George Raft

George Raft

1901-09-26 – 1980-11-25 (age 79) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot

1959

as Spats Colombo

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

1967

as Himself

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Jack Strager

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Saloon Bouncer

Scarface
Scarface

1932

as Guino Rinaldo

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

1961

as Himself

You and Me
You and Me

1938

as Joe Dennis

Black Widow
Black Widow

1954

as Detective Bruce

Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop

1954

as Dan Beaumonte

The Patsy
The Patsy

1964

as George Raft

The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million

1932

as Eddie Jackson

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as Joe Fabrini

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die

1939

as 'Hood' Stacey

Manpower
Manpower

1941

as Johnny Marshall

Nocturne
Nocturne

1946

as Joe Warne

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey

1955

as Joe Victor

The Man with Bogart's Face
The Man with Bogart's Face

1980

as Petey Cane