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).

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Known for

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011 ⭐ 9.0

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008 ⭐ 6.9

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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The Man with Bogart's Face

1980 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Notable

Himself (archive footage) · 2011

⭐ 9.0

2008

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Self (archive footage) · 2008

⭐ 6.9

1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage) · 1994

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1983

⭐ 7.0

1980

The Man with Bogart's Face

Petey Cane · 1980

⭐ 6.0

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Self · 1980

1978

Sextette

Self · 1978

⭐ 3.9

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) · 1975

⭐ 6.3

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage) · 1973

⭐ 6.8

1972

Deadhead Miles

George Raft · 1972

⭐ 6.0

Hammersmith Is Out

Guido Scartucci · 1972

⭐ 5.9

1968

Skidoo

Captain Garbaldo · 1968

⭐ 4.8

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage) · 1968

⭐ 6.6

1967

Five Golden Dragons

Dragon #2 · 1967

⭐ 5.2

Casino Royale

Himself · 1967

⭐ 5.3

1966

The Upper Hand

Charles Binnaggio · 1966

⭐ 6.4

1964

The Patsy

George Raft · 1964

⭐ 6.2

For Those Who Think Young

Detective (uncredited) · 1964

⭐ 5.7

1961

The Ladies Man

Himself · 1961

⭐ 6.3

1960

Ocean's Eleven

Jack Strager · 1960

⭐ 6.4

1959

Jet Over The Atlantic

Stafford · 1959

⭐ 6.0

Some Like It Hot Notable

Spats Colombo · 1959

⭐ 8.1

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

Saloon Bouncer · 1956

⭐ 6.7

1955

A Bullet for Joey

Joe Victor · 1955

⭐ 5.8

1954

Black Widow

Detective Bruce · 1954

⭐ 6.4

Rogue Cop

Dan Beaumonte · 1954

⭐ 5.7

1953

The Man From Cairo

Mike Canelli · 1953

⭐ 5.6

Frequently appears with

Baby Peggy

Herself

King Baggot

Himself (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin

Narrator (voice)

Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Virginia Mayo

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011 ⭐ 9.0

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008 ⭐ 6.9

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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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The Man with Bogart's Face

1980 ⭐ 6.0

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Gay, Gay Hollywood

1980

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Sextette

1978 ⭐ 3.9

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973 ⭐ 6.8

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Deadhead Miles

1972 ⭐ 6.0

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Hammersmith Is Out

1972 ⭐ 5.9

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Skidoo

1968 ⭐ 4.8

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The Movie Orgy

1968 ⭐ 6.6

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Five Golden Dragons

1967 ⭐ 5.2

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Casino Royale

1967 ⭐ 5.3

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The Upper Hand

1966 ⭐ 6.4

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The Patsy

1964 ⭐ 6.2

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For Those Who Think Young

1964 ⭐ 5.7

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The Ladies Man

1961 ⭐ 6.3

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Ocean's Eleven

1960 ⭐ 6.4