Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1895-09-26
- Day of Death1980-11-25 (85 years)
- Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known AsGeorge RanftGeorgieДжордж Рафт
George Raft
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1980
The Man with Bogart's Face
As: Petey Cane
- 1972
Deadhead Miles
As: George Raft
- 1972
Hammersmith Is Out
As: Guido Scartucci
- 1968
Skidoo
As: Captain Garbaldo
- 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
As: Guest Performer (uncredited)
- 1967
Five Golden Dragons
As: Dragon #2
- 1966
The Upper Hand
As: Charles Binnaggio
- 1966
Batman
As: Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
1964The Patsy
As: George Raft
1964For Those Who Think Young
As: Detective (uncredited)
- 1960
Ocean's Eleven
As: Jack Strager
1959Jet Over The Atlantic
As: Stafford
- 1959
Some Like It Hot
As: Spats Colombo
- 1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
As: Saloon Bouncer
1955A Bullet for Joey
As: Joe Victor
1954Black Widow
As: Detective Bruce
1954Rogue Cop
As: Dan Beaumonte
1953The Man From Cairo
As: Mike Canelli
1952Escape Route
As: Steve Rossi
1952Loan Shark
As: Joe Gargen
1951I'll Get You for This
As: Nick Cain
1950The Jack Benny Program
As: The Gang leader
1950We Will All Go to Paris
As: George Raft
1950Riviera Dream
As: George Raft
1949A Dangerous Profession
As: Vince Kane
1949Red Light
As: Johnny Torno
1949Johnny Allegro
As: Johnny Allegro
1949Outpost in Morocco
As: Paul Gerard
1948Race Street
As: Dan Gannin
1947Intrigue
As: Brad Dunham
1947Christmas Eve
As: Mario Torio
1946Nocturne
As: Joe Warne
1946Mr. Ace
As: Eddie Ace
1946Whistle Stop
As: Kenny Veech
1945Johnny Angel
As: Johnny Angel
1945Nob Hill
As: Tony Angelo
1944Follow the Boys
As: Tony West
1943Background to Danger
As: Joe Barton
1943Stage Door Canteen
As: George Raft
1942Broadway
As: George Raft
1941Manpower
As: Johnny Marshall
1940They Drive by Night
As: Joe Fabrini
1940The House Across the Bay
As: Steve Larwitt
1939Invisible Stripes
As: Cliff Taylor
1939Each Dawn I Die
As: 'Hood' Stacey
1939I Stole a Million
As: Joe Lourik
1939The Lady's from Kentucky
As: Marty Black
1938Spawn of the North
As: Tyler Dawson
1938You and Me
As: Joe Dennis
1937Souls at Sea
As: Powdah
1936Yours for the Asking
As: Johnny Lamb
1936It Had to Happen
As: Enrico Scaffa
1935She Couldn't Take It
As: Joe "Spot" Ricardi
1935Every Night at Eight
As: Tops Cardona
1935The Glass Key
As: Ed Beaumont
1935Stolen Harmony
As: Ray Ferraro
1935Rumba
As: Joe Martin
1934Limehouse Blues
As: Harry Young
1934The Trumpet Blows
As: Manuel Montes
1934Bolero
As: Raoul De Baere
1934All of Me
As: Honey Rogers
1933The Bowery
As: Steve Brodie
1933Midnight Club
As: Nick Mason
1933Pick-up
As: Harry Glynn
1932Under-Cover Man
As: Nick Darrow
1932If I Had a Million
As: Eddie Jackson
1932Night After Night
As: Joe Anton
1932Madame Racketeer
As: Jack Houston
1932Night World
As: Ed Powell
- 1932
Scarface
As: Guino Rinaldo
1932Dancers in the Dark
As: Louie Brooks
1931Taxi!
As: William Kenny (uncredited)
1931Palmy Days
As: Joe
1931Hush Money
As: Maxie
1931Quick Millions
As: Jimmy Kirk
1929Side Street
As: Georgie Ames (uncredited)
1929Gold Diggers of Broadway
As: Dancer (uncredited)
1929Queen of the Night Clubs
As: Gigola