George Raft
Acting·September 26, 1901·† November 25, 1980 — 79 years old·Los Angeles, California, USA
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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2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf (archive footage)1997Rogues GalleryTVSelf (archive footage)1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files(archive footage) (uncredited)1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1980The Man with Bogart's FacePetey Cane1980Gay, Gay HollywoodSelf1978SextetteSelf1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)1972Deadhead MilesGeorge Raft1972Hammersmith Is OutGuido Scartucci1968SkidooCaptain Garbaldo1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTVSelf (uncredited)1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #21967Casino RoyaleHimself1966The Upper HandCharles Binnaggio1966BatmanTVCitizen in Bank (uncredited)1964The PatsyGeorge Raft1964For Those Who Think YoungDetective (uncredited)1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf · Self (archive footage)1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1961The Ladies ManHimself1960Ocean's ElevenJack Strager1959Jet Over The AtlanticStafford1959Some Like It HotSpats Colombo1956Around the World in 80 DaysSaloon Bouncer1955A Bullet for JoeyJoe Victor1954Black WidowDetective Bruce1954The Jimmy Durante ShowTVSelf1954Rogue CopDan Beaumonte1953The Man From CairoMike Canelli1953I'm the LawTVPolice Lt. George Kirby1952Escape RouteSteve Rossi1952Loan SharkJoe Gargen1951I'll Get You for ThisNick Cain1950The Jack Benny ProgramTVGang Leader1950The Colgate Comedy HourTVSelf (uncredited)1950We Will All Go to ParisGeorge Raft1950What's My Line?TVSelf1950Riviera DreamGeorge Raft1949A Dangerous ProfessionVince Kane1949Red LightJohnny Torno1949Johnny AllegroJohnny Allegro1949Outpost in MoroccoPaul Gerard1948Race StreetDan Gannin1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1947IntrigueBrad Dunham1947Christmas EveMario Torio1946NocturneJoe Warne1946Mr. AceEddie Ace1946Whistle StopKenny Veech1945Johnny AngelJohnny Angel1945Nob HillTony Angelo1944Follow the BoysTony West1943Background to DangerJoe Barton1943Stage Door CanteenGeorge Raft1942Breakdowns of 1942Self1942BroadwayGeorge Raft1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941ManpowerJohnny Marshall1940Breakdowns of 1940Self1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf1940They Drive by NightJoe Fabrini1940The House Across the BaySteve Larwitt1939Invisible StripesCliff Taylor1939Each Dawn I Die'Hood' Stacey1939I Stole a MillionJoe Lourik1939The Lady's from KentuckyMarty Black1938Spawn of the NorthTyler Dawson1938You and MeJoe Dennis1937Souls at SeaPowdah1936Yours for the AskingJohnny Lamb1936It Had to HappenEnrico Scaffa1935The Fashion Side of HollywoodSelf1935She Couldn't Take ItJoe "Spot" Ricardi1935Every Night at EightTops Cardona1935The Glass KeyEd Beaumont1935Stolen HarmonyRay Ferraro1935RumbaJoe Martin1934Limehouse BluesHarry Young1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Self1934The Trumpet BlowsManuel Montes1934BoleroRaoul De Baere1934All of MeHoney Rogers1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1933The BowerySteve Brodie1933Midnight ClubNick Mason1933Pick-upHarry Glynn1932Under-Cover ManNick Darrow1932If I Had a MillionEddie Jackson1932Night After NightJoe Anton1932Madame RacketeerJack Houston1932Winner Take AllBand Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)1932Night WorldEd Powell1932ScarfaceGuino Rinaldo1932Dancers in the DarkLouie Brooks1932Taxi!William Kenny (uncredited)1931Palmy DaysJoe1931Hush MoneyMaxie1931Quick MillionsJimmy Kirk1929Side StreetGeorgie Ames (uncredited)1929Gold Diggers of BroadwayDancer (uncredited)1929Queen of the Night ClubsGigola