George Raft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1901
- Died
- November 25, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994
as Self (archive footage)
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Bogart's Face 1980
as Petey Cane
Gay, Gay Hollywood 1980
as Self
Sextette 1978
as Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973
as Self (archive footage)
Deadhead Miles 1972
as George Raft
Hammersmith Is Out 1972
as Guido Scartucci
The Great Sex War 1969
as Self
Skidoo 1968
as Captain Garbaldo
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archive footage)
Five Golden Dragons 1967
as Dragon #2
Casino Royale 1967
as George Raft
The Upper Hand 1966
as Charles Binnaggio
The Patsy 1964
as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young 1964
as Detective (uncredited)
The Ladies Man 1961
as Himself
Ocean's Eleven 1960
as Jack Strager
Jet Over The Atlantic 1959
as Stafford
Some Like It Hot 1959
as Spats Colombo
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Saloon Bouncer
A Bullet for Joey 1955
as Joe Victor
Black Widow 1954
as Detective Bruce
Rogue Cop 1954
as Dan Beaumonte
The Man From Cairo 1953
as Mike Canelli
Escape Route 1952
as Steve Rossi
Loan Shark 1952
as Joe Gargen
I'll Get You for This 1951
as Nick Cain
We Will All Go to Paris 1950
as George Raft
Riviera Dream 1950
as George Raft
A Dangerous Profession 1949
as Vince Kane
Red Light 1949
as Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro 1949
as Johnny Allegro
Outpost in Morocco 1949
as Paul Gerard
Race Street 1948
as Dan Gannin
Intrigue 1947
as Brad Dunham
Christmas Eve 1947
as Mario Torio
Nocturne 1946
as Joe Warne
Mr. Ace 1946
as Eddie Ace
Whistle Stop 1946
as Kenny Veech
Johnny Angel 1945
as Johnny Angel
Nob Hill 1945
as Tony Angelo
Follow the Boys 1944
as Tony West
Background to Danger 1943
as Joe Barton
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as George Raft
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
Broadway 1942
as George Raft
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941
Actor
Breakdowns of 1941 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Manpower 1941
as Johnny Marshall
Breakdowns of 1940 1940
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self
They Drive by Night 1940
as Joe Fabrini
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Steve Larwitt
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Cliff Taylor
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as 'Hood' Stacey
I Stole a Million 1939
as Joe Lourik
The Lady's from Kentucky 1939
as Marty Black
Spawn of the North 1938
as Tyler Dawson
You and Me 1938
as Joe Dennis
Souls at Sea 1937
as Powdah
Yours for the Asking 1936
as Johnny Lamb
It Had to Happen 1936
as Enrico Scaffa
The Fashion Side of Hollywood 1935
as Self (archive footage)
She Couldn't Take It 1935
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Every Night at Eight 1935
as Tops Cardona
The Glass Key 1935
as Ed Beaumont
Stolen Harmony 1935
as Ray Ferraro
Rumba 1935
as Joe Martin
Limehouse Blues 1934
as Harry Young
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 1934
as Self
The Trumpet Blows 1934
as Manuel Montes
Bolero 1934
as Raoul De Baere
All of Me 1934
as Honey Rogers
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bowery 1933
as Steve Brodie
Midnight Club 1933
as Nick Mason
Pick-up 1933
as Harry Glynn
Under-Cover Man 1932
as Nick Darrow
If I Had a Million 1932
as Eddie Jackson
Night After Night 1932
as Joe Anton
Madame Racketeer 1932
as Jack Houston
Winner Take All 1932
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night World 1932
as Ed Powell
Scarface 1932
as Guino Rinaldo
Dancers in the Dark 1932
as Louie Brooks
Taxi! 1932
as William Kenny (uncredited)
Palmy Days 1931
as Joe
Hush Money 1931
as Maxie
Quick Millions 1931
as Jimmy Kirk
Side Street 1929
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of Broadway 1929
as Dancer (uncredited)
Queen of the Night Clubs 1929
as Gigola
Credits from TMDB.