George Raft
Acting
Born: 1901-09-26 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Batman
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
What's My Line?
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
Gang Leader
Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
Casino Royale
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Around the World in 80 Days
Saloon Bouncer
Ocean's Eleven
Jack Strager
Scarface
Guino Rinaldo
Rogues Gallery
Self (archive footage)
Riviera Dream
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I'm the Law
Police Lt. George Kirby
The Ladies Man
Himself
The Upper Hand
Charles Binnaggio
The Patsy
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Whistle Stop
Kenny Veech
They Drive by Night
Joe Fabrini
Stage Door Canteen
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Black Widow
Detective Bruce
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Pick-up
Harry Glynn
You and Me
Joe Dennis
The Man From Cairo
Mike Canelli
Mr. Ace
Eddie Ace
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Deadhead Miles
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A Dangerous Profession
Vince Kane
Invisible Stripes
Cliff Taylor
Rumba
Joe Martin
Five Golden Dragons
Dragon #2
If I Had a Million
Eddie Jackson
For Those Who Think Young
Detective (uncredited)
Palmy Days
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