George Raft
Born
September 26, 1895
Died
November 25, 1980 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
2011
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
2008
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
1994
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Man with Bogart's Face
Petey Cane
1980
Sextette
Himself
1978
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
1973
Deadhead Miles
George Raft
1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Guido Scartucci
1972
Skidoo
Captain Garbaldo
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #2
1967
Casino Royale
Himself
1967
The Upper Hand
Charles Binnaggio
1966
Batman
Citizen in Bank (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1966
The Patsy
George Raft
1964
For Those Who Think Young
Detective (uncredited)
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The Ladies Man
Himself
1961
Ocean's Eleven
Jack Strager
1960
Jet Over The Atlantic
Stafford
1959
Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
1959
Around the World in Eighty Days
Saloon Bouncer
1956
A Bullet for Joey
Joe Victor
1955
Black Widow
Detective Bruce
1954
The Jimmy Durante Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1954
Rogue Cop
Dan Beaumonte
1954
The Man From Cairo
Mike Canelli
1953
I'm the Law
(25 episodes)
1953
Escape Route
Steve Rossi
1952
Loan Shark
Joe Gargen
1952
I'll Get You for This
Nick Cain
1951
The Jack Benny Program
The Gang leader · (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited) · (5 episodes)
1950
We Will All Go to Paris
George Raft
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
Riviera Dream
George Raft
1950
A Dangerous Profession
Vince Kane
1949
Red Light
Johnny Torno
1949
Johnny Allegro
Johnny Allegro
1949
Outpost in Morocco
Paul Gerard
1949
Race Street
Dan Gannin
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948
Intrigue
Brad Dunham
1947
Christmas Eve
Mario Torio
1947
Nocturne
Joe Warne
1946
Mr. Ace
Eddie Ace
1946
Whistle Stop
Kenny Veech
1946
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945
Nob Hill
Tony Angelo
1945
Follow the Boys
Tony West
1944
Background to Danger
Joe Barton
1943
Stage Door Canteen
George Raft
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Broadway
George Raft
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Manpower
Johnny Marshall
1941
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
They Drive by Night
Joe Fabrini
1940
The House Across the Bay
Steve Larwitt
1940
Invisible Stripes
Cliff Taylor
1939
Each Dawn I Die
'Hood' Stacey
1939
I Stole a Million
Joe Lourik
1939
The Lady's from Kentucky
Marty Black
1939
Spawn of the North
Tyler Dawson
1938
You and Me
Joe Dennis
1938
Souls at Sea
Powdah
1937
Yours for the Asking
Johnny Lamb
1936
It Had to Happen
Enrico Scaffa
1936
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self
1935
She Couldn't Take It
Joe "Spot" Ricardi
1935
Every Night at Eight
Tops Cardona
1935
The Glass Key
Ed Beaumont
1935
Stolen Harmony
Ray Ferraro
1935
Rumba
Joe Martin
1935
Limehouse Blues
Harry Young
1934
The Trumpet Blows
Manuel Montes
1934
Bolero
Raoul De Baere
1934
All of Me
Honey Rogers
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
The Bowery
Steve Brodie
1933
Midnight Club
Nick Mason
1933
Pick-up
Harry Glynn
1933
Under-Cover Man
Nick Darrow
1932
If I Had a Million
Eddie Jackson
1932
Night After Night
Joe Anton
1932
Madame Racketeer
Jack Houston
1932
Winner Take All
Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
Night World
Ed Powell
1932
Scarface
Guino Rinaldo
1932
Dancers in the Dark
Louie Brooks
1932
Taxi!
William Kenny (uncredited)
1931
Palmy Days
Joe
1931
Hush Money
Maxie
1931
Quick Millions
Jimmy Kirk
1931
Side Street
Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Dancer (uncredited)
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
Gigola
1929