George Raft

George Raft

Born:9/26/1895Died:11/25/1980
Place of Birth:Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

20119.0
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

20086.9
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

19940.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

19836.5
The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face

19806.3
Sextette

Sextette

19783.9
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19755.7
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

19736.8
Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles

19725.5
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

19725.7
Skidoo

Skidoo

19685.0
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

19686.5
Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

19675.5
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

19675.3
The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

19666.3
The Patsy

The Patsy

19646.2
For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

19645.2
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

19616.3
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

19606.4
Jet Over The Atlantic

Jet Over The Atlantic

19595.4
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

19598.1
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

19566.7
A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey

19555.6
Black Widow

Black Widow

19546.4
Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop

19545.3
The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo

19535.0
Escape Route

Escape Route

19525.3
Loan Shark

Loan Shark

19525.8
I'll Get You for This

I'll Get You for This

19516.8
We Will All Go to Paris

We Will All Go to Paris

19505.2
Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream

19500.0
A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

19495.6
Red Light

Red Light

19495.8
Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

19496.3
Outpost in Morocco

Outpost in Morocco

19494.8
Race Street

Race Street

19485.8
Intrigue

Intrigue

19475.0
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

19475.3
Nocturne

Nocturne

19465.8
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

19465.6
Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

19464.5
Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel

19455.9
Nob Hill

Nob Hill

19455.7
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

19445.3
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

19436.6
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

19436.2
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

19426.0
Broadway

Broadway

19425.5
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

19416.0
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

19417.0
Manpower

Manpower

19416.7
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

19404.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

19406.5
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

19406.9
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

19405.3
Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

19396.3
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

19396.8
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

19396.0
The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky

19390.0
Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

19385.5
You and Me

You and Me

19386.7
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

19376.0
Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

19361.0
It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen

19365.5
The Fashion Side of Hollywood

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

19356.0
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

19354.5
Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

19357.5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

19356.4
Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

19356.0
Rumba

Rumba

19356.0
Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues

19344.2
The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows

19340.0
Bolero

Bolero

19346.1
All of Me

All of Me

19346.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

19330.0
The Bowery

The Bowery

19335.1
Midnight Club

Midnight Club

19330.0
Pick-up

Pick-up

19334.8
Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

19324.5
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

19326.7
Night After Night

Night After Night

19326.2
Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

19324.8
Winner Take All

Winner Take All

19325.3
Night World

Night World

19326.7
Scarface

Scarface

19327.4
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

19324.8
Taxi!

Taxi!

19316.8
Palmy Days

Palmy Days

19317.0
Hush Money

Hush Money

19310.0
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

19317.1
Side Street

Side Street

19295.0
Gold Diggers of Broadway

Gold Diggers of Broadway

19297.0
Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs

19290.0