George Raft
Known for
Acting
Life
1901 – 1980 (aged 79)
Born in
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
170 cm (5′ 7″)
Credits
View on IMDb82 acting credits
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
Some Like It Hot
19 Mar 1959
Casino Royale
18 Apr 1967
Scarface
09 Apr 1932
Batman
12 Jan 1966
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
Ocean's Eleven
10 Aug 1960
They Drive by Night
26 Jul 1940
Each Dawn I Die
19 Aug 1939
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Filmography
1992
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Filesas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
- The Man with Bogart's Faceas Petey Cane
1972
- Deadhead Milesas George Raft
- Hammersmith Is Outas Guido Scartucci
1968
- Skidooas Captain Garbaldo
1967
- Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #2
- Casino Royaleas George Raft
1966
- The Upper Handas Charles Binnaggio
- Batmanas Citizen in Bank (uncredited)1 episode
1964
- The Patsyas George Raft
- For Those Who Think Youngas Detective (uncredited)
1960
- Ocean's Elevenas Jack Strager
1959
- Jet Over The Atlanticas Stafford
- Some Like It Hotas Spats Colombo
1956
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Saloon Bouncer
1955
- A Bullet for Joeyas Joe Victor
1954
- Black Widowas Detective Bruce
- Rogue Copas Dan Beaumonte
1953
- The Man From Cairoas Mike Canelli
- I'm the Lawas Police Lt. George Kirby25 episodes
1952
- Escape Routeas Steve Rossi
- Loan Sharkas Joe Gargen
1951
- I'll Get You for Thisas Nick Cain
1950
- The Jack Benny Programas Gang Leader1 episode
- We Will All Go to Parisas George Raft
- Riviera Dreamas George Raft
1949
- A Dangerous Professionas Vince Kane
- Red Lightas Johnny Torno
- Johnny Allegroas Johnny Allegro
- Outpost in Moroccoas Paul Gerard
1948
- Race Streetas Dan Gannin
1947
- Intrigueas Brad Dunham
- Christmas Eveas Mario Torio
1946
- Nocturneas Joe Warne
- Mr. Aceas Eddie Ace
- Whistle Stopas Kenny Veech
1945
- Johnny Angelas Johnny Angel
- Nob Hillas Tony Angelo
1944
- Follow the Boysas Tony West
1943
- Background to Dangeras Joe Barton
- Stage Door Canteenas George Raft
1942
- Broadwayas George Raft
1941
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- Manpoweras Johnny Marshall
1940
- They Drive by Nightas Joe Fabrini
- The House Across the Bayas Steve Larwitt
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Cliff Taylor
- Each Dawn I Dieas 'Hood' Stacey
- I Stole a Millionas Joe Lourik
- The Lady's from Kentuckyas Marty Black
1938
- Spawn of the Northas Tyler Dawson
- You and Meas Joe Dennis
1937
- Souls at Seaas Powdah
1936
- Yours for the Askingas Johnny Lamb
- It Had to Happenas Enrico Scaffa
1935
- She Couldn't Take Itas Joe "Spot" Ricardi
- Every Night at Eightas Tops Cardona
- The Glass Keyas Ed Beaumont
- Stolen Harmonyas Ray Ferraro
- Rumbaas Joe Martin
1934
- Limehouse Bluesas Harry Young
- The Trumpet Blowsas Manuel Montes
- Boleroas Raoul De Baere
- All of Meas Honey Rogers
1933
- The Boweryas Steve Brodie
- Midnight Clubas Nick Mason
- Pick-upas Harry Glynn
1932
- Under-Cover Manas Nick Darrow
- If I Had a Millionas Eddie Jackson
- Night After Nightas Joe Anton
- Madame Racketeeras Jack Houston
- Winner Take Allas Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Night Worldas Ed Powell
- Scarfaceas Guino Rinaldo
- Dancers in the Darkas Louie Brooks
- Taxi!as William Kenny (uncredited)
1931
- Palmy Daysas Joe
- Hush Moneyas Maxie
- Quick Millionsas Jimmy Kirk
1929
- Side Streetas Georgie Ames (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of Broadwayas Dancer (uncredited)
- Queen of the Night Clubsas Gigola