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