George Raft

September 26, 1901(79 at death)|Died November 25, 1980
Los Angeles, California, USA|Acting

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (96)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
9.0

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
6.9

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
8.0

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

The Man with Bogart's Face
6.0

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Gay, Gay Hollywood

1980

Sextette
3.9

Sextette

1978

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
6.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

Deadhead Miles
6.0

Deadhead Miles

1972

Hammersmith Is Out
5.9

Hammersmith Is Out

1972

Skidoo
4.8

Skidoo

1968

The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968

Five Golden Dragons
5.3

Five Golden Dragons

1967

Casino Royale
5.3

Casino Royale

1967

The Upper Hand
6.4

The Upper Hand

1966

The Patsy
6.2

The Patsy

1964

For Those Who Think Young
5.7

For Those Who Think Young

1964

The Ladies Man
6.3

The Ladies Man

1961

Ocean's Eleven
6.4

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Jet Over The Atlantic
6.0

Jet Over The Atlantic

1959

Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

A Bullet for Joey
5.8

A Bullet for Joey

1955

Black Widow
6.4

Black Widow

1954

Rogue Cop
5.7

Rogue Cop

1954

The Man From Cairo
5.6

The Man From Cairo

1953

Escape Route
5.6

Escape Route

1952

Loan Shark
5.7

Loan Shark

1952

I'll Get You for This
7.0

I'll Get You for This

1951

We Will All Go to Paris
5.5

We Will All Go to Paris

1950

Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream

1950

A Dangerous Profession
5.7

A Dangerous Profession

1949

Red Light
5.9

Red Light

1949

Johnny Allegro
6.4

Johnny Allegro

1949

Outpost in Morocco
5.3

Outpost in Morocco

1949

Race Street
6.0

Race Street

1948

Intrigue
5.6

Intrigue

1947

Christmas Eve
5.4

Christmas Eve

1947

Nocturne
5.9

Nocturne

1946

Mr. Ace
5.8

Mr. Ace

1946

Whistle Stop
4.4

Whistle Stop

1946

Johnny Angel
6.0

Johnny Angel

1945

Nob Hill
6.3

Nob Hill

1945

Follow the Boys
5.7

Follow the Boys

1944

Background to Danger
6.7

Background to Danger

1943

Stage Door Canteen
6.3

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Broadway
6.4

Broadway

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Manpower
6.8

Manpower

1941

Breakdowns of 1940
4.0

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

They Drive by Night
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940

The House Across the Bay
5.6

The House Across the Bay

1940

Invisible Stripes
6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939

Each Dawn I Die
6.8

Each Dawn I Die

1939

I Stole a Million
8.0

I Stole a Million

1939

The Lady's from Kentucky
8.0

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939

Spawn of the North
6.0

Spawn of the North

1938

You and Me
6.6

You and Me

1938

Souls at Sea
6.5

Souls at Sea

1937

Yours for the Asking
5.3

Yours for the Asking

1936

It Had to Happen
6.3

It Had to Happen

1936

The Fashion Side of Hollywood
6.5

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

1935

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

She Couldn't Take It

1935

Every Night at Eight
7.0

Every Night at Eight

1935

The Glass Key
6.5

The Glass Key

1935

Stolen Harmony
8.0

Stolen Harmony

1935

Rumba
6.5

Rumba

1935

Limehouse Blues
4.4

Limehouse Blues

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934

The Trumpet Blows
6.0

The Trumpet Blows

1934

Bolero
6.4

Bolero

1934

All of Me
7.0

All of Me

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

The Bowery
5.4

The Bowery

1933

Midnight Club
9.0

Midnight Club

1933

Pick-up
4.8

Pick-up

1933

Under-Cover Man
6.3

Under-Cover Man

1932

If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

1932

Night After Night
6.3

Night After Night

1932

Madame Racketeer
5.3

Madame Racketeer

1932

Winner Take All
5.4

Winner Take All

1932

Night World
6.8

Night World

1932

Scarface
7.4

Scarface

1932

Dancers in the Dark
5.7

Dancers in the Dark

1932

Taxi!
6.8

Taxi!

1932

Palmy Days
7.3

Palmy Days

1931

Hush Money
10.0

Hush Money

1931

Quick Millions
7.3

Quick Millions

1931

Side Street
5.9

Side Street

1929

Gold Diggers of Broadway
7.7

Gold Diggers of Broadway

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs
8.0

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929

TV Shows (12)