Acting
George Raft
EN, FR cinema · 96 credits
Born
26 September 1901
Died
25 November 1980 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as George Ranft · Georgie · Джордж Рафт
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
Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Petey Cane
Sextette
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out
as Guido Scartucci
Deadhead Miles
as George Raft
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Skidoo
as Captain Garbaldo
Casino Royale
as George Raft
Five Golden Dragons
as Dragon #2
The Upper Hand
as Charles Binnaggio
The Patsy
as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
as Detective (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
as Himself
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
Jet Over The Atlantic
as Stafford
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Bouncer
A Bullet for Joey
as Joe Victor
Rogue Cop
as Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
as Detective Bruce
The Man From Cairo
as Mike Canelli
Loan Shark
as Joe Gargen
Escape Route
as Steve Rossi
I'll Get You for This
as Nick Cain
We Will All Go to Paris
as George Raft
Riviera Dream
as George Raft
Red Light
as Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro
as Johnny Allegro
A Dangerous Profession
as Vince Kane
Outpost in Morocco
as Paul Gerard
Race Street
as Dan Gannin
Intrigue
as Brad Dunham
Christmas Eve
as Mario Torio
Nocturne
as Joe Warne
Whistle Stop
as Kenny Veech
Mr. Ace
as Eddie Ace
Johnny Angel
as Johnny Angel
Nob Hill
as Tony Angelo
Follow the Boys
as Tony West
Background to Danger
as Joe Barton
Stage Door Canteen
as George Raft
Broadway
as George Raft
Manpower
as Johnny Marshall
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
as Steve Larwitt
They Drive by Night
as Joe Fabrini
Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' Stacey
I Stole a Million
as Joe Lourik
The Lady's from Kentucky
as Marty Black
Invisible Stripes
as Cliff Taylor
You and Me
as Joe Dennis
Spawn of the North
as Tyler Dawson
Souls at Sea
as Powdah
It Had to Happen
as Enrico Scaffa
Yours for the Asking
as Johnny Lamb
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
She Couldn't Take It
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Every Night at Eight
as Tops Cardona
Stolen Harmony
as Ray Ferraro
Rumba
as Joe Martin
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Trumpet Blows
as Manuel Montes
Limehouse Blues
as Harry Young
Bolero
as Raoul De Baere
All of Me
as Honey Rogers
Pick-up
as Harry Glynn
Midnight Club
as Nick Mason
The Bowery
as Steve Brodie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
Night After Night
as Joe Anton
If I Had a Million
as Eddie Jackson
Winner Take All
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
as Jack Houston
Dancers in the Dark
as Louie Brooks
Night World
as Ed Powell
Taxi!
as William Kenny (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man
as Nick Darrow
Palmy Days
as Joe
Quick Millions
as Jimmy Kirk
Hush Money
as Maxie
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Gigola
Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Dancer (uncredited)
Side Street
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)