George Raft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1901
- Died
- November 25, 1980 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rogues Gallery
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Bogart's Face
Movie · as Petey Cane
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Sextette
Movie · as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out
Movie · as Guido Scartucci
Deadhead Miles
Movie · as George Raft
The Great Sex War
Movie · as Self
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Skidoo
Movie · as Captain Garbaldo
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Casino Royale
Movie · as George Raft
Five Golden Dragons
Movie · as Dragon #2
The Upper Hand
Movie · as Charles Binnaggio
Batman
TV · as Citizen in Bank (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Patsy
Movie · as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ladies Man
Movie · as Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ocean's Eleven
Movie · as Jack Strager
Some Like It Hot
Movie · as Spats Colombo
Jet Over The Atlantic
Movie · as Stafford
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Saloon Bouncer
A Bullet for Joey
Movie · as Joe Victor
Rogue Cop
Movie · as Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
Movie · as Detective Bruce
The Jimmy Durante Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Man From Cairo
Movie · as Mike Canelli
I'm the Law
TV · as Police Lt. George Kirby · 25 eps
Loan Shark
Movie · as Joe Gargen
Escape Route
Movie · as Steve Rossi
I'll Get You for This
Movie · as Nick Cain
We Will All Go to Paris
Movie · as George Raft
Riviera Dream
Movie · as George Raft
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 5 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Gang Leader · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Red Light
Movie · as Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro
Movie · as Johnny Allegro
A Dangerous Profession
Movie · as Vince Kane
Outpost in Morocco
Movie · as Paul Gerard
Race Street
Movie · as Dan Gannin
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Intrigue
Movie · as Brad Dunham
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Mario Torio
Nocturne
Movie · as Joe Warne
Whistle Stop
Movie · as Kenny Veech
Mr. Ace
Movie · as Eddie Ace
Johnny Angel
Movie · as Johnny Angel
Nob Hill
Movie · as Tony Angelo
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Tony West
Background to Danger
Movie · as Joe Barton
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as George Raft
Broadway
Movie · as George Raft
Breakdowns of 1942
Movie · as Self
Manpower
Movie · as Johnny Marshall
Breakdowns of 1941
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Movie
The House Across the Bay
Movie · as Steve Larwitt
They Drive by Night
Movie · as Joe Fabrini
Breakdowns of 1940
Movie · as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self
Each Dawn I Die
Movie · as 'Hood' Stacey
I Stole a Million
Movie · as Joe Lourik
The Lady's from Kentucky
Movie · as Marty Black
Invisible Stripes
Movie · as Cliff Taylor
You and Me
Movie · as Joe Dennis
Spawn of the North
Movie · as Tyler Dawson
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Powdah
It Had to Happen
Movie · as Enrico Scaffa
Yours for the Asking
Movie · as Johnny Lamb
The Glass Key
Movie · as Ed Beaumont
Every Night at Eight
Movie · as Tops Cardona
She Couldn't Take It
Movie · as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Stolen Harmony
Movie · as Ray Ferraro
Rumba
Movie · as Joe Martin
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Trumpet Blows
Movie · as Manuel Montes
Limehouse Blues
Movie · as Harry Young
Bolero
Movie · as Raoul De Baere
All of Me
Movie · as Honey Rogers
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Movie · as Self
Pick-up
Movie · as Harry Glynn
Midnight Club
Movie · as Nick Mason
The Bowery
Movie · as Steve Brodie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scarface
Movie · as Guino Rinaldo
Night After Night
Movie · as Joe Anton
If I Had a Million
Movie · as Eddie Jackson
Winner Take All
Movie · as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
Movie · as Jack Houston
Dancers in the Dark
Movie · as Louie Brooks
Night World
Movie · as Ed Powell
Taxi!
Movie · as William Kenny (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man
Movie · as Nick Darrow
Palmy Days
Movie · as Joe
Quick Millions
Movie · as Jimmy Kirk
Hush Money
Movie · as Maxie
Queen of the Night Clubs
Movie · as Gigola
Gold Diggers of Broadway
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
Side Street
Movie · as Georgie Ames (uncredited)