
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, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy, Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni, Each Dawn I Die (1939) with James Cagney, Invisible Stripes (1939) with Humphrey Bogart, Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, and as a dancer in Bolero (1934) with Carole Lombard and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940) with Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and Bogart.Raft said he never regarded himself as an actor. "I wanted to be me," he said.
Filmography
All 101
Movies 94
Self 25
TV Shows 7
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Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2013)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
Movie
(archive footage)

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
Movie
Self

Curtains for Roy Earle (2003)
Movie
Self / Joe Fabrini

Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night' (2003)
Movie
ArchiveFootage

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Petey Cane

The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
Movie
Himself

Sextette (1978)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
George Raft

Deadhead Miles (1972)
Movie
Guido Scartucci

Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
Movie
Self

The Great Sex War (1969)
Movie
Captain Garbaldo

Skidoo (1968)
Movie
6
Self (archival footage)

The Movie Orgy (1968)
Movie
Dragon #2

Five Golden Dragons (1967)
Movie
Himself

Casino Royale (1967)
Movie
Charles Binnaggio

The Upper Hand (1966)
Movie
Citizen in Bank

Batman (1966)
TV Show
7
Detective (uncredited)

For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Movie
6
Self

Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Movie
Self

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV Show
Himself

The Ladies Man (1961)
Movie
Jack Strager

Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Movie
Stafford

Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)
Movie
Spats Colombo

Some Like It Hot (1959)
Movie
6.59
Saloon Bouncer

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Movie
4.67
Joe Victor

A Bullet for Joey (1955)
Movie
Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce

Black Widow (1954)
Movie
Self / Self - Actor

The Jimmy Durante Show (1954)
TV Show
Dan Beaumonte

Rogue Cop (1954)
Movie
Mike Canelli

The Man From Cairo (1953)
Movie
Police Lt. George Kirby

I'm the Law (1953)
TV Show
Steve Rossi

Escape Route (1952)
Movie
Joe Gargen

Loan Shark (1952)
Movie
Nick Cain

I'll Get You for This (1951)
Movie
Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
TV Show
George Raft

We Will All Go to Paris (1950)
Movie
Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line? (1950)
TV Show
Vince Kane

A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Movie
John Torno

Red Light (1949)
Movie
Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro (1949)
Movie
Capt. Paul Gerard

Outpost in Morocco (1949)
Movie
6
Gannin

Race Street (1948)
Movie
Self - Actor / Dancer / Tango Dancer / Self

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV Show
6
Brad Dunham

Intrigue (1947)
Movie
Mario Torio

Christmas Eve (1947)
Movie
Police Lt. Joe Warne

Nocturne (1946)
Movie
Eddie Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)
Movie
Kenny Veech

Whistle Stop (1946)
Movie
Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel (1945)
Movie
6
Tony Angelo

Nob Hill (1945)
Movie
Tony West

Follow the Boys (1944)
Movie
Joe Barton

Background to Danger (1943)
Movie
George Raft

Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Movie
George Raft

Broadway (1942)
Movie
Self

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
Movie

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
Movie
Johnny Marshall

Manpower (1941)
Movie
Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Movie
Joe Fabrini

They Drive by Night (1940)
Movie
6
Steve Larwitt

The House Across the Bay (1940)
Movie
4
Self

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
Movie
Cliff Taylor

Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Joe Lourik

I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
'Hood' Stacey

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Movie
Marty Black

The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)
Movie
Tyler Dawson

Spawn of the North (1938)
Movie
Joe Dennis

You and Me (1938)
Movie
Powdah

Souls at Sea (1937)
Movie
Johnny Lamb

Yours for the Asking (1936)
Movie
Enrico Scaffa

It Had to Happen (1936)
Movie
Self

The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
Movie
Joseph 'Spot' Ricardi

She Couldn't Take It (1935)
Movie
'Tops' Cardona

Every Night at Eight (1935)
Movie
Ed Beaumont

The Glass Key (1935)
Movie
Ray Angelo alias Ray Ferraro

Stolen Harmony (1935)
Movie
Joe Martin

Rumba (1935)
Movie
Harry Young

Limehouse Blues (1934)
Movie
Manuel Montes

The Trumpet Blows (1934)
Movie
Raoul De Baere

Bolero (1934)
Movie
Honey Rogers

All of Me (1934)
Movie

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
Movie
Steve Brodie

The Bowery (1933)
Movie
Nick Mason

Midnight Club (1933)
Movie
Harry Glynn

Pick Up (1933)
Movie
Nick Darrow

Under-Cover Man (1932)
Movie
Eddie Jackson

If I Had a Million (1932)
Movie
Joe Anton

Night After Night (1932)
Movie
Jack Houston

Madame Racketeer (1932)
Movie
Ed Powell

Night World (1932)
Movie
Guino Rinaldo

Scarface (1932)
Movie
4.5
Louie Brooks

Dancers in the Dark (1932)
Movie
William Kenny (uncredited)

Taxi! (1931)
Movie
Joe

Palmy Days (1931)
Movie
Maxie

Hush Money (1931)
Movie
Jimmy Kirk

Quick Millions (1931)
Movie
Georgie Ames (uncredited)

Side Street (1929)
Movie
Dancer (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
Movie
Gigola

Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
Movie
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1901-09-26
Deathday1980-11-24 (79 years old)
Birth nameGeorge Ranft
Place of birthNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asGeorge Ranft, Georgie, Джордж Рафт
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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