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George Raft

George Raft

George Raft

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1895-09-26

Deathday: 1980-11-25 (85 years old)

Biography

George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 – 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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Filmography

all 110

Movies 99

self 32

TV Shows 11

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2013)

Himself (archive footage)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)

Self (archive footage)

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)

Curtains for Roy Earle

Curtains for Roy Earle (2003)

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' (2003)

Self (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)

Gay! Gay! Hollywood

Gay! Gay! Hollywood (1994)

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)

Sextette

Sextette (1978)

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)

Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles (1972)

Guido Scartucci

Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out (1972)

Self - Interviewee

Tribute to Bogart

Tribute to Bogart (1972)

The Great Sex War

The Great Sex War (1969)

Skidoo

Skidoo (1968)

Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Guest Performer (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Casino Royale

Casino Royale (1967)

Charles Binnaggio

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand (1966)

Citizen in Bank (uncredited)

Batman

Batman (1966)

The Patsy

The Patsy (1964)

Detective (uncredited)

For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young (1964)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man (1961)

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven (1960)

Jet Over The Atlantic

Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey (1955)

Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce

Black Widow

Black Widow (1954)

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show (1954)

Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop (1954)

The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo (1953)

Police Lt. George Kirby

I'm the Law

I'm the Law (1953)

Escape Route

Escape Route (1952)

Loan Shark

Loan Shark (1952)

I'll Get You for This

I'll Get You for This (1951)

The Gang leader

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Self (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

We Will All Go to Paris

We Will All Go to Paris (1950)

Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession (1949)

Red Light

Red Light (1949)

Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro (1949)

Capt. Paul Gerard

Outpost in Morocco

Outpost in Morocco (1949)

Race Street

Race Street (1948)

Self - Actor / Dancer / Self / Tango Dancer

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Intrigue

Intrigue (1947)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve (1947)

Police Lt. Joe Warne

Nocturne

Nocturne (1946)

Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)

Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop (1946)

Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel (1945)

Nob Hill

Nob Hill (1945)

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys (1944)

Background to Danger

Background to Danger (1943)

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)

Broadway

Broadway (1942)

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)

Johnny Marshall

Manpower

Manpower (1941)

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night (1940)

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay (1940)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes (1939)

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million (1939)

The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)

Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North (1938)

You and Me

You and Me (1938)

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea (1937)

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking (1936)

It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen (1936)

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)

Joseph 'Spot' Ricardi

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It (1935)

Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight (1935)

The Glass Key

The Glass Key (1935)

Ray Angelo alias Ray Ferraro

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony (1935)

Rumba

Rumba (1935)

Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues (1934)

The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows (1934)

Bolero

Bolero (1934)

All of Me

All of Me (1934)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

The Bowery

The Bowery (1933)

Midnight Club

Midnight Club (1933)

Pick-up

Pick-up (1933)

Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man (1932)

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million (1932)

Night After Night

Night After Night (1932)

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer (1932)

Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winner Take All

Winner Take All (1932)

Night World

Night World (1932)

Scarface

Scarface (1932)

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark (1932)

William Kenny (uncredited)

Taxi!

Taxi! (1931)

Joe - Yolando's Henchman

Palmy Days

Palmy Days (1931)

Hush Money

Hush Money (1931)

Quick Millions

Quick Millions (1931)

Georgie Ames (uncredited)

Side Street

Side Street (1929)

Dancer (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of Broadway

Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)

Ratings

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George Raft

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1895-09-26

Deathday
1980-11-25 (85 years old)

Birth Name
George Ranft

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Height
170-centimeter

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
George Ranft, Georgie, Джордж Рафт

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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