George Raft
George Ranft | Georgie | Джордж Рафт
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1901-09-26
Place of birth:Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1980-11-25
79Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHimself (archive footage)2011-04-039.01
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster FilmSelf (archive footage)2008-10-216.97
- Rogues GallerySelf (archive footage)1997-04-140.00
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)1994-08-090.00
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files(archive footage) (uncredited)1992-01-018.01
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1983-02-257.03
- The Man with Bogart's FacePetey Cane1980-10-036.014
- Gay, Gay HollywoodSelf1980-01-010.00
- SextetteSelf1978-03-033.919
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)1975-08-066.39
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)1973-01-016.811
- Deadhead MilesGeorge Raft1972-08-086.09
- Hammersmith Is OutGuido Scartucci1972-05-125.98
- SkidooCaptain Garbaldo1968-12-194.726
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)1968-01-226.836
- The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1968-01-016.617
- Five Golden DragonsDragon #21967-08-035.220
- Casino RoyaleHimself1967-04-185.3831
- The Upper HandCharles Binnaggio1966-03-026.447
- BatmanCitizen in Bank (uncredited)1966-01-127.3603
- The PatsyGeorge Raft1964-06-246.260
- For Those Who Think YoungDetective (uncredited)1964-06-015.711
- The Ladies ManHimself1961-06-216.3140
- Ocean's ElevenJack Strager1960-08-106.4404
- Jet Over The AtlanticStafford1959-11-046.08
- Some Like It HotSpats Colombo1959-03-198.13,901
- Around the World in 80 DaysSaloon Bouncer1956-10-176.7580
- A Bullet for JoeyJoe Victor1955-04-155.828
- Black WidowDetective Bruce1954-10-286.455
- The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf1954-10-0210.01
- Rogue CopDan Beaumonte1954-09-175.713
- The Man From CairoMike Canelli1953-09-035.68
- Escape RouteSteve Rossi1952-12-015.79
- Loan SharkJoe Gargen1952-05-235.723
- I'll Get You for ThisNick Cain1951-01-247.05
- The Jack Benny ProgramGang Leader1950-10-287.817
- The Colgate Comedy HourSelf (uncredited)1950-09-106.913
- We Will All Go to ParisGeorge Raft1950-02-085.56
- What's My Line?Self1950-02-027.029
- A Dangerous ProfessionVince Kane1949-12-105.716
- Red LightJohnny Torno1949-09-305.924
- Johnny AllegroJohnny Allegro1949-05-266.419
- Outpost in MoroccoPaul Gerard1949-05-025.311
- Race StreetDan Gannin1948-09-116.020
- IntrigueBrad Dunham1947-12-065.65
- Christmas EveMario Torio1947-10-315.415
- NocturneJoe Warne1946-10-295.930
- Mr. AceEddie Ace1946-08-025.88
- Whistle StopKenny Veech1946-01-254.428
- Johnny AngelJohnny Angel1945-10-256.030
- Nob HillTony Angelo1945-06-136.34
- Follow the BoysTony West1944-05-055.711
- Background to DangerJoe Barton1943-07-036.729
- Stage Door CanteenGeorge Raft1943-06-246.319
- Breakdowns of 1942Self1942-12-316.01
- BroadwayGeorge Raft1942-05-086.44
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 21941-12-057.02
- Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941-11-147.04
- ManpowerJohnny Marshall1941-08-096.818
- Breakdowns of 1940Self1940-12-314.01
- Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf1940-07-316.53
- They Drive by NightJoe Fabrini1940-07-266.9135
- The House Across the BaySteve Larwitt1940-03-015.615
- Invisible StripesCliff Taylor1939-12-306.228
- Each Dawn I Die'Hood' Stacey1939-08-196.863
- I Stole a MillionJoe Lourik1939-08-018.02
- The Lady's from KentuckyMarty Black1939-04-278.01
- Spawn of the NorthTyler Dawson1938-08-266.012
- You and MeJoe Dennis1938-06-016.645
- Souls at SeaPowdah1937-09-036.515
- Yours for the AskingJohnny Lamb1936-07-235.33
- It Had to HappenEnrico Scaffa1936-02-146.33
- The Fashion Side of HollywoodSelf1935-11-046.52
- She Couldn't Take ItJoe "Spot" Ricardi1935-10-085.33
- Every Night at EightTops Cardona1935-08-027.04
- The Glass KeyEd Beaumont1935-06-156.514
- Stolen HarmonyRay Ferraro1935-04-208.02
- RumbaJoe Martin1935-02-086.58
- Limehouse BluesHarry Young1934-12-114.48
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Self1934-04-260.00
- The Trumpet BlowsManuel Montes1934-04-146.02
- BoleroRaoul De Baere1934-02-236.411
- All of MeHoney Rogers1934-02-017.02
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1933-12-010.00
- The BowerySteve Brodie1933-10-075.411
- Midnight ClubNick Mason1933-07-289.01
- Pick-upHarry Glynn1933-03-245.17
- Under-Cover ManNick Darrow1932-12-026.33
- If I Had a MillionEddie Jackson1932-11-186.647
- Night After NightJoe Anton1932-10-296.322
- Madame RacketeerJack Houston1932-07-235.36
- Winner Take AllBand Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)1932-07-165.48
- Night WorldEd Powell1932-05-046.818
- ScarfaceGuino Rinaldo1932-04-097.4699
- Dancers in the DarkLouie Brooks1932-03-115.76
- Taxi!William Kenny (uncredited)1932-01-236.835
- Palmy DaysJoe1931-09-237.38
- Hush MoneyMaxie1931-07-0510.01
- Quick MillionsJimmy Kirk1931-04-177.311
- Side StreetGeorgie Ames (uncredited)1929-09-145.97
- Gold Diggers of BroadwayDancer (uncredited)1929-08-307.73
- Queen of the Night ClubsGigola1929-03-238.01