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George Raft

Actor | * 09/26/1895 († 85, 11/24/1980) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 or 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, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy, Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni, Each Dawn I Die (1939) with James Cagney, Invisible Stripes (1939) with Humphrey Bogart, and Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon; and as a dancer in Bolero (1934) with Carole Lombard and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940) with Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and Bogart. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death. ...

Johnny Angel

NR

1945 | 3.0/5 | 1h 19min
Crime, Drama
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Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying t ...

They Drive by Night

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1940 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make t ...

Some Like It Hot

NR

1959 | 4.1/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, Crime
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In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life. ...

Scarface

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1932 | 3.8/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for George Raft

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with George Raft as Actor(89)

as Himself (archive footage)2011 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Self (archive footage)2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Petey Cane1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
as himself1978 Sextette
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Guido Scartucci1972 Hammersmith Is Out
as himself1972 Deadhead Miles
as Captain Garbaldo1968 Skidoo
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as himself1967 Casino Royale
as Dragon #21967 Five Golden Dragons
as Charles Binnaggio1966 The Upper Hand
as Detective (uncredited)1964 For Those Who Think Young
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as himself1961 The Ladies Man
as Jack Strager1960 Ocean's Eleven
as Spats Colombo1959 Some Like It Hot
as Stafford1959 Jet Over The Atlantic
as Saloon Bouncer1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
as Joe Victor1955 A Bullet for Joey
as Dan Beaumonte1954 Rogue Cop
as Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce1954 Black Widow
as Mike Canelli1953 The Man From Cairo
as Joe Gargen1952 Loan Shark
as Steve Rossi1952 Escape Route
as Nick Cain1951 I'll Get You for This
as himself1950 We Will All Go to Paris
as Paul Gerard1949 Outpost in Morocco
as Johnny Torno1949 Red Light
as Johnny Allegro1949 Johnny Allegro
as Vince Kane1949 A Dangerous Profession
as Dan Gannin1948 Race Street
as Mario Torio1947 Christmas Eve
as Brad Dunham1947 Intrigue
as Kenny Veech1946 Whistle Stop
as Eddie Ace1946 Mr. Ace
as Joe Warne1946 Nocturne
as Tony Angelo1945 Nob Hill
as Johnny Angel1945 Johnny Angel
as Tony West1944 Follow the Boys
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Joe Barton1943 Background to Danger
as himself1942 Broadway
as himself1942 Breakdowns of 1942
1941 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941 Breakdowns of 1941
as Johnny Marshall1941 Manpower
as Joe Fabrini1940 They Drive by Night
as himself1940 Breakdowns of 1940
as himself1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Steve Larwitt1940 The House Across the Bay
as 'Hood' Stacey1939 Each Dawn I Die
as Joe Lourik1939 I Stole a Million
as Cliff Taylor1939 Invisible Stripes
as Marty Black1939 The Lady's from Kentucky
as Tyler Dawson1938 Spawn of the North
as Joe Dennis1938 You and Me
as Powdah1937 Souls at Sea
as Johnny Lamb1936 Yours for the Asking
as Enrico Scaffa1936 It Had to Happen
as Joe "Spot" Ricardi1935 She Couldn't Take It
as Tops Cardona1935 Every Night at Eight
as Ray Ferraro1935 Stolen Harmony
as himself1935 The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as Ed Beaumont1935 The Glass Key
as Joe Martin1935 Rumba
as Honey Rogers1934 All of Me
as Raoul De Baere1934 Bolero
as Harry Young1934 Limehouse Blues
as Manuel Montes1934 The Trumpet Blows
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Harry Glynn1933 Pick Up
as Nick Mason1933 Midnight Club
as Steve Brodie1933 The Bowery
as Joe Anton1932 Night After Night
as Guino Rinaldo1932 Scarface
as Nick Darrow1932 Under-Cover Man
as Ed Powell1932 Night World
as Eddie Jackson1932 If I Had a Million
as Jack Houston1932 Madame Racketeer
as Louie Brooks1932 Dancers in the Dark
as Joe1931 Palmy Days
as Jimmy Kirk1931 Quick Millions
as William Kenny (uncredited)1931 Taxi!
as Maxie1931 Hush Money
as Dancer (uncredited)1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Gigola1929 Queen of the Night Clubs
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)1929 Side Street

TV Shows/Series with George Raft as Actor(9)

as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)1966 Batman
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as himself1954 The Jimmy Durante Show
1953 I'm the Law
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Actor / Dancer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Tango Dancer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: George Raft
Born: Thursday, 09/26 1895 (September) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 11/24 1980 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Stuyvesant High School
Employer: Warner Bros.
Other names for George Raft (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"George Ranft"
"Georgie"
"Джордж Рафт"
George Raft frequently works together with these people:
Mack Gray (15x, Actor)
Humphrey Bogart (9x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (9x, Actor)
Jackie Gleason (9x, Actor)
Al Hill (9x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (8x, Actress)
Ann Sheridan (8x, Actress)
Art Carney (8x, Actor)
Mike Lally (8x, Actor)
Polly Bergen (8x, Actress)
Mae West (8x, Actress)
Groucho Marx (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6744, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024