George Raft
ActingBorn Sep 26, 1901Died Nov 25, 1980
Los Angeles, California, USA
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 Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hush Money
movie1931
Midnight Club
movie1933
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
movie2011
Some Like It Hot
movie1959
Queen of the Night Clubs
movie1929
I Stole a Million
movie1939
Stolen Harmony
movie1935
The Lady's from Kentucky
movie1939
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
movie1992
The Jack Benny Program
tv1950
Gold Diggers of Broadway
movie1929
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
tv1962
Filmography
2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Himself (archive footage)movie2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Filmas Self (archive footage)movie1997Rogues Galleryas Self (archive footage)tv1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Heras Self (archive footage)movie1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Filesmovie1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)movie1980The Man with Bogart's Faceas Petey Canemovie1980Gay, Gay Hollywoodas Selfmovie1978Sextetteas Selfmovie1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)movie1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawksas Self (archive footage)movie1972Deadhead Milesas George Raftmovie1972Hammersmith Is Outas Guido Scartuccimovie1968Skidooas Captain Garbaldomovie1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)tv1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)movie1967Five Golden Dragonsas Dragon #2movie1967Casino Royaleas Himselfmovie1966The Upper Handas Charles Binnaggiomovie1966Batmanas Citizen in Bank (uncredited)tv1964The Patsyas George Raftmovie1964For Those Who Think Youngas Detective (uncredited)movie1962The Merv Griffin Showas Selftv1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self (archive footage)tv1961The Mike Douglas Showas Selftv1961The Ladies Manas Himselfmovie1960Ocean's Elevenas Jack Stragermovie1959Jet Over The Atlanticas Staffordmovie1959Some Like It Hotas Spats Colombomovie1956Around the World in 80 Daysas Saloon Bouncermovie1955A Bullet for Joeyas Joe Victormovie1954Black Widowas Detective Brucemovie1954The Jimmy Durante Showas Selftv1954Rogue Copas Dan Beaumontemovie1953The Man From Cairoas Mike Canellimovie1953I'm the Lawtv1952Escape Routeas Steve Rossimovie1952Loan Sharkas Joe Gargenmovie1951I'll Get You for Thisas Nick Cainmovie1950The Jack Benny Programas The Gang leadertv1950The Colgate Comedy Houras Self (uncredited)tv1950We Will All Go to Parisas George Raftmovie1950What's My Line?as Selftv1950Riviera Dreamas George Raftmovie1949A Dangerous Professionas Vince Kanemovie1949Red Lightas Johnny Tornomovie1949Johnny Allegroas Johnny Allegromovie1949Outpost in Moroccoas Paul Gerardmovie1948Race Streetas Dan Ganninmovie1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Selftv1947Intrigueas Brad Dunhammovie1947Christmas Eveas Mario Toriomovie1946Nocturneas Joe Warnemovie1946Mr. Aceas Eddie Acemovie1946Whistle Stopas Kenny Veechmovie1945Johnny Angelas Johnny Angelmovie1945Nob Hillas Tony Angelomovie1944Follow the Boysas Tony Westmovie1943Background to Dangeras Joe Bartonmovie1943Stage Door Canteenas George Raftmovie1942Breakdowns of 1942as Selfmovie1942Broadwayas George Raftmovie1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2movie1941Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)movie1941Manpoweras Johnny Marshallmovie1940Breakdowns of 1940as Selfmovie1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Selfmovie1940They Drive by Nightas Joe Fabrinimovie1940The House Across the Bayas Steve Larwittmovie1939Invisible Stripesas Cliff Taylormovie1939Each Dawn I Dieas 'Hood' Staceymovie1939I Stole a Millionas Joe Lourikmovie1939The Lady's from Kentuckyas Marty Blackmovie1938Spawn of the Northas Tyler Dawsonmovie1938You and Meas Joe Dennismovie1937Souls at Seaas Powdahmovie1936Yours for the Askingas Johnny Lambmovie1936It Had to Happenas Enrico Scaffamovie1935The Fashion Side of Hollywoodas Selfmovie1935She Couldn't Take Itas Joe "Spot" Ricardimovie