George Raft

George Raft

1901-09-26 – 1980-11-25 (age 79) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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
Some Like It Hot

1959

as Spats Colombo

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Saloon Bouncer

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

1967

as Himself

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Jack Strager

Scarface
Scarface

1932

as Guino Rinaldo

Black Widow
Black Widow

1954

as Detective Bruce

Riviera Dream
Riviera Dream

1950

as George Raft

Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop

1946

as Kenny Veech

Pick-up
Pick-up

1933

as Harry Glynn

The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace

1946

as Eddie Ace

Rumba
Rumba

1935

as Joe Martin

A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession

1949

as Vince Kane

Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Dragon #2

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

1961

as Himself

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They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as Joe Fabrini

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes

1939

as Cliff Taylor

Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941

1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey

1955

as Joe Victor