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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

1.4

Known For

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959 as Spats Colombo
★ 8.1
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1967 as George Raft
★ 5.3
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 as Saloon Bouncer
★ 6.7
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
1960 as Jack Strager
★ 6.4
Scarface
Scarface
1932 as Guino Rinaldo
★ 7.4
Black Widow
Black Widow
1954 as Detective Bruce
★ 6.4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
1967 as Dragon #2
★ 5.2
Pick-up
Pick-up
1933 as Harry Glynn
★ 5.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
1961 as Himself
★ 6.3
Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop
1946 as Kenny Veech
★ 4.4
Riviera Dream
Riviera Dream
1950 as George Raft
A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession
1949 as Vince Kane
★ 5.7
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 as Joe Fabrini
★ 6.9
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 as Self
★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Manpower
Manpower
1941 as Johnny Marshall
★ 6.5
For Those Who Think Young
For Those Who Think Young
1964 as Detective (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace
1946 as Eddie Ace
★ 5.8
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 as Cliff Taylor
★ 6.2
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as George Raft
★ 6.3
A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey
1955 as Joe Victor
★ 5.8
Palmy Days
Palmy Days
1931 as Joe
★ 7.3
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 as Self (archive footage)
The Man with Bogart's Face
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980 as Petey Cane
★ 6.0
You and Me
You and Me
1938 as Joe Dennis
★ 6.6
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 as 'Hood' Stacey
★ 6.8
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 as Johnny Angel
★ 6.0
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 as George Raft
★ 6.2
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 as Eddie Jackson
★ 6.5
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea
1937 as Powdah
★ 6.5
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand
1966 as Charles Binnaggio
★ 6.3
Sextette
Sextette
1978 as Self
★ 4.0
Rumba
Rumba
1935 as Joe Martin
★ 6.5
Red Light
Red Light
1949 as Johnny Torno
★ 5.9
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 as Tony West
★ 5.7
Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North
1938 as Tyler Dawson
★ 6.1
movie
★ 8.0
Skidoo
Skidoo
1968 as Captain Garbaldo
★ 4.7
Loan Shark
Loan Shark
1952 as Joe Gargen
★ 5.7
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
★ 6.3
Nocturne
Nocturne
1946 as Joe Warne
★ 5.9
Taxi!
Taxi!
1932 as William Kenny (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
1943 as Joe Barton
★ 6.7
Broadway
Broadway
1942 as George Raft
★ 6.4
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935 as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
★ 5.3
Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop
1954 as Dan Beaumonte
★ 5.7
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
1947 as Mario Torio
★ 5.4
Bolero
Bolero
1934 as Raoul De Baere
★ 6.4
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
1935 as Ed Beaumont
★ 6.5
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933 as Steve Brodie
★ 5.4
Night After Night
Night After Night
1932 as Joe Anton
★ 6.3
Race Street
Race Street
1948 as Dan Gannin
★ 6.0
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
★ 6.9
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 as Guido Scartucci
★ 5.9
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
★ 6.5
I'll Get You for This
I'll Get You for This
1951 as Nick Cain
★ 7.0
Side Street
Side Street
1929 as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking
1936 as Johnny Lamb
★ 5.3
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 as Himself (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 as Steve Larwitt
★ 5.6
Jet Over The Atlantic
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959 as Stafford
★ 6.0
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco
1949 as Paul Gerard
★ 5.3
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
1932 as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.4
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Joe Lourik
★ 8.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929 as Gigola
★ 8.0
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980 as Self
Hush Money
Hush Money
1931 as Maxie
★ 10.0
Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony
1935 as Ray Ferraro
★ 8.0
Night World
Night World
1932 as Ed Powell
★ 6.8
Johnny Allegro
Johnny Allegro
1949 as Johnny Allegro
★ 6.4
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer
1932 as Jack Houston
★ 5.3
Every Night at Eight
Every Night at Eight
1935 as Tops Cardona
★ 7.0
Escape Route
Escape Route
1952 as Steve Rossi
★ 5.7
Dancers in the Dark
Dancers in the Dark
1932 as Louie Brooks
★ 5.7
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
1931 as Jimmy Kirk
★ 7.3
All of Me
All of Me
1934 as Honey Rogers
★ 7.0
Nob Hill
Nob Hill
1945 as Tony Angelo
★ 6.3
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles
1972 as George Raft
★ 6.2
It Had to Happen
It Had to Happen
1936 as Enrico Scaffa
★ 6.3
Intrigue
Intrigue
1947 as Brad Dunham
★ 5.6
We Will All Go to Paris
We Will All Go to Paris
1950 as George Raft
★ 5.5
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows
1934 as Manuel Montes
★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929 as Dancer (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Man From Cairo
The Man From Cairo
1953 as Mike Canelli
★ 5.6
Midnight Club
Midnight Club
1933 as Nick Mason
★ 9.0
The Lady's from Kentucky
The Lady's from Kentucky
1939 as Marty Black
★ 8.0
Limehouse Blues
Limehouse Blues
1934 as Harry Young
★ 4.4
Under-Cover Man
Under-Cover Man
1932 as Nick Darrow
★ 6.3