George Raft
Acting
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Acting Credits
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). Description above from the...
Known For
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)
Rogues Gallery
1997
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
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)
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Guido Scartucci
Deadhead Miles
1972
as George Raft
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Skidoo
1968
as Captain Garbaldo
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Casino Royale
1967
as George Raft
Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Dragon #2
The Upper Hand
1966
as Charles Binnaggio
Batman
1966
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
The Patsy
1964
as George Raft
For Those Who Think Young
1964
as Detective (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Ladies Man
1961
as Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Jack Strager
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Spats Colombo
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959
as Stafford
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Saloon Bouncer
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Joe Victor
Rogue Cop
1954
as Dan Beaumonte
Black Widow
1954
as Detective Bruce
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
The Man From Cairo
1953
as Mike Canelli
I'm the Law
1953
as Police Lt. George Kirby
Loan Shark
1952
as Joe Gargen
Escape Route
1952
as Steve Rossi
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
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Gang Leader
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Red Light
1949
as Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro
1949
as Johnny Allegro
A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Vince Kane
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Paul Gerard
Race Street
1948
as Dan Gannin
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Intrigue
1947
as Brad Dunham
Christmas Eve
1947
as Mario Torio
Nocturne
1946
as Joe Warne
Whistle Stop
1946
as Kenny Veech
Mr. Ace
1946
as Eddie Ace
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
Broadway
1942
as George Raft
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Manpower
1941
as Johnny Marshall
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Steve Larwitt
They Drive by Night
1940
as Joe Fabrini
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
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
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Cliff Taylor
You and Me
1938
as Joe Dennis
Spawn of the North
1938
as Tyler Dawson
Souls at Sea
1937
as Powdah
It Had to Happen
1936
as Enrico Scaffa
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Johnny Lamb
The Glass Key
1935
as Ed Beaumont
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Tops Cardona
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Ray Ferraro
Rumba
1935
as Joe Martin
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935
as Self
The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Manuel Montes
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Harry Young
Bolero
1934
as Raoul De Baere
All of Me
1934
as Honey Rogers
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self
Pick-up
1933
as Harry Glynn
Midnight Club
1933
as Nick Mason
The Bowery
1933
as Steve Brodie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scarface
1932
as Guino Rinaldo
Night After Night
1932
as Joe Anton
If I Had a Million
1932
as Eddie Jackson
Winner Take All
1932
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Jack Houston
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Louie Brooks
Night World
1932
as Ed Powell
Taxi!
1932
as William Kenny (uncredited)
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Nick Darrow
Palmy Days
1931
as Joe
Quick Millions
1931
as Jimmy Kirk
Hush Money
1931
as Maxie
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Gigola
Gold Diggers of Broadway
1929
as Dancer (uncredited)
Side Street
1929
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)