George Raft

George Raft

Acting

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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Filmography

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films ★ 9.0 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film ★ 6.9 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film 2008 Rogues Gallery Rogues Gallery 1997 Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994 Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files ★ 8.0 Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 1992 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage ★ 7.0 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983 The Man with Bogart's Face ★ 6.0 The Man with Bogart's Face 1980 Gay, Gay Hollywood Gay, Gay Hollywood 1980 Sextette ★ 3.9 Sextette 1978 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? ★ 6.3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks ★ 6.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973 Deadhead Miles ★ 6.0 Deadhead Miles 1972 Hammersmith Is Out ★ 5.9 Hammersmith Is Out 1972 Skidoo ★ 4.8 Skidoo 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ★ 6.7 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968 The Movie Orgy ★ 6.6 The Movie Orgy 1968 Five Golden Dragons ★ 5.2 Five Golden Dragons 1967 Casino Royale ★ 5.3 Casino Royale 1967 The Upper Hand ★ 6.4 The Upper Hand 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 The Patsy ★ 6.2 The Patsy 1964 For Those Who Think Young ★ 5.7 For Those Who Think Young 1964 The Merv Griffin Show ★ 6.6 The Merv Griffin Show 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 The Ladies Man ★ 6.3 The Ladies Man 1961 Ocean's Eleven ★ 6.4 Ocean's Eleven 1960 Jet Over The Atlantic ★ 6.0 Jet Over The Atlantic 1959 Some Like It Hot ★ 8.1 Some Like It Hot 1959 Around the World in 80 Days ★ 6.7 Around the World in 80 Days 1956 A Bullet for Joey ★ 5.8 A Bullet for Joey 1955 Black Widow ★ 6.4 Black Widow 1954 The Jimmy Durante Show ★ 10.0 The Jimmy Durante Show 1954 Rogue Cop ★ 5.7 Rogue Cop 1954 The Man From Cairo ★ 5.6 The Man From Cairo 1953 I'm the Law ★ 6.0 I'm the Law 1953 Escape Route ★ 5.7 Escape Route 1952 Loan Shark ★ 5.7 Loan Shark 1952 I'll Get You for This ★ 7.0 I'll Get You for This 1951 The Jack Benny Program ★ 7.8 The Jack Benny Program 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ★ 6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950 We Will All Go to Paris ★ 5.5 We Will All Go to Paris 1950 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 Riviera Dream Riviera Dream 1950 A Dangerous Profession ★ 5.7 A Dangerous Profession 1949 Red Light ★ 5.9 Red Light 1949 Johnny Allegro ★ 6.4 Johnny Allegro 1949 Outpost in Morocco ★ 5.3 Outpost in Morocco 1949 Race Street ★ 6.0 Race Street 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ★ 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show 1948 Intrigue ★ 5.6 Intrigue 1947 Christmas Eve ★ 5.4 Christmas Eve 1947 Nocturne ★ 5.9 Nocturne 1946 Mr. Ace ★ 5.8 Mr. Ace 1946 Whistle Stop ★ 4.4 Whistle Stop 1946 Johnny Angel ★ 6.0 Johnny Angel 1945 Nob Hill ★ 6.3 Nob Hill 1945 Follow the Boys ★ 5.7 Follow the Boys 1944 Background to Danger ★ 6.7 Background to Danger 1943 Stage Door Canteen ★ 6.3 Stage Door Canteen 1943 Breakdowns of 1942 ★ 6.0 Breakdowns of 1942 1942 Broadway ★ 6.4 Broadway 1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 ★ 7.0 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941 Breakdowns of 1941 ★ 7.0 Breakdowns of 1941 1941 Manpower ★ 6.8 Manpower 1941 Breakdowns of 1940 ★ 4.0 Breakdowns of 1940 1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards ★ 6.5 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940 They Drive by Night ★ 6.9 They Drive by Night 1940 The House Across the Bay ★ 5.6 The House Across the Bay 1940 Invisible Stripes ★ 6.2 Invisible Stripes 1939 Each Dawn I Die ★ 6.8 Each Dawn I Die 1939 I Stole a Million ★ 8.0 I Stole a Million 1939 The Lady's from Kentucky ★ 8.0 The Lady's from Kentucky 1939 Spawn of the North ★ 6.0 Spawn of the North 1938 You and Me ★ 6.6 You and Me 1938 Souls at Sea ★ 6.5 Souls at Sea 1937 Yours for the Asking ★ 5.3 Yours for the Asking 1936 It Had to Happen ★ 6.3 It Had to Happen 1936 The Fashion Side of Hollywood ★ 6.5 The Fashion Side of Hollywood 1935 She Couldn't Take It ★ 5.3 She Couldn't Take It 1935