George Raft

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).

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Born

Sep 26, 1901

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

Nov 25, 1980

Known For

Acting

Movies

96 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

movie

Known For

Some Like It Hot

1959

as Spats Colombo

Casino Royale

1967

as Himself

Scarface

1932

as Guino Rinaldo

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Saloon Bouncer

Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Jack Strager

They Drive by Night

1940

as Joe Fabrini

The Ladies Man

1961

as Himself

Some Like It Hot

1959 • as Spats Colombo

★ 8.1

Casino Royale

1967 • as Himself

★ 5.3

Scarface

1932 • as Guino Rinaldo

★ 7.4

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 • as Saloon Bouncer

★ 6.7

Ocean's Eleven

1960 • as Jack Strager

★ 6.4

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8

Skidoo

1968 • as Captain Garbaldo

★ 4.8

The Movie Orgy

1968 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.6

Johnny Angel

1945 • as Johnny Angel

★ 6.0

Midnight Club

1933 • as Nick Mason

★ 9.0

Stolen Harmony

1935 • as Ray Ferraro

★ 8.0

You and Me

1938 • as Joe Dennis

★ 6.6

Madame Racketeer

1932 • as Jack Houston

★ 5.3

Johnny Allegro

1949 • as Johnny Allegro

★ 6.4

Christmas Eve

1947 • as Mario Torio

★ 5.4

Black Widow

1954 • as Detective Bruce

★ 6.4

They Drive by Night

1940 • as Joe Fabrini

★ 6.9

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 • as Self

★ 6.0

Deadhead Miles

1972 • as George Raft

★ 6.0

Sextette

1978 • as Self

★ 3.9

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

Five Golden Dragons

1967 • as Dragon #2

★ 5.2

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.3

If I Had a Million

1932 • as Eddie Jackson

★ 6.6

Side Street

1929 • as Georgie Ames (uncredited)

★ 5.9

Hammersmith Is Out

1972 • as Guido Scartucci

★ 5.9

A Dangerous Profession

1949 • as Vince Kane

★ 5.7

Manpower

1941 • as Johnny Marshall

★ 6.8

Rumba

1935 • as Joe Martin

★ 6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 • as Self

★ 6.5

The Ladies Man

1961 • as Himself

★ 6.3

Whistle Stop

1946 • as Kenny Veech

★ 4.4

The Patsy

1964 • as George Raft

★ 6.2

Taxi!

1932 • as William Kenny (uncredited)

★ 6.8

Stage Door Canteen

1943 • as George Raft

★ 6.3

Follow the Boys

1944 • as Tony West

★ 5.7

The House Across the Bay

1940 • as Steve Larwitt

★ 5.6

For Those Who Think Young

1964 • as Detective (uncredited)

★ 5.7

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980 • as Petey Cane

★ 6.0

Rogue Cop

1954 • as Dan Beaumonte

★ 5.7

Mr. Ace

1946 • as Eddie Ace

★ 5.8

Intrigue

1947 • as Brad Dunham

★ 5.6

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011 • as Himself (archive footage)

★ 9.0

Race Street

1948 • as Dan Gannin

★ 6.0

Background to Danger

1943 • as Joe Barton

★ 6.7

Nob Hill

1945 • as Tony Angelo

★ 6.3

Each Dawn I Die

1939 • as 'Hood' Stacey

★ 6.8

Outpost in Morocco

1949 • as Paul Gerard

★ 5.3

Breakdowns of 1941

1941 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

Riviera Dream

1950 • as George Raft

She Couldn't Take It

1935 • as Joe "Spot" Ricardi

★ 5.3

A Bullet for Joey

1955 • as Joe Victor

★ 5.8

Pick-up

1933 • as Harry Glynn

★ 5.1

Red Light

1949 • as Johnny Torno

★ 5.9

The Bowery

1933 • as Steve Brodie

★ 5.4

Bolero

1934 • as Raoul De Baere

★ 6.4

The Man From Cairo

1953 • as Mike Canelli

★ 5.6

Invisible Stripes

1939 • as Cliff Taylor

★ 6.2

Hush Money

1931 • as Maxie

★ 10.0

Under-Cover Man

1932 • as Nick Darrow

★ 6.3

Nocturne

1946 • as Joe Warne

★ 5.9

I Stole a Million

1939 • as Joe Lourik

★ 8.0

Quick Millions

1931 • as Jimmy Kirk

★ 7.3

Loan Shark

1952 • as Joe Gargen

★ 5.7

Palmy Days

1931 • as Joe

★ 7.3

Night World

1932 • as Ed Powell

★ 7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

★ 7.0

Breakdowns of 1940

1940 • as Self

★ 4.0

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

1935 • as Self

★ 6.5

All of Me

1934 • as Honey Rogers

★ 7.0

Night After Night

1932 • as Joe Anton

★ 6.3

Souls at Sea

1937 • as Powdah

★ 6.5

The Glass Key

1935 • as Ed Beaumont

★ 6.5

Spawn of the North

1938 • as Tyler Dawson

★ 6.0

Every Night at Eight

1935 • as Tops Cardona

★ 7.0

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994 • as Self (archive footage)

Winner Take All

1932 • as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.4

Broadway

1942 • as George Raft

★ 6.4

We Will All Go to Paris

1950 • as George Raft

★ 5.5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Upper Hand

1966 • as Charles Binnaggio

★ 6.4

Jet Over The Atlantic

1959 • as Stafford

★ 6.0

Yours for the Asking

1936 • as Johnny Lamb

★ 5.3

It Had to Happen

1936 • as Enrico Scaffa

★ 6.3

The Trumpet Blows

1934 • as Manuel Montes

★ 6.0

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939 • as Marty Black

★ 8.0

Escape Route

1952 • as Steve Rossi

★ 5.7

Limehouse Blues

1934 • as Harry Young

★ 4.4

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929 • as Dancer (uncredited)

★ 7.7

Dancers in the Dark

1932 • as Louie Brooks

★ 5.7

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 8.0

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929 • as Gigola

★ 8.0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934 • as Self

I'll Get You for This

1951 • as Nick Cain

★ 7.0

Gay, Gay Hollywood

1980 • as Self