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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).
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The roles that explain the career.
63 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1992 | Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Petey Cane | Film |
| 1978 | Sextette | Self | Film |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1972 | Deadhead Miles | George Raft | Film |
| 1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | Guido Scartucci | Film |
| 1968 | Skidoo | Captain Garbaldo | Film |
| 1967 | Five Golden Dragons | Dragon #2 | Film |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Himself | Film |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand | Charles Binnaggio | Film |
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Himself | Film |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Jack Strager | Film |
| 1959 | Jet Over The Atlantic | Stafford | Film |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Spats Colombo | Film |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Saloon Bouncer | Film |
| 1955 | A Bullet for Joey | Joe Victor | Film |
| 1954 | Black Widow | Detective Bruce | Film |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | Dan Beaumonte | Film |
| 1953 | The Man From Cairo | Mike Canelli | Film |
| 1953 | I'm the Law | Police Lt. George Kirby | TV |
| 1952 | Loan Shark | Joe Gargen | Film |
| 1951 | I'll Get You for This | Nick Cain | Film |
| 1950 | We Will All Go to Paris | George Raft | Film |
| 1949 | Johnny Allegro | Johnny Allegro | Film |
| 1949 | Red Light | Johnny Torno | Film |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Vince Kane | Film |
| 1949 | Outpost in Morocco | Paul Gerard | Film |
| 1948 | Race Street | Dan Gannin | Film |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Mario Torio | Film |
| 1947 | Intrigue | Brad Dunham | Film |
| 1946 | Nocturne | Joe Warne | Film |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Kenny Veech | Film |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Johnny Angel | Film |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Tony West | Film |
| 1943 | Background to Danger | Joe Barton | Film |
| 1942 | Broadway | George Raft | Film |
| 1941 | Manpower | Johnny Marshall | Film |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay | Steve Larwitt | Film |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Joe Fabrini | Film |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die | 'Hood' Stacey | Film |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Cliff Taylor | Film |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Joe Lourik | Film |
| 1938 | Spawn of the North | Tyler Dawson | Film |
| 1938 | You and Me | Joe Dennis | Film |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Powdah | Film |
| 1935 | The Glass Key | Ed Beaumont | Film |
| 1934 | Bolero | Raoul De Baere | Film |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Manuel Montes | Film |
| 1934 | Limehouse Blues | Harry Young | Film |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Steve Brodie | Film |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Midnight Club | Nick Mason | Film |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Harry Glynn | Film |
| 1932 | Scarface | Guino Rinaldo | Film |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Joe Anton | Film |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Eddie Jackson | Film |
| 1932 | Taxi! | William Kenny (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Under-Cover Man | Nick Darrow | Film |
| 1931 | Quick Millions | Jimmy Kirk | Film |
| 1931 | Palmy Days | Joe | Film |
| 1929 | Gold Diggers of Broadway | Dancer (uncredited) | Film |
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