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