George Raft
Acting
Born: September 26, 1901 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: November 25, 1980 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Some Like It Hot
1959
Casino Royale
1967
Scarface
1932
Batman
1966
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Ocean's Eleven
1960
The Ladies Man
1961
They Drive by Night
1940
Each Dawn I Die
1939
The Patsy
1964
Black Widow
1954
If I Had a Million
1932
Photos (5)
Movies (78)
Casino Royale
George Raft
Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
Ocean's Eleven
Jack Strager
Around the World in 80 Days
Saloon Bouncer
Scarface
Guino Rinaldo
The Upper Hand
Charles Binnaggio
Invisible Stripes
Cliff Taylor
They Drive by Night
Joe Fabrini
The Patsy
George Raft
Background to Danger
Joe Barton
Each Dawn I Die
'Hood' Stacey
The Man with Bogart's Face
Petey Cane
Black Widow
Detective Bruce
Taxi!
William Kenny (uncredited)
You and Me
Joe Dennis
Whistle Stop
Kenny Veech
For Those Who Think Young
Detective (uncredited)
Stage Door Canteen
George Raft
She Couldn't Take It
Joe "Spot" Ricardi
I Stole a Million
Joe Lourik
The House Across the Bay
Steve Larwitt
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #2
Rogue Cop
Dan Beaumonte
A Bullet for Joey
Joe Victor
Rumba
Joe Martin
Follow the Boys
Tony West
Manpower
Johnny Marshall
Hammersmith Is Out
Guido Scartucci
Night World
Ed Powell
Deadhead Miles
George Raft
Pick-up
Harry Glynn
Spawn of the North
Tyler Dawson
A Dangerous Profession
Vince Kane
Nocturne
Joe Warne
If I Had a Million
Eddie Jackson
The Lady's from Kentucky
Marty Black
Yours for the Asking
Johnny Lamb
Every Night at Eight
Tops Cardona
Loan Shark
Joe Gargen
The Bowery
Steve Brodie
Riviera Dream
George Raft
Jet Over The Atlantic
Stafford
Quick Millions
Jimmy Kirk
Souls at Sea
Powdah
Skidoo
Captain Garbaldo
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Dancer (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark
Louie Brooks
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Palmy Days
Joe
It Had to Happen
Enrico Scaffa
The Man From Cairo
Mike Canelli
Mr. Ace
Eddie Ace
Christmas Eve
Mario Torio
Race Street
Dan Gannin
Stolen Harmony
Ray Ferraro
Outpost in Morocco
Paul Gerard
Nob Hill
Tony Angelo
Escape Route
Steve Rossi
Side Street
Georgie Ames (uncredited)
We Will All Go to Paris
George Raft
Under-Cover Man
Nick Darrow
Red Light
Johnny Torno
Broadway
George Raft
Hush Money
Maxie
Queen of the Night Clubs
Gigola
Bolero
Raoul De Baere
Winner Take All
Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'll Get You for This
Nick Cain
Night After Night
Joe Anton
Intrigue
Brad Dunham
Johnny Allegro
Johnny Allegro
All of Me
Honey Rogers
Limehouse Blues
Harry Young
Midnight Club
Nick Mason
The Glass Key
Ed Beaumont
Madame Racketeer
Jack Houston
The Trumpet Blows
Manuel Montes
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited) · 5 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Ladies Man
Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Rogues Gallery
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Sextette
Self
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Self
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1940
Self