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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Some Like It Hot (1959) — Spats Colombo
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Casino Royale (1967) — George Raft
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Scarface (1932) — Guino Rinaldo
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Batman (1966) — Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Saloon Bouncer
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Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Jack Strager
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The Ladies Man (1961) — Himself
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They Drive by Night (1940) — Joe Fabrini
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Each Dawn I Die (1939) — 'Hood' Stacey
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The Patsy (1964) — George Raft
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Black Widow (1954) — Detective Bruce
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If I Had a Million (1932) — Eddie Jackson
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The Upper Hand (1966) — Charles Binnaggio
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You and Me (1938) — Joe Dennis
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
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Taxi! (1932) — William Kenny (uncredited)
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Johnny Angel (1945) — Johnny Angel
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Nocturne (1946) — Joe Warne
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Background to Danger (1943) — Joe Barton
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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A Bullet for Joey (1955) — Joe Victor
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Whistle Stop (1946) — Kenny Veech
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Invisible Stripes (1939) — Cliff Taylor
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Skidoo (1968) — Captain Garbaldo
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Red Light (1949) — Johnny Torno
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Loan Shark (1952) — Joe Gargen
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Night After Night (1932) — Joe Anton
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Sextette (1978) — Self
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Race Street (1948) — Dan Gannin
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Five Golden Dragons (1967) — Dragon #2
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Manpower (1941) — Johnny Marshall
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Johnny Allegro (1949) — Johnny Allegro
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Stage Door Canteen (1943) — George Raft
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The Movie Orgy (1968) — Self (archive footage)
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Night World (1932) — Ed Powell
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The Jack Benny Program (1950) — Gang Leader
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A Dangerous Profession (1949) — Vince Kane
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Souls at Sea (1937) — Powdah