Portrait of George Raft

George Raft

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.

Born: September 26, 1901

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as Himself (archive footage)

1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
Sextette

as Himself

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1973
1972
Deadhead Miles

as George Raft

1972
Hammersmith Is Out

as Guido Scartucci

1968
Skidoo

as Captain Garbaldo

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Guest Performer (uncredited)

1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1967
1967
Casino Royale

as Himself

1966
The Upper Hand

as Charles Binnaggio

1966
Batman

as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)

1964
The Patsy

as George Raft

1964
For Those Who Think Young

as Detective (uncredited)

1961
The Ladies Man

as Himself

1960
Ocean's Eleven

as Jack Strager

1959
1959
Some Like It Hot

as Spats Colombo

1956
1955
A Bullet for Joey

as Joe Victor

1954
Black Widow

as Detective Bruce

1954
Rogue Cop

as Dan Beaumonte

1953
The Man From Cairo

as Mike Canelli

1952
Escape Route

as Steve Rossi

1952
Loan Shark

as Joe Gargen

1951
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as The Gang leader

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self (uncredited)

1950
1950
1950
Riviera Dream

as George Raft

1949
1949
Red Light

as Johnny Torno

1949
Johnny Allegro

as Johnny Allegro

1949
Outpost in Morocco

as Paul Gerard

1948
Race Street

as Dan Gannin

1947
Intrigue

as Brad Dunham

1947
Christmas Eve

as Mario Torio

1946
Nocturne

as Joe Warne

1946
Mr. Ace

as Eddie Ace

1946
Whistle Stop

as Kenny Veech

1945
Johnny Angel

as Johnny Angel

1945
Nob Hill

as Tony Angelo

1944
Follow the Boys

as Tony West

1943
1943
Stage Door Canteen

as George Raft

1942
Broadway

as George Raft

1941
Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Manpower

as Johnny Marshall

1940
They Drive by Night

as Joe Fabrini

1940
The House Across the Bay

as Steve Larwitt

1939
Invisible Stripes

as Cliff Taylor

1939
Each Dawn I Die

as 'Hood' Stacey

1939
I Stole a Million

as Joe Lourik

1939
1938
Spawn of the North

as Tyler Dawson

1938
You and Me

as Joe Dennis

1937
Souls at Sea

as Powdah

1936
Yours for the Asking

as Johnny Lamb

1936
It Had to Happen

as Enrico Scaffa

1935
She Couldn't Take It

as Joe "Spot" Ricardi

1935
Every Night at Eight

as Tops Cardona

1935
The Glass Key

as Ed Beaumont

1935
Stolen Harmony

as Ray Ferraro

1935
Rumba

as Joe Martin

1934
Limehouse Blues

as Harry Young

1934
The Trumpet Blows

as Manuel Montes

1934
Bolero

as Raoul De Baere

1934
All of Me

as Honey Rogers

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1933
The Bowery

as Steve Brodie

1933
Midnight Club

as Nick Mason

1933
Pick-up

as Harry Glynn

1932
Under-Cover Man

as Nick Darrow

1932
If I Had a Million

as Eddie Jackson

1932
Night After Night

as Joe Anton

1932
Madame Racketeer

as Jack Houston

1932
Winner Take All

as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932
Night World

as Ed Powell

1932
Scarface

as Guino Rinaldo

1932
Dancers in the Dark

as Louie Brooks

1931
Taxi!

as William Kenny (uncredited)

1931
1931
Hush Money

as Maxie

1931
Quick Millions

as Jimmy Kirk

1929
Side Street

as Georgie Ames (uncredited)

1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway

as Dancer (uncredited)