Deadhead Miles
as George Raft
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
as Guido Scartucci
1972
Skidoo
as Captain Garbaldo
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Five Golden Dragons
as Dragon #2
1967
Casino Royale
as Himself
1967
The Upper Hand
as Charles Binnaggio
1966
The Patsy
as George Raft
1964
For Those Who Think Young
as Detective (uncredited)
1964
The Ladies Man
as Himself
1961
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
1960
Jet Over The Atlantic
as Stafford
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
1959
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Saloon Bouncer
1956
A Bullet for Joey
as Joe Victor
1955
Black Widow
as Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce
1954
Rogue Cop
as Dan Beaumonte
1954
The Man From Cairo
as Mike Canelli
1953
Escape Route
as Steve Rossi
1952
Loan Shark
as Joe Gargen
1952
I'll Get You for This
as Nick Cain
1951
We Will All Go to Paris
as George Raft
1950
A Dangerous Profession
as Vince Kane
1949
Red Light
as Johnny Torno
1949
Johnny Allegro
as Johnny Allegro
1949
Outpost in Morocco
as Paul Gerard
1949
Race Street
as Dan Gannin
1948
Intrigue
as Brad Dunham
1947
Christmas Eve
as Mario Torio
1947
Nocturne
as Joe Warne
1946
Mr. Ace
as Eddie Ace
1946
Whistle Stop
as Kenny Veech
1946
Johnny Angel
as Johnny Angel
1945
Nob Hill
as Tony Angelo
1945
Follow the Boys
as Tony West
1944
Background to Danger
as Joe Barton
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as George Raft
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
1942
Broadway
as Himself
1942
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Manpower
as Johnny Marshall
1941
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
They Drive by Night
as Joe Fabrini
1940
The House Across the Bay
as Steve Larwitt
1940
Invisible Stripes
as Cliff Taylor
1939
Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' Stacey
1939
I Stole a Million
as Joe Lourik
1939
The Lady's from Kentucky
as Marty Black
1939
Spawn of the North
as Tyler Dawson
1938
You and Me
as Joe Dennis
1938
Souls at Sea
as Powdah
1937
Yours for the Asking
as Johnny Lamb
1936
It Had to Happen
as Enrico Scaffa
1936
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Self
1935
She Couldn't Take It
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
1935
Every Night at Eight
as Tops Cardona
1935
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
1935
Stolen Harmony
as Ray Ferraro
1935
Rumba
as Joe Martin
1935
Limehouse Blues
as Harry Young
1934
The Trumpet Blows
as Manuel Montes
1934
Bolero
as Raoul De Baere
1934
All of Me
as Honey Rogers
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
The Bowery
as Steve Brodie
1933
Midnight Club
as Nick Mason
1933
Pick-up
as Harry Glynn
1933
Under-Cover Man
as Nick Darrow
1932
If I Had a Million
as Eddie Jackson
1932
Night After Night
as Joe Anton
1932
Madame Racketeer
as Jack Houston
1932
Winner Take All
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
Night World
as Ed Powell
1932
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
1932
Dancers in the Dark
as Louie Brooks
1932
Taxi!
as William Kenny (uncredited)
1931
Palmy Days
as Joe
1931
Hush Money
as Maxie
1931
Quick Millions
as Jimmy Kirk
1931
Side Street
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Dancer (uncredited)
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Gigola
1929
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