George Raft
Acting
Born: 1901-09-26 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1980-11-25
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). Description above from the
🎬 Movies (30)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Himself (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
Petey Cane
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
Self
Sextette
1978
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
Guido Scartucci
Deadhead Miles
1972
George Raft
The Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
Skidoo
1968
Captain Garbaldo
Casino Royale
1967
Himself
Five Golden Dragons
1967
Dragon #2
The Upper Hand
1966
Charles Binnaggio
The Patsy
1964
George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
1964
Detective (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
1961
Himself
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Jack Strager
Some Like It Hot
1959
Spats Colombo
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959
Stafford
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Saloon Bouncer
A Bullet for Joey
1955
Joe Victor
Rogue Cop
1954
Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
1954
Detective Bruce
The Man From Cairo
1953
Mike Canelli
Loan Shark
1952
Joe Gargen
Escape Route
1952
Steve Rossi
📺 TV Shows (12)
Rogues Gallery
1997
Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)
Batman
1966
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
Self
I'm the Law
1953
Police Lt. George Kirby
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Gang Leader
What's My Line?
1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self