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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Batman
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Jack Benny Program
All Movies (96)
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films2011 · as Himself (archive footage)
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film2008 · as Self (archive footage)
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her1994 · as Self (archive footage)
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files1992 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Man with Bogart's Face1980 · as Petey Cane
- Gay, Gay Hollywood1980 · as Self
- Sextette1978 · as Self
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks1973 · as Self (archive footage)
- Deadhead Miles1972 · as George Raft
- Hammersmith Is Out1972 · as Guido Scartucci
- Skidoo1968 · as Captain Garbaldo
- The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
- Five Golden Dragons1967 · as Dragon #2
- Casino Royale1967 · as Himself
- The Upper Hand1966 · as Charles Binnaggio
- The Patsy1964 · as George Raft
- For Those Who Think Young1964 · as Detective (uncredited)
- The Ladies Man1961 · as Himself
- Ocean's Eleven1960 · as Jack Strager
- Jet Over The Atlantic1959 · as Stafford
- Some Like It Hot1959 · as Spats Colombo
- Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Saloon Bouncer
- A Bullet for Joey1955 · as Joe Victor
- Black Widow1954 · as Detective Bruce
- Rogue Cop1954 · as Dan Beaumonte
- The Man From Cairo1953 · as Mike Canelli
- Escape Route1952 · as Steve Rossi
- Loan Shark1952 · as Joe Gargen
- I'll Get You for This1951 · as Nick Cain
- We Will All Go to Paris1950 · as George Raft
- Riviera Dream1950 · as George Raft
- A Dangerous Profession1949 · as Vince Kane
- Red Light1949 · as Johnny Torno
- Johnny Allegro1949 · as Johnny Allegro
- Outpost in Morocco1949 · as Paul Gerard
- Race Street1948 · as Dan Gannin
- Intrigue1947 · as Brad Dunham
- Christmas Eve1947 · as Mario Torio
- Nocturne1946 · as Joe Warne
- Mr. Ace1946 · as Eddie Ace
- Whistle Stop1946 · as Kenny Veech
- Johnny Angel1945 · as Johnny Angel
- Nob Hill1945 · as Tony Angelo
- Follow the Boys1944 · as Tony West
- Background to Danger1943 · as Joe Barton
- Stage Door Canteen1943 · as George Raft
- Breakdowns of 19421942 · as Self
- Broadway1942 · as George Raft
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941
- Breakdowns of 19411941 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Manpower1941 · as Johnny Marshall
- Breakdowns of 19401940 · as Self
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self
- They Drive by Night1940 · as Joe Fabrini
- The House Across the Bay1940 · as Steve Larwitt
- Invisible Stripes1939 · as Cliff Taylor
- Each Dawn I Die1939 · as 'Hood' Stacey
- I Stole a Million1939 · as Joe Lourik
- The Lady's from Kentucky1939 · as Marty Black
- Spawn of the North1938 · as Tyler Dawson
- You and Me1938 · as Joe Dennis
- Souls at Sea1937 · as Powdah
- Yours for the Asking1936 · as Johnny Lamb
- It Had to Happen1936 · as Enrico Scaffa
- The Fashion Side of Hollywood1935 · as Self
- She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Joe "Spot" Ricardi
- Every Night at Eight1935 · as Tops Cardona
- The Glass Key1935 · as Ed Beaumont
- Stolen Harmony1935 · as Ray Ferraro
- Rumba1935 · as Joe Martin
- Limehouse Blues1934 · as Harry Young
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-101934 · as Self
- The Trumpet Blows1934 · as Manuel Montes
- Bolero1934 · as Raoul De Baere
- All of Me1934 · as Honey Rogers
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-51933 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Bowery1933 · as Steve Brodie
- Midnight Club1933 · as Nick Mason
- Pick-up1933 · as Harry Glynn
- Under-Cover Man1932 · as Nick Darrow
- If I Had a Million1932 · as Eddie Jackson
- Night After Night1932 · as Joe Anton
- Madame Racketeer1932 · as Jack Houston
- Winner Take All1932 · as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Night World1932 · as Ed Powell
- Scarface1932 · as Guino Rinaldo
- Dancers in the Dark1932 · as Louie Brooks
- Taxi!1932 · as William Kenny (uncredited)
- Palmy Days1931 · as Joe
- Hush Money1931 · as Maxie
- Quick Millions1931 · as Jimmy Kirk
- Side Street1929 · as Georgie Ames (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of Broadway1929 · as Dancer (uncredited)
- Queen of the Night Clubs1929 · as Gigola
All TV Shows (13)
- Rogues Gallery1997 · as Self (archive footage)
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
- Batman1966 · as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
- The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
- The Jimmy Durante Show1954 · as Self
- I'm the Law1953 · as Police Lt. George Kirby
- The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Gang Leader
- The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self (uncredited)
- What's My Line?1950 · as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self