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George Raft

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).

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Born

Sep 26, 1901

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

Nov 25, 1980

Known For

Acting

Movies

96 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 as Saloon Bouncer
★ 6.6
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959 as Spats Colombo
★ 8.1
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 as Himself
★ 5.3
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
1960 as Jack Strager
★ 6.4
Scarface
Scarface
1932 as Guino Rinaldo
★ 7.4
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 as Joe Fabrini
★ 6.9
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 as George Raft
★ 6.2
Black Widow
Black Widow
1954 as Detective Bruce
★ 6.3
Sextette
Sextette
1978 as Self
★ 3.7
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand
1966 as Charles Binnaggio
★ 6.3
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 as Cliff Taylor
★ 6.1
A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey
1955 as Joe Victor
★ 5.7
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
1961 as Himself
★ 6.3
Manpower
Manpower
1941 as Johnny Marshall
★ 6.6
Nocturne
Nocturne
1946 as Joe Warne
★ 5.9
Skidoo
Skidoo
1968 as Captain Garbaldo
★ 4.7
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 as Johnny Angel
★ 5.9
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as George Raft
★ 6.1
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea
1937 as Powdah
★ 6.3
Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop
1954 as Dan Beaumonte
★ 5.3
Taxi!
Taxi!
1932 as William Kenny (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
1967 as Dragon #2
★ 5.1
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
1931 as Jimmy Kirk
★ 7.1
Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop
1946 as Kenny Veech
★ 4.3
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933 as Steve Brodie
★ 5.0
Red Light
Red Light
1949 as Johnny Torno
★ 5.8
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
1943 as Joe Barton
★ 6.6
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 as Self
★ 6.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
★ 6.5
A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession
1949 as Vince Kane
★ 5.6
For Those Who Think Young
For Those Who Think Young
1964 as Detective (uncredited)
★ 5.2
You and Me
You and Me
1938 as Joe Dennis
★ 6.5
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 as Eddie Jackson
★ 6.6
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 as 'Hood' Stacey
★ 6.8
Johnny Allegro
Johnny Allegro
1949 as Johnny Allegro
★ 6.4
Loan Shark
Loan Shark
1952 as Joe Gargen
★ 5.5
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935 as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
★ 4.5
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1935 as Ed Beaumont
★ 6.4
Rumba
Rumba
1935 as Joe Martin
★ 6.0
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 as Steve Larwitt
★ 5.5
Broadway
Broadway
1942 as George Raft
★ 5.5
Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North
1938 as Tyler Dawson
★ 5.7
Jet Over The Atlantic
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959 as Stafford
★ 5.4
The Man with Bogart's Face
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980 as Petey Cane
★ 5.9
Every Night at Eight
Every Night at Eight
1935 as Tops Cardona
★ 6.7
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles
1972 as George Raft
★ 5.5
Midnight Club
Midnight Club
1933 as Nick Mason
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
1932 as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 as Tony West
★ 5.3
Intrigue
Intrigue
1947 as Brad Dunham
★ 5.2
Bolero
Bolero
1934 as Raoul De Baere
★ 6.3
Night World
Night World
1932 as Ed Powell
★ 6.7
Palmy Days
Palmy Days
1931 as Joe
★ 7.0
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
1947 as Mario Torio
★ 5.1
Riviera Dream
Riviera Dream
1950 as George Raft
Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer
1932 as Jack Houston
★ 4.8
Hush Money
Hush Money
1931 as Maxie
I'll Get You for This
I'll Get You for This
1951 as Nick Cain
★ 6.8
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
Night After Night
Night After Night
1932 as Joe Anton
★ 6.2
Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking
1936 as Johnny Lamb
★ 3.5
Race Street
Race Street
1948 as Dan Gannin
★ 5.8
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 as Guido Scartucci
★ 5.7
Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony
1935 as Ray Ferraro
★ 6.0
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Joe Lourik
★ 6.0
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929 as Dancer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Dancers in the Dark
Dancers in the Dark
1932 as Louie Brooks
★ 4.8
Under-Cover Man
Under-Cover Man
1932 as Nick Darrow
★ 4.5
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 as Himself (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
★ 6.9
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
All of Me
All of Me
1934 as Honey Rogers
★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Side Street
Side Street
1929 as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Pick-up
Pick-up
1933 as Harry Glynn
★ 4.0
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows
1934 as Manuel Montes
★ 5.0
We Will All Go to Paris
We Will All Go to Paris
1950 as George Raft
★ 5.2
It Had to Happen
It Had to Happen
1936 as Enrico Scaffa
★ 5.5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man From Cairo
The Man From Cairo
1953 as Mike Canelli
★ 5.0
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980 as Self
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939 as Marty Black
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco
1949 as Paul Gerard
★ 4.8
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
★ 6.0
Limehouse Blues
Limehouse Blues
1934 as Harry Young
★ 3.7
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace
1946 as Eddie Ace
★ 5.6
Nob Hill
Nob Hill
1945 as Tony Angelo
★ 5.7
Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929 as Gigola
Escape Route
Escape Route
1952 as Steve Rossi
★ 5.2