George Raft
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-09-26
Day of Death
1980-11-25 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Acting
(2011)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
(2008)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1980)
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Petey Cane
(1978)
Sextette
as Himself
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
(1972)
Hammersmith Is Out
as Guido Scartucci
(1972)
Deadhead Miles
as George Raft
(1968)
Skidoo
as Captain Garbaldo
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1967)
Casino Royale
as Himself
(1967)
Five Golden Dragons
as Dragon #2
(1966)
The Upper Hand
as Charles Binnaggio
(1964)
The Patsy
as George Raft
(1964)
For Those Who Think Young
as Detective (uncredited)
(1961)
The Ladies Man
as Himself
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
(1959)
Jet Over The Atlantic
as Stafford
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Saloon Bouncer
(1955)
A Bullet for Joey
as Joe Victor
(1954)
Rogue Cop
as Dan Beaumonte
(1954)
Black Widow
as Detective Bruce
(1953)
The Man From Cairo
as Mike Canelli
(1952)
Loan Shark
as Joe Gargen
(1952)
Escape Route
as Steve Rossi
(1951)
I'll Get You for This
as Nick Cain
(1950)
We Will All Go to Paris
as George Raft
(1950)
Riviera Dream
as George Raft
(1949)
Johnny Allegro
as Johnny Allegro
(1949)
Red Light
as Johnny Torno
(1949)
A Dangerous Profession
as Vince Kane
(1949)
Outpost in Morocco
as Paul Gerard
(1948)
Race Street
as Dan Gannin
(1947)
Christmas Eve
as Mario Torio
(1947)
Intrigue
as Brad Dunham
(1946)
Nocturne
as Joe Warne
(1946)
Mr. Ace
as Eddie Ace
(1946)
Whistle Stop
as Kenny Veech
(1945)
Nob Hill
as Tony Angelo
(1945)
Johnny Angel
as Johnny Angel
(1944)
Follow the Boys
as Tony West
(1943)
Background to Danger
as Joe Barton
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as George Raft
(1942)
Broadway
as George Raft
(1942)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1941)
(1941)
Manpower
as Johnny Marshall
(1941)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Steve Larwitt
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Joe Fabrini
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Joe Lourik
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' Stacey
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Cliff Taylor
(1939)
The Lady's from Kentucky
as Marty Black
(1938)
You and Me
as Joe Dennis
(1938)
Spawn of the North
as Tyler Dawson
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Powdah
(1936)
It Had to Happen
as Enrico Scaffa
(1936)
Yours for the Asking
as Johnny Lamb
(1935)
Stolen Harmony
as Ray Ferraro
(1935)
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
(1935)
Rumba
as Joe Martin
(1935)
(1935)
Every Night at Eight
as Tops Cardona
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
(1934)
Bolero
as Raoul De Baere
(1934)
Limehouse Blues
as Harry Young
(1934)
The Trumpet Blows
as Manuel Montes
(1934)
All of Me
as Honey Rogers
(1933)
Midnight Club
as Nick Mason
(1933)
The Bowery
as Steve Brodie
(1933)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1933)
Pick-up
as Harry Glynn
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Eddie Jackson
(1932)
Night World
as Ed Powell
(1932)
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
(1932)
Under-Cover Man
as Nick Darrow
(1932)
Madame Racketeer
as Jack Houston
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Louie Brooks
(1932)
Night After Night
as Joe Anton
(1932)
Winner Take All
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Jimmy Kirk
(1931)
Hush Money
as Maxie
(1931)
Taxi!
as William Kenny (uncredited)
(1931)
Palmy Days
as Joe
(1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1929)
Side Street
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
(1929)
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Gigola