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 George Raft

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

1956

as Saloon Bouncer

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Jack Strager

Scarface
Scarface

1932

as Guino Rinaldo

Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Dragon #2

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen

1943

as George Raft

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as Joe Fabrini

The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

1961

as Himself

Pick-up
Pick-up

1933

as Harry Glynn

Riviera Dream
Riviera Dream

1950

as George Raft

Black Widow
Black Widow

1954

as Detective Bruce

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes

1939

as Cliff Taylor

The Patsy
The Patsy

1964

as George Raft

Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die

1939

as 'Hood' Stacey

You and Me
You and Me

1938

as Joe Dennis

Manpower
Manpower

1941

as Johnny Marshall

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

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sextette
Sextette

1978

as Self