Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-09-26

Day of Death

1980-11-25 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

George Ranft

Georgie

Джордж Рафт

George Raft

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 Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Scarface

Scarface

Quick Millions

Quick Millions

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Acting

Some Like It Hot

1959

Some Like It Hot

as

Spats Colombo

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Ocean's Eleven

as

Jack Strager

Scarface

1932

Scarface

as

Guino Rinaldo

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

as

Saloon Bouncer

Rogue Cop

1954

Rogue Cop

as

Dan Beaumonte

Manpower

1941

Manpower

as

Johnny Marshall

Casino Royale

1967

Casino Royale

as

Himself

Red Light

1949

Red Light

as

Johnny Torno

Sextette

1978

Sextette

as

Himself

Skidoo

1968

Skidoo

as

Captain Garbaldo

A Bullet for Joey

1955

A Bullet for Joey

as

Joe Victor

Follow the Boys

1944

Follow the Boys

as

Tony West

Background to Danger

1943

Background to Danger

as

Joe Barton

The Ladies Man

1961

The Ladies Man

as

Himself

Johnny Angel

1945

Johnny Angel

as

Johnny Angel

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as

'Hood' Stacey

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980

The Man with Bogart's Face

as

Petey Cane

The Glass Key

1935

The Glass Key

as

Ed Beaumont

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs

as

Gigola

Souls at Sea

1937

Souls at Sea

as

Powdah

Johnny Allegro

1949

Johnny Allegro

as

Johnny Allegro

Black Widow

1954

Black Widow

as

Detective Bruce

Nocturne

1946

Nocturne

as

Joe Warne

The House Across the Bay

1940

The House Across the Bay

as

Steve Larwitt

You and Me

1938

You and Me

as

Joe Dennis

I Stole a Million

1939

I Stole a Million

as

Joe Lourik

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Joe Fabrini

Intrigue

1947

Intrigue

as

Brad Dunham

A Dangerous Profession

1949

A Dangerous Profession

as

Vince Kane

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Night After Night

1932

Night After Night

as

Joe Anton

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Loan Shark

1952

Loan Shark

as

Joe Gargen

Race Street

1948

Race Street

as

Dan Gannin

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929

Gold Diggers of Broadway

as

Dancer (uncredited)

Whistle Stop

1946

Whistle Stop

as

Kenny Veech

Five Golden Dragons

1967

Five Golden Dragons

as

Dragon #2

The Upper Hand

1966

The Upper Hand

as

Charles Binnaggio

Spawn of the North

1938

Spawn of the North

as

Tyler Dawson

Christmas Eve

1947

Christmas Eve

as

Mario Torio

We Will All Go to Paris

1950

We Will All Go to Paris

as

George Raft

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

George Raft

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Eddie Jackson

Jet Over The Atlantic

1959

Jet Over The Atlantic

as

Stafford

The Patsy

1964

The Patsy

as

George Raft

Palmy Days

1931

Palmy Days

as

Joe

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

as

Self (archive footage)

Quick Millions

1931

Quick Millions

as

Jimmy Kirk

I'll Get You for This

1951

I'll Get You for This

as

Nick Cain

Pick-up

1933

Pick-up

as

Harry Glynn

Winner Take All

1932

Winner Take All

as

Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Trumpet Blows

1934

The Trumpet Blows

as

Manuel Montes

Limehouse Blues

1934

Limehouse Blues

as

Harry Young

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

as

Self (archive footage)

Bolero

1934

Bolero

as

Raoul De Baere

The Man From Cairo

1953

The Man From Cairo

as

Mike Canelli

Outpost in Morocco

1949

Outpost in Morocco

as

Paul Gerard

Midnight Club

1933

Midnight Club

as

Nick Mason

Nob Hill

1945

Nob Hill

as

Tony Angelo

She Couldn't Take It

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as

Joe "Spot" Ricardi

Every Night at Eight

1935

Every Night at Eight

as

Tops Cardona

All of Me

1934

All of Me

as

Honey Rogers

Madame Racketeer

1932

Madame Racketeer

as

Jack Houston

The Bowery

1933

The Bowery

as

Steve Brodie

Dancers in the Dark

1932

Dancers in the Dark

as

Louie Brooks

Stolen Harmony

1935

Stolen Harmony

as

Ray Ferraro

Night World

1932

Night World

as

Ed Powell

It Had to Happen

1936

It Had to Happen

as

Enrico Scaffa

Yours for the Asking

1936

Yours for the Asking

as

Johnny Lamb

Taxi!

1932

Taxi!

as

William Kenny (uncredited)

Side Street

1929

Side Street

as

Georgie Ames (uncredited)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as

Himself (archive footage)

Mr. Ace

1946

Mr. Ace

as

Eddie Ace

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as

Self (archive footage)

Under-Cover Man

1932

Under-Cover Man

as

Nick Darrow

Escape Route

1952

Escape Route

as

Steve Rossi

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

George Raft

Rumba

1935

Rumba

as

Joe Martin

Riviera Dream

1950

Riviera Dream

as

George Raft

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

Hammersmith Is Out

as

Guido Scartucci

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

1935

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

as

Self

Deadhead Miles

1972

Deadhead Miles

as

George Raft

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as

Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939

The Lady's from Kentucky

as

Marty Black

Hush Money

1931

Hush Money

as

Maxie

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as

Invisible Stripes

1939

Invisible Stripes

as

Cliff Taylor

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as

Self

For Those Who Think Young

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as

Detective (uncredited)

Gay, Gay Hollywood

1980

Gay, Gay Hollywood

as

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self (uncredited)

Batman

Batman

as

Citizen in Bank (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

I'm the Law

I'm the Law

as

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show

as

Self

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

The Gang leader

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Guest Performer (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing