George Raft

George Raft

Date of Birth:

Sep 26, 1895

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, California, USA

George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 – 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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filmography:

Madame Racketeer Madame Racketeer

1932

All of Me All of Me

1934

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

Every Night at Eight Every Night at Eight

1935

The Bowery The Bowery

1933

Dancers in the Dark Dancers in the Dark

1932

Yours for the Asking Yours for the Asking

1936

It Had to Happen It Had to Happen

1936

Night World Night World

1932

Stolen Harmony Stolen Harmony

1935

Nob Hill Nob Hill

1945

Midnight Club Midnight Club

1933

Winner Take All Winner Take All

1932

Pick-up Pick-up

1933

I'll Get You for This I'll Get You for This

1951

Quick Millions Quick Millions

1931

The Trumpet Blows The Trumpet Blows

1934

Limehouse Blues Limehouse Blues

1934

Outpost in Morocco Outpost in Morocco

1949

The Man From Cairo The Man From Cairo

1953

Bolero Bolero

1934

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

Taxi! Taxi!

1931

Side Street Side Street

1929

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Breakdowns of 1940 Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Deadhead Miles Deadhead Miles

1972

The Lady's from Kentucky The Lady's from Kentucky

1939

Hush Money Hush Money

1931

For Those Who Think Young For Those Who Think Young

1964

Breakdowns of 1942 Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

The Fashion Side of Hollywood The Fashion Side of Hollywood

1935

Hammersmith Is Out Hammersmith Is Out

1972

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

Mr. Ace Mr. Ace

1946

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

Under-Cover Man Under-Cover Man

1932

Escape Route Escape Route

1952

Riviera Dream Riviera Dream

1950

Rumba Rumba

1935

Stage Door Canteen Stage Door Canteen

1943

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

Palmy Days Palmy Days

1931

Each Dawn I Die Each Dawn I Die

1939

Johnny Angel Johnny Angel

1945

The Ladies Man The Ladies Man

1961

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

The Man with Bogart's Face The Man with Bogart's Face

1980

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1935

Black Widow Black Widow

1954

Johnny Allegro Johnny Allegro

1949

Souls at Sea Souls at Sea

1937

Queen of the Night Clubs Queen of the Night Clubs

1929

Follow the Boys Follow the Boys

1944

A Bullet for Joey A Bullet for Joey

1955

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

The Movie Orgy The Movie Orgy

1968

Scarface Scarface

1932

Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven

1960

Rogue Cop Rogue Cop

1954

Manpower Manpower

1941

Skidoo Skidoo

1968

Sextette Sextette

1978

Red Light Red Light

1949

Casino Royale Casino Royale

1967

Nocturne Nocturne

1946

The House Across the Bay The House Across the Bay

1940

Spawn of the North Spawn of the North

1938

The Upper Hand The Upper Hand

1966

Five Golden Dragons Five Golden Dragons

1967

Whistle Stop Whistle Stop

1946

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve

1947

We Will All Go to Paris We Will All Go to Paris

1950

The Patsy The Patsy

1964

Jet Over The Atlantic Jet Over The Atlantic

1959

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

Broadway Broadway

1942

Gold Diggers of Broadway Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929

Race Street Race Street

1948

Intrigue Intrigue

1947

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

You and Me You and Me

1938

A Dangerous Profession A Dangerous Profession

1949

Breakdowns of 1941 Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Loan Shark Loan Shark

1952

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Night After Night Night After Night

1932

Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot

1959

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