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George Raft

Acting · Born September 26, 1901 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Movies with George Raft

• Some Like It Hot (1959) — Spats Colombo
• Casino Royale (1967) — George Raft
• Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Jack Strager
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Saloon Bouncer
• Scarface (1932) — Guino Rinaldo
• They Drive by Night (1940) — Joe Fabrini
• The Ladies Man (1961) — Himself
• The Upper Hand (1966) — Charles Binnaggio
• The Patsy (1964) — George Raft
• If I Had a Million (1932) — Eddie Jackson
• Stage Door Canteen (1943) — George Raft
• Each Dawn I Die (1939) — 'Hood' Stacey

TV shows with George Raft

• The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self (uncredited)