Quick Facts
Born:
1901-09-26
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
109 Total Roles
George Raft
Acting
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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
Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
Casino Royale
Himself
Scarface
Guino Rinaldo
Batman
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Saloon Bouncer
Ocean's Eleven
Jack Strager
The Ladies Man
Himself
They Drive by Night
Joe Fabrini
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films MOVIE | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Rogues Gallery TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files MOVIE | Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage MOVIE | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face MOVIE | Petey Cane |
| 1980 | Gay, Gay Hollywood MOVIE | Self |
| 1978 | Sextette MOVIE | Self |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |