George Raft
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1901-09-26
- Died
- 1980-11-25
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- George Ranft · Georgie · Джордж Рафт
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
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Batman
1966
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as The Gang leader
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
I'm the Law
1953
Rogues Gallery
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (96)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Spats Colombo
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Saloon Bouncer
Casino Royale
1967
as Himself
Scarface
1932
as Guino Rinaldo
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Jack Strager
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Ray Ferraro
Deadhead Miles
1972
as George Raft
Midnight Club
1933
as Nick Mason
Black Widow
1954
as Detective Bruce
Christmas Eve
1947
as Mario Torio
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Jack Houston
Skidoo
1968
as Captain Garbaldo
Taxi!
1932
as William Kenny (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Side Street
1929
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro
1949
as Johnny Allegro
You and Me
1938
as Joe Dennis
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Steve Larwitt
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Johnny Angel
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
as Petey Cane
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
They Drive by Night
1940
as Joe Fabrini
The Patsy
1964
as George Raft
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self (archive footage)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Eddie Jackson
Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Dragon #2
Follow the Boys
1944
as Tony West
The Ladies Man
1961
as Himself
Sextette
1978
as Self
Manpower
1941
as Johnny Marshall
Rogue Cop
1954
as Dan Beaumonte
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as George Raft
Intrigue
1947
as Brad Dunham
I Stole a Million
1939
as Joe Lourik
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Rumba
1935
as Joe Martin
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Detective (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Dan Gannin
Mr. Ace
1946
as Eddie Ace
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Cliff Taylor
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Guido Scartucci
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Night World
1932
as Ed Powell
Pick-up
1933
as Harry Glynn
Hush Money
1931
as Maxie
Nocturne
1946
as Joe Warne
Background to Danger
1943
as Joe Barton
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Vince Kane
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Joe Victor
Whistle Stop
1946
as Kenny Veech
Nob Hill
1945
as Tony Angelo
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as 'Hood' Stacey
Broadway
1942
as George Raft
Riviera Dream
1950
as George Raft
Quick Millions
1931
as Jimmy Kirk
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Paul Gerard
Winner Take All
1932
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
as Self (archive footage)
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Loan Shark
1952
as Joe Gargen
The Upper Hand
1966
as Charles Binnaggio
Night After Night
1932
as Joe Anton
All of Me
1934
as Honey Rogers
The Bowery
1933
as Steve Brodie
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Nick Darrow
Red Light
1949
as Johnny Torno
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
The Man From Cairo
1953
as Mike Canelli
Spawn of the North
1938
as Tyler Dawson
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Gigola
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
Bolero
1934
as Raoul De Baere
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Johnny Lamb
Souls at Sea
1937
as Powdah
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Louie Brooks
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Palmy Days
1931
as Joe
It Had to Happen
1936
as Enrico Scaffa
Escape Route
1952
as Steve Rossi
We Will All Go to Paris
1950
as George Raft
The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Manuel Montes
I'll Get You for This
1951
as Nick Cain
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Harry Young
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Tops Cardona
The Glass Key
1935
as Ed Beaumont
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939
as Marty Black
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929
as Dancer (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959
as Stafford
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
as Self
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
About George Raft
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-… With 108 credits spanning from 1929 to 2011, George Raft has appeared in 96 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Saloon Bouncer
- Casino Royale (1967) — as Himself
- Scarface (1932) — as Guino Rinaldo
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Jack Strager
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