George Raft

male

Born on September 26, 1901 (124 years old)

Passed Away on November 25, 1980

From Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

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

George Raft

Biography

Cast Credits

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

The Man with Bogart's Face

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Sextette

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Hammersmith Is Out

Deadhead Miles

The Movie Orgy

Skidoo

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Casino Royale

Five Golden Dragons

The Upper Hand

Batman

The Patsy

For Those Who Think Young

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Ladies Man

The Mike Douglas Show

Ocean's Eleven

Some Like It Hot

Jet Over The Atlantic

Around the World in 80 Days

A Bullet for Joey

Rogue Cop

Black Widow

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Man From Cairo

I'm the Law

Loan Shark

Escape Route

I'll Get You for This

We Will All Go to Paris

Riviera Dream

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Jack Benny Program

What's My Line?

Red Light

Johnny Allegro

A Dangerous Profession

Outpost in Morocco

Race Street

The Ed Sullivan Show

Intrigue

Christmas Eve

Nocturne

Whistle Stop

Mr. Ace

Johnny Angel

Nob Hill

Follow the Boys

Background to Danger

Stage Door Canteen

Broadway

Breakdowns of 1942

Manpower

Breakdowns of 1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

The House Across the Bay

They Drive by Night

Breakdowns of 1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Each Dawn I Die

I Stole a Million

The Lady's from Kentucky

Invisible Stripes

You and Me

Spawn of the North

Souls at Sea

It Had to Happen

Yours for the Asking

The Glass Key