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George Raft
George Raft

George Raft

ActingBorn September 26, 1901Died November 25, 1980 (age 79)Los 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)

Movie
2008Movie
1997
Rogues Gallery

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1992Movie
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1978
Sextette

as Self

Movie
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1973Movie
1972
Deadhead Miles

as George Raft

Movie
1972
Hammersmith Is Out

as Guido Scartucci

Movie
1968
Skidoo

as Captain Garbaldo

Movie
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967Movie
1967
Casino Royale

as Himself

Movie
1966
The Upper Hand

as Charles Binnaggio

Movie
1966
Batman

as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)

TV
1964
The Patsy

as George Raft

Movie
1964
For Those Who Think Young

as Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1962TV
1961
The Ladies Man

as Himself

Movie
1960
Ocean's Eleven

as Jack Strager

Movie
1959Movie
1959
Some Like It Hot

as Spats Colombo

Movie
1956Movie
1955
A Bullet for Joey

as Joe Victor

Movie
1954
Black Widow

as Detective Bruce

Movie
1954
Rogue Cop

as Dan Beaumonte

Movie
1953
The Man From Cairo

as Mike Canelli

Movie
1953
I'm the Law

as Police Lt. George Kirby

TV
1952
Escape Route

as Steve Rossi

Movie
1952
Loan Shark

as Joe Gargen

Movie
1951Movie
1950TV
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1950Movie
1950TV
1950
Riviera Dream

as George Raft

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Red Light

as Johnny Torno

Movie
1949
Johnny Allegro

as Johnny Allegro

Movie
1949
Outpost in Morocco

as Paul Gerard

Movie
1948
Race Street

as Dan Gannin

Movie
1947
Intrigue

as Brad Dunham

Movie
1947
Christmas Eve

as Mario Torio

Movie
1946
Nocturne

as Joe Warne

Movie
1946
Mr. Ace

as Eddie Ace

Movie
1946
Whistle Stop

as Kenny Veech

Movie
1945
Johnny Angel

as Johnny Angel

Movie
1945
Nob Hill

as Tony Angelo

Movie
1944
Follow the Boys

as Tony West

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Stage Door Canteen

as George Raft

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Broadway

as George Raft

Movie
1941
Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Manpower

as Johnny Marshall

Movie
1940Movie
1940
They Drive by Night

as Joe Fabrini

Movie
1940
The House Across the Bay

as Steve Larwitt

Movie
1939
Invisible Stripes

as Cliff Taylor

Movie
1939
Each Dawn I Die

as 'Hood' Stacey

Movie
1939
I Stole a Million

as Joe Lourik

Movie
1939Movie
1938
Spawn of the North

as Tyler Dawson

Movie
1938
You and Me

as Joe Dennis

Movie
1937
Souls at Sea

as Powdah

Movie
1936
Yours for the Asking

as Johnny Lamb

Movie
1936
It Had to Happen

as Enrico Scaffa

Movie
1935
She Couldn't Take It

as Joe "Spot" Ricardi

Movie
1935
Every Night at Eight

as Tops Cardona

Movie
1935
The Glass Key

as Ed Beaumont

Movie
1935
Stolen Harmony

as Ray Ferraro

Movie
1935
Rumba

as Joe Martin

Movie
1934
Limehouse Blues

as Harry Young

Movie
1934
The Trumpet Blows

as Manuel Montes

Movie
1934
Bolero

as Raoul De Baere

Movie
1934
All of Me

as Honey Rogers

Movie
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1933
The Bowery

as Steve Brodie

Movie
1933
Midnight Club

as Nick Mason

Movie
1933
Pick-up

as Harry Glynn

Movie
1932
Under-Cover Man

as Nick Darrow

Movie
1932
If I Had a Million

as Eddie Jackson

Movie
1932
Night After Night

as Joe Anton

Movie
1932
Madame Racketeer

as Jack Houston

Movie
1932
Winner Take All

as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Night World

as Ed Powell

Movie
1932
Scarface

as Guino Rinaldo

Movie
1932
Dancers in the Dark

as Louie Brooks

Movie
1932
Taxi!

as William Kenny (uncredited)

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Hush Money

as Maxie

Movie
1931
Quick Millions

as Jimmy Kirk

Movie
1929
Side Street

as Georgie Ames (uncredited)

Movie
1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway

as Dancer (uncredited)

Movie
1929Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 26, 1901
Day of DeathNovember 25, 1980
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
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