09/26/1895
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011) Himself (archive footage) |
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) Self (archive footage) |
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994) Self (archive footage) |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) Petey Cane |
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Sextette (1978) Himself |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) Self (archive footage) |
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) Self (archive footage) |
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Deadhead Miles (1972) George Raft |
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Hammersmith Is Out (1972) Guido Scartucci |
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Skidoo (1968) Captain Garbaldo |
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The Movie Orgy (1968) Self (archive footage) |
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Five Golden Dragons (1967) Dragon #2 |
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Casino Royale (1967) Himself |
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The Upper Hand (1966) Charles Binnaggio |
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The Patsy (1964) George Raft |
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For Those Who Think Young (1964) Detective (uncredited) |
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The Ladies Man (1961) Himself |
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Ocean's Eleven (1960) Jack Strager |
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Jet Over The Atlantic (1959) Stafford |
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Some Like It Hot (1959) Spats Colombo |
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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) Saloon Bouncer |
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A Bullet for Joey (1955) Joe Victor |
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Black Widow (1954) Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce |
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Rogue Cop (1954) Dan Beaumonte |
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The Man From Cairo (1953) Mike Canelli |
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Escape Route (1952) Steve Rossi |
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Loan Shark (1952) Joe Gargen |
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I'll Get You for This (1951) Nick Cain |
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We Will All Go to Paris (1950) George Raft |
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A Dangerous Profession (1949) Vince Kane |
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Red Light (1949) Johnny Torno |
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Johnny Allegro (1949) Johnny Allegro |
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Outpost in Morocco (1949) Paul Gerard |
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Race Street (1948) Dan Gannin |
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Intrigue (1947) Brad Dunham |
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Christmas Eve (1947) Mario Torio |
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Nocturne (1946) Joe Warne |
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Mr. Ace (1946) Eddie Ace |
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Whistle Stop (1946) Kenny Veech |
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Johnny Angel (1945) Johnny Angel |
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Nob Hill (1945) Tony Angelo |
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Follow the Boys (1944) Tony West |
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Background to Danger (1943) Joe Barton |
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Stage Door Canteen (1943) George Raft |
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Breakdowns of 1942 (1942) Self |
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Broadway (1942) Himself |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) |
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Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Manpower (1941) Johnny Marshall |
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Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) Self |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) Self |
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They Drive by Night (1940) Joe Fabrini |
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The House Across the Bay (1940) Steve Larwitt |
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Invisible Stripes (1939) Cliff Taylor |
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Each Dawn I Die (1939) 'Hood' Stacey |
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I Stole a Million (1939) Joe Lourik |
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The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) Marty Black |
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Spawn of the North (1938) Tyler Dawson |
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You and Me (1938) Joe Dennis |
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Souls at Sea (1937) Powdah |
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Yours for the Asking (1936) Johnny Lamb |
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It Had to Happen (1936) Enrico Scaffa |
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The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) Self |
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She Couldn't Take It (1935) Joe "Spot" Ricardi |
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Every Night at Eight (1935) Tops Cardona |
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The Glass Key (1935) Ed Beaumont |
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Stolen Harmony (1935) Ray Ferraro |
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Rumba (1935) Joe Martin |
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Limehouse Blues (1934) Harry Young |
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The Trumpet Blows (1934) Manuel Montes |
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Bolero (1934) Raoul De Baere |
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All of Me (1934) Honey Rogers |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Bowery (1933) Steve Brodie |
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Midnight Club (1933) Nick Mason |
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Pick-up (1933) Harry Glynn |
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Under-Cover Man (1932) Nick Darrow |
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If I Had a Million (1932) Eddie Jackson |
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Night After Night (1932) Joe Anton |
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Madame Racketeer (1932) Jack Houston |
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Winner Take All (1932) Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Night World (1932) Ed Powell |
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Scarface (1932) Guino Rinaldo |
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Dancers in the Dark (1932) Louie Brooks |
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Taxi! (1931) William Kenny (uncredited) |
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Palmy Days (1931) Joe |
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Hush Money (1931) Maxie |
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Quick Millions (1931) Jimmy Kirk |
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Side Street (1929) Georgie Ames (uncredited) |
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Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) Dancer (uncredited) |
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Queen of the Night Clubs (1929) Gigola |