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George Raft

Actor
Born September 26, 1895Died November 25, 1980 (85 years)
George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 – 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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  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Skidoo
  • You and Me
  • Whistle Stop
  • Christmas Eve
  • Outpost in Morocco
  • Momo: The Sam Giancana Story

Known For

  • Some Like It Hot
  • They Drive by Night
  • Scarface
  • Each Dawn I Die
  • Nocturne
  • Background to Danger
  • Red Light
  • Whistle Stop
  • Johnny Angel
  • Night After Night
  • You and Me
  • Christmas Eve
  • Johnny Allegro
  • Loan Shark
  • A Dangerous Profession
  • If I Had a Million
  • Race Street
  • The House Across the Bay
  • A Bullet for Joey
  • Manpower
  • Black Widow
  • Outpost in Morocco
  • I'll Get You
  • Souls at Sea

Filmography

2011
2005
1990
1980
1972
Hammersmith Is Out · as Guido Scartucci
1971
The Generation Game (TV Series) · as Joe Fabrini
1968
Skidoo · as Captain Garbaldo
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer (uncredited)
1967
Five Golden Dragons · as Dragon #2
1966
The Upper Hand · as Charles Binnaggio
1966
Batman (TV Series) · as Citizen In Bank (uncredited)
1964
For Those Who Think Young · as Detective (uncredited)
1963
Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Joe Fabrini
1960
Ocean's Eleven · as Jack Strager
1959
Jet Over the Atlantic · as Stafford
1959
Some Like It Hot · as Spats Colombo
1956
Around the World in 80 Days · as Saloon Bouncer
1955
A Bullet for Joey · as Joe Victor
1954
Black Widow · as Detective Bruce
1954
Rogue Cop · as Dan Beaumonte
1953
The Man from Cairo · as Mike Canelli
1953
I'm the Law (TV Series)
1952
I'll Get You · as Steve Rossi
1952
Loan Shark · as Joe Gargen
1951
The Name's the Same (TV Series) · as Celebrity Guest
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Ace Williams - Gangster
1951
Lucky Nick Cain · as Nick Cain
1950
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as The Gang Leader
1949
A Dangerous Profession · as Vince Kane
1949
Red Light · as Johnny Torno
1949
Johnny Allegro · as Johnny Allegro
1949
Outpost in Morocco · as Paul Gerard
1948
Race Street · as Dan Gannin
1947
Christmas Eve · as Mario Torio
1947
Intrigue · as Brad Dunham
1946
Nocturne · as Joe Warne
1946
Mr. Ace · as Eddie Ace
1946
Whistle Stop · as Kenny Veech
1945
Johnny Angel · as Johnny Angel
1945
Nob Hill · as Tony Angelo
1944
Follow the Boys · as Tony West
1943
Background to Danger · as Joe Barton
1941
1941
Manpower · as Johnny Marshall
1940
They Drive by Night · as Joe Fabrini
1940
The House Across the Bay · as Steve Larwitt
1939
Invisible Stripes · as Cliff Taylor
1939
Each Dawn I Die · as 'hood' Stacey
1939
I Stole a Million · as Joe Lourik
1939
Land of Liberty · as Steve Brodie (edited From 'the Bowery')
1939
The Lady's from Kentucky · as Marty Black
1938
Spawn of the North · as Tyler Dawson
1938
You and Me · as Joe Dennis
1937
Souls at Sea · as Powdah
1936
Yours for the Asking · as Johnny Lamb
1936
It Had to Happen · as Enrico Scaffa
1935
She Couldn't Take It · as Joe "spot" Ricardi
1935
Every Night at Eight · as Tops Cardona
1935
The Glass Key · as Ed Beaumont
1935
Stolen Harmony · as Ray Ferraro
1935
Rumba · as Joe Martin
1934
Limehouse Blues · as Harry Young
1934
The Trumpet Blows · as Manuel Montes
1934
Bolero · as Raoul De Baere
1934
All of Me · as Honey Rogers
1933
The Bowery · as Steve Brodie
1933
Midnight Club · as Nick Mason
1933
Pick-up · as Harry Glynn
1932
Under-Cover Man · as Nick Darrow
1932
If I Had a Million · as Eddie Jackson
1932
Night After Night · as Joe Anton
1932
Madame Racketeer · as Jack Houston
1932
Winner Take All · as Band Leader (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1932
Love Is a Racket · as Sneaky
1932
Night World · as Ed Powell
1932
Scarface · as Guino Rinaldo
1932
Dancers in the Dark · as Louie Brooks
1931
Taxi · as William Kenny (uncredited)
1931
Palmy Days · as Joe
1931
Goldie · as Pickpocket
1931
Quick Millions · as Jimmy Kirk
1929
Side Street · as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929
Gold Diggers of Broadway · as Dancer (uncredited)

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