People
George Raft
- Name: George Raft
- Birthday: 1895-09-26
- Also known as: George Ranft,Georgie,Джордж Рафт
- Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Popularity: 5.653
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).
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Himself (archive footage) | 2011-04-03 |
| Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film as Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-21 |
| Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her as Self (archive footage) | 1994-08-09 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| The Man with Bogart's Face as Petey Cane | 1980-10-03 |
| Sextette as Himself | 1978-03-03 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks as Self (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
| Deadhead Miles as George Raft | 1972-08-08 |
| Hammersmith Is Out as Guido Scartucci | 1972-05-12 |
| Skidoo as Captain Garbaldo | 1968-12-19 |
| The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Five Golden Dragons as Dragon #2 | 1967-08-03 |
| Casino Royale as Himself | 1967-04-13 |
| The Upper Hand as Charles Binnaggio | 1966-03-02 |
| The Patsy as George Raft | 1964-06-24 |
| For Those Who Think Young as Detective (uncredited) | 1964-06-01 |
| The Ladies Man as Himself | 1961-06-21 |
| Ocean's Eleven as Jack Strager | 1960-08-10 |
| Jet Over The Atlantic as Stafford | 1959-11-04 |
| Some Like It Hot as Spats Colombo | 1959-03-19 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days as Saloon Bouncer | 1956-10-17 |
| A Bullet for Joey as Joe Victor | 1955-04-15 |
| Black Widow as Detective Bruce | 1954-10-28 |
| Rogue Cop as Dan Beaumonte | 1954-09-17 |
| The Man From Cairo as Mike Canelli | 1953-09-03 |
| Escape Route as Steve Rossi | 1952-12-01 |
| Loan Shark as Joe Gargen | 1952-05-23 |
| I'll Get You for This as Nick Cain | 1951-01-01 |
| We Will All Go to Paris as George Raft | 1950-02-08 |
| Riviera Dream as George Raft | 1950-01-01 |
| A Dangerous Profession as Vince Kane | 1949-12-10 |
| Red Light as Johnny Torno | 1949-09-30 |
| Johnny Allegro as Johnny Allegro | 1949-05-26 |
| Outpost in Morocco as Paul Gerard | 1949-05-02 |
| Race Street as Dan Gannin | 1948-09-11 |
| Intrigue as Brad Dunham | 1947-12-06 |
| Christmas Eve as Mario Torio | 1947-10-31 |
| Nocturne as Joe Warne | 1946-10-29 |
| Mr. Ace as Eddie Ace | 1946-08-02 |
| Whistle Stop as Kenny Veech | 1946-01-25 |
| Johnny Angel as Johnny Angel | 1945-10-25 |
| Nob Hill as Tony Angelo | 1945-06-13 |
| Follow the Boys as Tony West | 1944-05-05 |
| Background to Danger as Joe Barton | 1943-07-03 |
| Stage Door Canteen as George Raft | 1943-06-24 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 as Self | 1942-12-31 |
| Broadway as Himself | 1942-05-08 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 | 1941-12-05 |
| Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
| Manpower as Johnny Marshall | 1941-08-09 |
| Breakdowns of 1940 as Self | 1940-12-31 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self | 1940-07-31 |
| They Drive by Night as Joe Fabrini | 1940-07-26 |
| The House Across the Bay as Steve Larwitt | 1940-03-01 |
| Invisible Stripes as Cliff Taylor | 1939-12-30 |
| Each Dawn I Die as 'Hood' Stacey | 1939-08-19 |
| I Stole a Million as Joe Lourik | 1939-08-01 |
| The Lady's from Kentucky as Marty Black | 1939-04-27 |
| Spawn of the North as Tyler Dawson | 1938-08-26 |
| You and Me as Joe Dennis | 1938-06-01 |
| Souls at Sea as Powdah | 1937-09-03 |
| Yours for the Asking as Johnny Lamb | 1936-07-23 |
| It Had to Happen as Enrico Scaffa | 1936-02-14 |
| The Fashion Side of Hollywood as Self | 1935-11-04 |
| She Couldn't Take It as Joe "Spot" Ricardi | 1935-10-08 |
| Every Night at Eight as Tops Cardona | 1935-08-02 |
| The Glass Key as Ed Beaumont | 1935-06-15 |
| Stolen Harmony as Ray Ferraro | 1935-04-20 |
| Rumba as Joe Martin | 1935-02-08 |
| Limehouse Blues as Harry Young | 1934-12-11 |
| The Trumpet Blows as Manuel Montes | 1934-04-14 |
| Bolero as Raoul De Baere | 1934-02-23 |
| All of Me as Honey Rogers | 1934-02-01 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1933-12-01 |
| The Bowery as Steve Brodie | 1933-10-07 |
| Midnight Club as Nick Mason | 1933-07-28 |
| Pick-up as Harry Glynn | 1933-03-24 |
| Under-Cover Man as Nick Darrow | 1932-12-02 |
| If I Had a Million as Eddie Jackson | 1932-11-18 |
| Night After Night as Joe Anton | 1932-10-29 |
| Madame Racketeer as Jack Houston | 1932-07-23 |
| Winner Take All as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
| Night World as Ed Powell | 1932-05-04 |
| Scarface as Guino Rinaldo | 1932-04-09 |
| Dancers in the Dark as Louie Brooks | 1932-03-11 |
| Taxi! as William Kenny (uncredited) | 1931-12-29 |
| Palmy Days as Joe | 1931-09-23 |
| Hush Money as Maxie | 1931-07-05 |
| Quick Millions as Jimmy Kirk | 1931-04-17 |
| Side Street as Georgie Ames (uncredited) | 1929-09-14 |
| Gold Diggers of Broadway as Dancer (uncredited) | 1929-08-30 |
| Queen of the Night Clubs as Gigola | 1929-03-23 |
