George Raft
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Raft said he never regarded himself as an actor. "I wanted to be me", he said. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Sep 26, 1895 In Los Angeles, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 98
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Queen of the Night Clubs 1929-03-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011-04-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | 2011-04-03 |
| Movie | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-21 |
| Movie | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her | Self (archive footage) | 1994-08-09 |
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Movie | The Man with Bogart's Face | Petey Cane | 1980-10-03 |
| Movie | Sextette | Himself | 1978-03-03 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
| Movie | Hammersmith Is Out | Guido Scartucci | 1972-05-12 |
| Movie | Deadhead Miles | George Raft | 1972-08-08 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Skidoo | Captain Garbaldo | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | Casino Royale | Himself | 1967-04-13 |
| Movie | Five Golden Dragons | Dragon #2 | 1967-08-03 |
| Series | Batman | Unknown | 1966-01-12 |
| Movie | The Upper Hand | Charles Binnaggio | 1966-03-02 |
| Movie | For Those Who Think Young | Detective (uncredited) | 1964-06-01 |
| Movie | The Patsy | George Raft | 1964-06-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | 1963-07-01 | |
| Movie | The Ladies Man | Himself | 1961-06-21 |
| Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Jack Strager | 1960-08-10 |
| Movie | Some Like It Hot | Spats Colombo | 1959-03-19 |
| Movie | Jet Over The Atlantic | Stafford | 1959-11-04 |
| Movie | Around the World in Eighty Days | Saloon Bouncer | 1956-10-17 |
| Movie | A Bullet for Joey | Joe Victor | 1955-04-15 |
| Series | The Jimmy Durante Show | Unknown | 1954-10-02 |
| Movie | Rogue Cop | Dan Beaumonte | 1954-09-17 |
| Movie | Black Widow | Detective Bruce | 1954-10-28 |
| Series | I'm the Law | 1953-02-13 | |
| Movie | The Man From Cairo | Mike Canelli | 1953-09-03 |
| Movie | Loan Shark | Joe Gargen | 1952-05-23 |
| Movie | Escape Route | Steve Rossi | 1952-12-01 |
| Movie | I'll Get You for This | Nick Cain | 1951-01-01 |
| Movie | We Will All Go to Paris | George Raft | 1950-02-08 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Movie | Outpost in Morocco | Paul Gerard | 1949-05-02 |
| Movie | Johnny Allegro | Johnny Allegro | 1949-05-26 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Profession | Vince Kane | 1949-12-10 |
| Movie | Red Light | Johnny Torno | 1949-09-30 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Race Street | Dan Gannin | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | Christmas Eve | Mario Torio | 1947-10-31 |
| Movie | Intrigue | Brad Dunham | 1947-12-06 |
| Movie | Whistle Stop | Kenny Veech | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Mr. Ace | Eddie Ace | 1946-08-02 |
| Movie | Nocturne | Joe Warne | 1946-10-29 |
| Movie | Nob Hill | Tony Angelo | 1945-06-13 |
| Movie | Johnny Angel | Johnny Angel | 1945-10-25 |
| Movie | Follow the Boys | Tony West | 1944-05-05 |
| Movie | Stage Door Canteen | George Raft | 1943-06-24 |
| Movie | Background to Danger | Joe Barton | 1943-07-03 |
| Movie | Broadway | Himself | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942-12-31 |
| Movie | Manpower | Johnny Marshall | 1941-08-09 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
| Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 | |
| Movie | They Drive by Night | Joe Fabrini | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Steve Larwitt | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self | 1940-12-31 |
| Movie | The Lady's from Kentucky | Marty Black | 1939-04-27 |
| Movie | I Stole a Million | Joe Lourik | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Each Dawn I Die | 'Hood' Stacey | 1939-08-19 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Cliff Taylor | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | You and Me | Joe Dennis | 1938-06-01 |
| Movie | Spawn of the North | Tyler Dawson | 1938-08-26 |
| Movie | Souls at Sea | Powdah | 1937-09-03 |
| Movie | It Had to Happen | Enrico Scaffa | 1936-02-14 |
| Movie | Yours for the Asking | Johnny Lamb | 1936-07-23 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Ed Beaumont | 1935-06-15 |
| Movie | Rumba | Joe Martin | 1935-02-08 |
| Movie | Stolen Harmony | Ray Ferraro | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | Every Night at Eight | Tops Cardona | 1935-08-02 |
| Movie | The Fashion Side of Hollywood | Self | 1935-11-04 |
| Movie | She Couldn't Take It | Joe "Spot" Ricardi | 1935-10-08 |
| Movie | All of Me | Honey Rogers | 1934-02-01 |
| Movie | Bolero | Raoul De Baere | 1934-02-23 |
| Movie | The Trumpet Blows | Manuel Montes | 1934-04-14 |
| Movie | Limehouse Blues | Harry Young | 1934-12-11 |
| Movie | Pick-up | Harry Glynn | 1933-03-24 |
| Movie | Midnight Club | Nick Mason | 1933-07-28 |
| Movie | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1933-12-01 |
| Movie | The Bowery | Steve Brodie | 1933-10-07 |
| Movie | Night World | Ed Powell | 1932-05-04 |
| Movie | Scarface | Guino Rinaldo | 1932-04-09 |
| Movie | Winner Take All | Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
| Movie | Dancers in the Dark | Louie Brooks | 1932-03-11 |
| Movie | If I Had a Million | Eddie Jackson | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | Madame Racketeer | Jack Houston | 1932-07-23 |
| Movie | Under-Cover Man | Nick Darrow | 1932-12-02 |
| Movie | Night After Night | Joe Anton | 1932-10-29 |
| Movie | Quick Millions | Jimmy Kirk | 1931-04-17 |
| Movie | Hush Money | Maxie | 1931-07-05 |
| Movie | Palmy Days | Joe | 1931-09-23 |
| Movie | Taxi! | William Kenny (uncredited) | 1931-12-29 |
| Movie | Queen of the Night Clubs | Gigola | 1929-03-23 |
| Movie | Side Street | Georgie Ames (uncredited) | 1929-09-14 |
| Movie | Gold Diggers of Broadway | Dancer (uncredited) | 1929-08-30 |