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