George Raft

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 26, 1901

died

November 25, 1980

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

George Ranft · Georgie · Джордж Рафт

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959as Spats Colombo
Casino Royale
5.3

Casino Royale

1967as Himself
Ocean's Eleven
6.4

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Jack Strager
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Saloon Bouncer
Scarface
7.4

Scarface

1932as Guino Rinaldo
The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968as Self (archive footage)
The Ladies Man
6.3

The Ladies Man

1961as Himself
You and Me
6.6

You and Me

1938as Joe Dennis
Rogue Cop
5.7

Rogue Cop

1954as Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
6.4

Black Widow

1954as Detective Bruce
Invisible Stripes
6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939as Cliff Taylor
The Patsy
6.2

The Patsy

1964as George Raft
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
6.8

Each Dawn I Die

1939as 'Hood' Stacey
Nocturne
5.9

Nocturne

1946as Joe Warne
They Drive by Night
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940as Joe Fabrini
Stage Door Canteen
6.3

Stage Door Canteen

1943as George Raft
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
Whistle Stop
4.4

Whistle Stop

1946as Kenny Veech
Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

1942as Self
If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

1932as Eddie Jackson
Manpower
6.8

Manpower

1941as Johnny Marshall
The Man with Bogart's Face
6.0

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980as Petey Cane
Five Golden Dragons
5.2

Five Golden Dragons

1967as Dragon #2
Follow the Boys
5.7

Follow the Boys

1944as Tony West
Skidoo
4.8

Skidoo

1968as Captain Garbaldo
Pick-up
5.1

Pick-up

1933as Harry Glynn
Red Light
5.9

Red Light

1949as Johnny Torno
Loan Shark
5.7

Loan Shark

1952as Joe Gargen
Sextette
3.9

Sextette

1978as Self
Yours for the Asking
5.3

Yours for the Asking

1936as Johnny Lamb
Souls at Sea
6.5

Souls at Sea

1937as Powdah
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940as Self
Deadhead Miles
6.0

Deadhead Miles

1972as George Raft
The Bowery
5.4

The Bowery

1933as Steve Brodie
She Couldn't Take It
5.3

She Couldn't Take It

1935as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
A Bullet for Joey
5.8

A Bullet for Joey

1955as Joe Victor
The Man From Cairo
5.6

The Man From Cairo

1953as Mike Canelli
The Upper Hand
6.4

The Upper Hand

1966as Charles Binnaggio
Race Street
6.0

Race Street

1948as Dan Gannin
Johnny Angel
6.0

Johnny Angel

1945as Johnny Angel
Johnny Allegro
6.4

Johnny Allegro

1949as Johnny Allegro
Broadway
6.4

Broadway

1942as George Raft
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011as Himself (archive footage)
Spawn of the North
6.0

Spawn of the North

1938as Tyler Dawson
Outpost in Morocco
5.3

Outpost in Morocco

1949as Paul Gerard
Stolen Harmony
8.0

Stolen Harmony

1935as Ray Ferraro
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994as Self (archive footage)
For Those Who Think Young
5.7

For Those Who Think Young

1964as Detective (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of Broadway
7.7

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929as Dancer (uncredited)