George Raft

Birthday: 1895-09-26
Deathday: 1980-11-25
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
1980-10-03 The Man with Bogart's Face Petey Cane
1972-08-08 Deadhead Miles George Raft
1972-05-12 Hammersmith Is Out Guido Scartucci
1968-12-19 Skidoo Captain Garbaldo
1967-08-03 Five Golden Dragons Dragon #2
1966-03-02 The Upper Hand Charles Binnaggio
1964-06-24 The Patsy George Raft
1964-06-01 For Those Who Think Young Detective (uncredited)
1960-08-10 Ocean's Eleven Jack Strager
1959-11-04 Jet Over The Atlantic Stafford
1959-03-19 Some Like It Hot Spats Colombo
1956-10-17 Around the World in Eighty Days Saloon Bouncer
1955-04-15 A Bullet for Joey Joe Victor
1954-10-28 Black Widow Detective Bruce
1954-09-17 Rogue Cop Dan Beaumonte
1953-09-03 The Man From Cairo Mike Canelli
1952-12-01 Escape Route Steve Rossi
1952-05-23 Loan Shark Joe Gargen
1951-01-01 I'll Get You for This Nick Cain
1950-02-08 We Will All Go to Paris George Raft
1950-01-01 Riviera Dream George Raft
1949-12-10 A Dangerous Profession Vince Kane
1949-09-30 Red Light Johnny Torno
1949-05-26 Johnny Allegro Johnny Allegro
1949-05-02 Outpost in Morocco Paul Gerard
1948-09-11 Race Street Dan Gannin
1947-12-06 Intrigue Brad Dunham
1947-10-31 Christmas Eve Mario Torio
1946-10-29 Nocturne Joe Warne
1946-08-02 Mr. Ace Eddie Ace
1946-01-25 Whistle Stop Kenny Veech
1945-10-25 Johnny Angel Johnny Angel
1945-06-13 Nob Hill Tony Angelo
1944-05-05 Follow the Boys Tony West
1943-07-03 Background to Danger Joe Barton
1943-06-24 Stage Door Canteen George Raft
1941-12-05 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-08-09 Manpower Johnny Marshall
1940-07-26 They Drive by Night Joe Fabrini
1940-03-01 The House Across the Bay Steve Larwitt
1939-12-30 Invisible Stripes Cliff Taylor
1939-08-19 Each Dawn I Die 'Hood' Stacey
1939-08-01 I Stole a Million Joe Lourik
1939-04-27 The Lady's from Kentucky Marty Black
1938-08-26 Spawn of the North Tyler Dawson
1938-06-01 You and Me Joe Dennis
1937-09-03 Souls at Sea Powdah
1936-07-23 Yours for the Asking Johnny Lamb
1936-02-14 It Had to Happen Enrico Scaffa
1935-10-08 She Couldn't Take It Joe "Spot" Ricardi
1935-08-02 Every Night at Eight Tops Cardona
1935-06-15 The Glass Key Ed Beaumont
1935-04-20 Stolen Harmony Ray Ferraro
1935-02-08 Rumba Joe Martin
1934-12-11 Limehouse Blues Harry Young
1934-04-14 The Trumpet Blows Manuel Montes
1934-02-23 Bolero Raoul De Baere
1934-02-01 All of Me Honey Rogers
1933-10-07 The Bowery Steve Brodie
1933-07-28 Midnight Club Nick Mason
1933-03-24 Pick-up Harry Glynn
1932-12-02 Under-Cover Man Nick Darrow
1932-11-18 If I Had a Million Eddie Jackson
1932-10-29 Night After Night Joe Anton
1932-07-23 Madame Racketeer Jack Houston
1932-05-04 Night World Ed Powell
1932-04-09 Scarface Guino Rinaldo
1932-03-11 Dancers in the Dark Louie Brooks
1931-12-29 Taxi! William Kenny (uncredited)
1931-09-23 Palmy Days Joe
1931-07-05 Hush Money Maxie
1931-04-17 Quick Millions Jimmy Kirk
1929-09-14 Side Street Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929-08-30 Gold Diggers of Broadway Dancer (uncredited)
1929-03-23 Queen of the Night Clubs Gigola