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.

Filmography

• 1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980The Man with Bogart's Face — Petey Cane
• 1972Deadhead Miles — George Raft
• 1972Hammersmith Is Out — Guido Scartucci
• 1968Skidoo — Captain Garbaldo
• 1967Casino Royale — George Raft
• 1967Five Golden Dragons — Dragon #2
• Batman — Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
• 1966The Upper Hand — Charles Binnaggio
• 1964For Those Who Think Young — Detective (uncredited)
• 1964The Patsy — George Raft
• 1960Ocean's Eleven — Jack Strager
• 1959Jet Over The Atlantic — Stafford
• 1959Some Like It Hot — Spats Colombo
• 1956Around the World in 80 Days — Saloon Bouncer
• 1955A Bullet for Joey — Joe Victor
• 1954Black Widow — Detective Bruce
• 1954Rogue Cop — Dan Beaumonte
• I'm the Law — Police Lt. George Kirby
• 1953The Man From Cairo — Mike Canelli
• 1952Escape Route — Steve Rossi
• 1952Loan Shark — Joe Gargen
• 1951I'll Get You for This — Nick Cain
• 1950Riviera Dream — George Raft
• The Jack Benny Program — Gang Leader
• 1950We Will All Go to Paris — George Raft
• 1949A Dangerous Profession — Vince Kane
• 1949Johnny Allegro — Johnny Allegro
• 1949Outpost in Morocco — Paul Gerard
• 1949Red Light — Johnny Torno
• 1948Race Street — Dan Gannin
• 1947Christmas Eve — Mario Torio
• 1947Intrigue — Brad Dunham
• 1946Mr. Ace — Eddie Ace
• 1946Nocturne — Joe Warne
• 1946Whistle Stop — Kenny Veech
• 1945Johnny Angel — Johnny Angel
• 1945Nob Hill — Tony Angelo
• 1944Follow the Boys — Tony West
• 1943Background to Danger — Joe Barton
• 1943Stage Door Canteen — George Raft
• 1942Broadway — George Raft
• 1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
• 1941Manpower — Johnny Marshall
• 1940The House Across the Bay — Steve Larwitt
• 1940They Drive by Night — Joe Fabrini
• 1939Each Dawn I Die — 'Hood' Stacey
• 1939I Stole a Million — Joe Lourik
• 1939Invisible Stripes — Cliff Taylor
• 1939The Lady's from Kentucky — Marty Black
• 1938Spawn of the North — Tyler Dawson
• 1938You and Me — Joe Dennis
• 1937Souls at Sea — Powdah
• 1936It Had to Happen — Enrico Scaffa
• 1936Yours for the Asking — Johnny Lamb
• 1935Every Night at Eight — Tops Cardona
• 1935Rumba — Joe Martin
• 1935She Couldn't Take It — Joe "Spot" Ricardi
• 1935Stolen Harmony — Ray Ferraro
• 1935The Glass Key — Ed Beaumont
• 1934All of Me — Honey Rogers
• 1934Bolero — Raoul De Baere
• 1934Limehouse Blues — Harry Young
• 1934The Trumpet Blows — Manuel Montes
• 1933Midnight Club — Nick Mason
• 1933Pick-up — Harry Glynn
• 1933The Bowery — Steve Brodie
• 1932Dancers in the Dark — Louie Brooks
• 1932If I Had a Million — Eddie Jackson
• 1932Madame Racketeer — Jack Houston
• 1932Night After Night — Joe Anton
• 1932Night World — Ed Powell
• 1932Scarface — Guino Rinaldo
• 1932Taxi! — William Kenny (uncredited)
• 1932Under-Cover Man — Nick Darrow
• 1932Winner Take All — Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1931Hush Money — Maxie
• 1931Palmy Days — Joe
• 1931Quick Millions — Jimmy Kirk
• 1929Gold Diggers of Broadway — Dancer (uncredited)
• 1929Queen of the Night Clubs — Gigola
• 1929Side Street — Georgie Ames (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (26)

• 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films — Himself (archive footage)
• 2008Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film — Self (archive footage)
• Rogues Gallery — Self (archive footage)
• 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her — Self (archive footage)
• 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980Gay, Gay Hollywood — Self
• 1978Sextette — Self
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
• 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks — Self (archive footage)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
• 1968The Movie Orgy — Self (archive footage)
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• 1961The Ladies Man — Himself
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Jimmy Durante Show — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self (uncredited)
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self
• 1941Breakdowns of 1941 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1940Breakdowns of 1940 — Self
• 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards — Self
• 1935The Fashion Side of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 — Self
• 1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)