Personal Info
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1895-09-26 (130 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known For
George RanftGeorgieДжордж Рафт
George Raft
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). Description above from the ...
Known For
Acting
2011 --
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
| Himself (archive footage)
2008 --
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
| Self (archive footage)
1994 --
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
| Self (archive footage)
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 --
The Man with Bogart's Face
| Petey Cane
1978 --
Sextette
| Himself
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1973 --
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Deadhead Miles
| George Raft
1972 --
Hammersmith Is Out
| Guido Scartucci
1968 --
Skidoo
| Captain Garbaldo
1968 --
The Movie Orgy
| Self (archive footage)
1967 --
Five Golden Dragons
| Dragon #2
1967 --
Casino Royale
| Himself
1966 --
The Upper Hand
| Charles Binnaggio
1964 --
The Patsy
| George Raft
1964 --
For Those Who Think Young
| Detective (uncredited)
1961 --
The Ladies Man
| Himself
1960 --
Ocean's Eleven
| Jack Strager
1959 --
Jet Over The Atlantic
| Stafford
1959 --
Some Like It Hot
| Spats Colombo
1956 --
Around the World in Eighty Days
| Saloon Bouncer
1955 --
A Bullet for Joey
| Joe Victor
1954 --
Black Widow
| Detective Bruce
1954 --
Rogue Cop
| Dan Beaumonte
1953 --
The Man From Cairo
| Mike Canelli
1952 --
Escape Route
| Steve Rossi
1952 --
Loan Shark
| Joe Gargen
1951 --
I'll Get You for This
| Nick Cain
1950 --
We Will All Go to Paris
| George Raft
1950 --
Riviera Dream
| George Raft
1949 --
A Dangerous Profession
| Vince Kane
1949 --
Red Light
| Johnny Torno
1949 --
Johnny Allegro
| Johnny Allegro
1949 --
Outpost in Morocco
| Paul Gerard
1948 --
Race Street
| Dan Gannin
1947 --
Intrigue
| Brad Dunham
1947 --
Christmas Eve
| Mario Torio
1946 --
Nocturne
| Joe Warne
1946 --
Mr. Ace
| Eddie Ace
1946 --
Whistle Stop
| Kenny Veech
1945 --
Johnny Angel
| Johnny Angel
1945 --
Nob Hill
| Tony Angelo
1944 --
Follow the Boys
| Tony West
1943 --
Background to Danger
| Joe Barton
1943 --
Stage Door Canteen
| George Raft
1942 --
Breakdowns of 1942
| Self
1942 --
Broadway
| Himself
1941 --
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
|
1941 --
Breakdowns of 1941
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941 --
Manpower
| Johnny Marshall
1940 --
Breakdowns of 1940
| Self
1940 --
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
| Self
1940 --
They Drive by Night
| Joe Fabrini
1940 --
The House Across the Bay
| Steve Larwitt
1939 --
Invisible Stripes
| Cliff Taylor
1939 --
Each Dawn I Die
| 'Hood' Stacey
1939 --
I Stole a Million
| Joe Lourik
1939 --
The Lady's from Kentucky
| Marty Black
1938 --
Spawn of the North
| Tyler Dawson
1938 --
You and Me
| Joe Dennis
1937 --
Souls at Sea
| Powdah
1936 --
Yours for the Asking
| Johnny Lamb
1936 --
It Had to Happen
| Enrico Scaffa
1935 --
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
| Self
1935 --
She Couldn't Take It
| Joe "Spot" Ricardi
1935 --
Every Night at Eight
| Tops Cardona
1935 --
The Glass Key
| Ed Beaumont
1935 --
Stolen Harmony
| Ray Ferraro
1935 --
Rumba
| Joe Martin
1934 --
Limehouse Blues
| Harry Young
1934 --
The Trumpet Blows
| Manuel Montes
1934 --
Bolero
| Raoul De Baere
1934 --
All of Me
| Honey Rogers
1933 --
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933 --
The Bowery
| Steve Brodie
1933 --
Midnight Club
| Nick Mason
1933 --
Pick-up
| Harry Glynn
1932 --
Under-Cover Man
| Nick Darrow
1932 --
If I Had a Million
| Eddie Jackson
1932 --
Night After Night
| Joe Anton
1932 --
Madame Racketeer
| Jack Houston
1932 --
Winner Take All
| Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932 --
Night World
| Ed Powell
1932 --
Scarface
| Guino Rinaldo
1932 --
Dancers in the Dark
| Louie Brooks
1931 --
Taxi!
| William Kenny (uncredited)
1931 --
Palmy Days
| Joe
1931 --
Hush Money
| Maxie
1931 --
Quick Millions
| Jimmy Kirk
1929 --
Side Street
| Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929 --
Gold Diggers of Broadway
| Dancer (uncredited)
1929 --
Queen of the Night Clubs
| Gigola