Person
George Raft
Acting · 1901–1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Batman
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Jack Benny Program
Gang Leader
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
Filmography
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)
- 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Rogues GallerySelf (archive footage)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)
- 1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980The Man with Bogart's FacePetey Cane
- 1980Gay, Gay HollywoodSelf
- 1978SextetteSelf
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)
- 1972Deadhead MilesGeorge Raft
- 1972Hammersmith Is OutGuido Scartucci
- 1968SkidooCaptain Garbaldo
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
- 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
- 1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #2
- 1967Casino RoyaleHimself
- 1966The Upper HandCharles Binnaggio
- 1966BatmanCitizen in Bank (uncredited)
- 1964The PatsyGeorge Raft
- 1964For Those Who Think YoungDetective (uncredited)
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961The Ladies ManHimself
- 1960Ocean's ElevenJack Strager
- 1959Jet Over The AtlanticStafford
- 1959Some Like It HotSpats Colombo
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysSaloon Bouncer
- 1955A Bullet for JoeyJoe Victor
- 1954Black WidowDetective Bruce
- 1954The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf
- 1954Rogue CopDan Beaumonte
- 1953The Man From CairoMike Canelli
- 1953I'm the LawPolice Lt. George Kirby
- 1952Escape RouteSteve Rossi
- 1952Loan SharkJoe Gargen
- 1951I'll Get You for ThisNick Cain
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramGang Leader
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf (uncredited)
- 1950We Will All Go to ParisGeorge Raft
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1950Riviera DreamGeorge Raft
- 1949A Dangerous ProfessionVince Kane
- 1949Red LightJohnny Torno
- 1949Johnny AllegroJohnny Allegro
- 1949Outpost in MoroccoPaul Gerard
- 1948Race StreetDan Gannin
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1947IntrigueBrad Dunham
- 1947Christmas EveMario Torio
- 1946NocturneJoe Warne
- 1946Mr. AceEddie Ace
- 1946Whistle StopKenny Veech
- 1945Johnny AngelJohnny Angel
- 1945Nob HillTony Angelo
- 1944Follow the BoysTony West
- 1943Background to DangerJoe Barton
- 1943Stage Door CanteenGeorge Raft
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942Self
- 1942BroadwayGeorge Raft
- 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941ManpowerJohnny Marshall
- 1940Breakdowns of 1940Self
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf
- 1940They Drive by NightJoe Fabrini
- 1940The House Across the BaySteve Larwitt
- 1939Invisible StripesCliff Taylor
- 1939Each Dawn I Die'Hood' Stacey
- 1939I Stole a MillionJoe Lourik
- 1939The Lady's from KentuckyMarty Black
- 1938Spawn of the NorthTyler Dawson
- 1938You and MeJoe Dennis
- 1937Souls at SeaPowdah
- 1936Yours for the AskingJohnny Lamb
- 1936It Had to HappenEnrico Scaffa
- 1935The Fashion Side of HollywoodSelf
- 1935She Couldn't Take ItJoe "Spot" Ricardi
- 1935Every Night at EightTops Cardona
- 1935The Glass KeyEd Beaumont
- 1935Stolen HarmonyRay Ferraro
- 1935RumbaJoe Martin
- 1934Limehouse BluesHarry Young
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Self
- 1934The Trumpet BlowsManuel Montes
- 1934BoleroRaoul De Baere
- 1934All of MeHoney Rogers
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1933The BowerySteve Brodie
- 1933Midnight ClubNick Mason
- 1933Pick-upHarry Glynn
- 1932Under-Cover ManNick Darrow
- 1932If I Had a MillionEddie Jackson
- 1932Night After NightJoe Anton
- 1932Madame RacketeerJack Houston
- 1932Winner Take AllBand Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1932Night WorldEd Powell
- 1932ScarfaceGuino Rinaldo
- 1932Dancers in the DarkLouie Brooks
- 1932Taxi!William Kenny (uncredited)
- 1931Palmy DaysJoe
- 1931Hush MoneyMaxie
- 1931Quick MillionsJimmy Kirk
- 1929Side StreetGeorgie Ames (uncredited)
- 1929Gold Diggers of BroadwayDancer (uncredited)
- 1929Queen of the Night ClubsGigola
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