
George Raft
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 26 Sep, 1901
- Death day: 25 Nov, 1980 ( 45 years old )
- Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as: George Ranft, Georgie, Джордж Рафт
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Credits
- 2011 - Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films ( movie ) as Himself (archive footage)
- 2008 - Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 - Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 - Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage ( movie ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980 - The Man with Bogart's Face ( movie ) as Petey Cane
- 1980 - Gay, Gay Hollywood ( movie ) as Self
- 1978 - Sextette ( movie ) as Himself
- 1975 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 - The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 - Deadhead Miles ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1972 - Hammersmith Is Out ( movie ) as Guido Scartucci
- 1968 - Skidoo ( movie ) as Captain Garbaldo
- 1968 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( tv ) as Guest Performer (uncredited)
- 1968 - The Movie Orgy ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 - Five Golden Dragons ( movie ) as Dragon #2
- 1967 - Casino Royale ( movie ) as Himself
- 1966 - Du rififi à Paname ( movie ) as Charles Binnaggio
- 1966 - Batman ( tv ) as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
- 1964 - The Patsy ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1964 - For Those Who Think Young ( movie ) as Detective (uncredited)
- 1962 - The Merv Griffin Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1962 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( tv ) as Self
- 1961 - The Mike Douglas Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1961 - The Ladies Man ( movie ) as Himself
- 1960 - Ocean's Eleven ( movie ) as Jack Strager
- 1959 - Jet Over The Atlantic ( movie ) as Stafford
- 1959 - Some Like It Hot ( movie ) as Spats Colombo
- 1956 - Around the World in 80 Days ( movie ) as Saloon Bouncer
- 1955 - A Bullet for Joey ( movie ) as Joe Victor
- 1954 - Black Widow ( movie ) as Detective Bruce
- 1954 - The Jimmy Durante Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1954 - Rogue Cop ( movie ) as Dan Beaumonte
- 1953 - The Man From Cairo ( movie ) as Mike Canelli
- 1953 - I'm the Law ( tv )
- 1952 - Escape Route ( movie ) as Steve Rossi
- 1952 - Loan Shark ( movie ) as Joe Gargen
- 1951 - I'll Get You for This ( movie ) as Nick Cain
- 1950 - The Jack Benny Program ( tv ) as The Gang leader
- 1950 - The Colgate Comedy Hour ( tv ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1950 - Nous irons à Paris ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1950 - What's My Line? ( tv ) as Self
- 1950 - Riviera Dream ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1949 - A Dangerous Profession ( movie ) as Vince Kane
- 1949 - Red Light ( movie ) as Johnny Torno
- 1949 - Johnny Allegro ( movie ) as Johnny Allegro
- 1949 - Outpost in Morocco ( movie ) as Paul Gerard
- 1948 - Race Street ( movie ) as Dan Gannin
- 1948 - The Ed Sullivan Show ( tv ) as Self
- 1947 - Intrigue ( movie ) as Brad Dunham
- 1947 - Christmas Eve ( movie ) as Mario Torio
- 1946 - Nocturne ( movie ) as Joe Warne
- 1946 - Mr. Ace ( movie ) as Eddie Ace
- 1946 - Whistle Stop ( movie ) as Kenny Veech
- 1945 - Johnny Angel ( movie ) as Johnny Angel
- 1945 - Nob Hill ( movie ) as Tony Angelo
- 1944 - Follow the Boys ( movie ) as Tony West
- 1943 - Background to Danger ( movie ) as Joe Barton
- 1943 - Stage Door Canteen ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1942 - Breakdowns of 1942 ( movie ) as Self
- 1942 - Broadway ( movie ) as George Raft
- 1941 - Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 ( movie )
- 1941 - Breakdowns of 1941 ( movie ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941 - Manpower ( movie ) as Johnny Marshall
- 1940 - Breakdowns of 1940 ( movie ) as Self
- 1940 - Cavalcade of the Academy Awards ( movie ) as Self
- 1940 - They Drive by Night ( movie ) as Joe Fabrini
- 1940 - The House Across the Bay ( movie ) as Steve Larwitt
- 1939 - Invisible Stripes ( movie ) as Cliff Taylor
- 1939 - Each Dawn I Die ( movie ) as 'Hood' Stacey
- 1939 - I Stole a Million ( movie ) as Joe Lourik
- 1939 - The Lady's from Kentucky ( movie ) as Marty Black
- 1938 - Spawn of the North ( movie ) as Tyler Dawson
- 1938 - You and Me ( movie ) as Joe Dennis
- 1937 - Souls at Sea ( movie ) as Powdah
- 1936 - Yours for the Asking ( movie ) as Johnny Lamb
- 1936 - It Had to Happen ( movie ) as Enrico Scaffa
- 1935 - The Fashion Side of Hollywood ( movie ) as Self
- 1935 - She Couldn't Take It ( movie ) as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
- 1935 - Every Night at Eight ( movie ) as Tops Cardona
- 1935 - The Glass Key ( movie ) as Ed Beaumont
- 1935 - Stolen Harmony ( movie ) as Ray Ferraro
- 1935 - Rumba ( movie ) as Joe Martin
- 1934 - Limehouse Blues ( movie ) as Harry Young
- 1934 - The Trumpet Blows ( movie ) as Manuel Montes
- 1934 - Bolero ( movie ) as Raoul De Baere
- 1934 - All of Me ( movie ) as Honey Rogers
- 1933 - Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 ( movie ) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1933 - The Bowery ( movie ) as Steve Brodie
- 1933 - Midnight Club ( movie ) as Nick Mason
- 1933 - Pick-up ( movie ) as Harry Glynn
- 1932 - Under-Cover Man ( movie ) as Nick Darrow
- 1932 - If I Had a Million ( movie ) as Eddie Jackson
- 1932 - Night After Night ( movie ) as Joe Anton
- 1932 - Madame Racketeer ( movie ) as Jack Houston
- 1932 - Winner Take All ( movie ) as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1932 - Night World ( movie ) as Ed Powell
- 1932 - Scarface ( movie ) as Guino Rinaldo
- 1932 - Dancers in the Dark ( movie ) as Louie Brooks
- 1932 - Taxi! ( movie ) as William Kenny (uncredited)
- 1931 - Palmy Days ( movie ) as Joe
- 1931 - Hush Money ( movie ) as Maxie
- 1931 - Quick Millions ( movie ) as Jimmy Kirk
- 1929 - Side Street ( movie ) as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
- 1929 - Gold Diggers of Broadway ( movie ) as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1929 - Queen of the Night Clubs ( movie ) as Gigola