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Aliases: George Ranft , Georgie , Джордж Рафт

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 58

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895 – 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.

Most Famous Work

Scarface
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7

Scarface

(1932) Guino Rinaldo
Black Widow
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6

Black Widow

(1954) Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce
Five Golden Dragons
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5

Five Golden Dragons

(1967) Dragon #2
The Upper Hand
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6

The Upper Hand

(1966) Charles Binnaggio
They Drive by Night
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7

They Drive by Night

(1940) Joe Fabrini
Each Dawn I Die
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7

Each Dawn I Die

(1939) 'Hood' Stacey
Manpower
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7

Manpower

(1941) Johnny Marshall
Invisible Stripes
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6

Invisible Stripes

(1939) Cliff Taylor

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2011 Himself (archive footage)
2008 Self (archive footage)
1994 Self (archive footage)
1983 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 Petey Cane
1978 Himself
1975 Self (archive footage)
1973 Self (archive footage)
1972 George Raft
Guido Scartucci
1968 Captain Garbaldo
Self (archive footage)
1967 Guest Performer (uncredited)
Dragon #2
Himself
1966 Charles Binnaggio
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
1964 George Raft
Detective (uncredited)
1962 Self
Self
1961 Self
Himself
1960 Jack Strager
1959 Stafford
Spats Colombo
1956 Saloon Bouncer
1955 Joe Victor
1954 Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce
Self
Dan Beaumonte
1953 Mike Canelli
N/A
1952 Steve Rossi
Joe Gargen
1951 Nick Cain
1950 The Gang leader
Self (uncredited)
George Raft
Self - Mystery Guest
George Raft
1949 Vince Kane
Johnny Torno
Johnny Allegro
Paul Gerard
1948 Dan Gannin
Self - Actor / Dancer
Self
Tango Dancer
1947 Brad Dunham
Mario Torio
1946 Joe Warne
Eddie Ace
Kenny Veech
1945 Johnny Angel
Tony Angelo
1944 Tony West
1943 Joe Barton
George Raft
1942 Self
Himself
1941 N/A
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Marshall
1940 Self
Self
Joe Fabrini
Steve Larwitt
1939 Cliff Taylor
'Hood' Stacey
Joe Lourik
Marty Black
1938 Tyler Dawson
Joe Dennis
1937 Powdah
1936 Johnny Lamb
Enrico Scaffa
1935 Self
Joe "Spot" Ricardi
Tops Cardona
Ed Beaumont
Ray Ferraro
Joe Martin
1934 Harry Young
Manuel Montes
Raoul De Baere
Honey Rogers
1933 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Brodie
Nick Mason
Harry Glynn
1932 Nick Darrow
Eddie Jackson
Joe Anton
Jack Houston
Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ed Powell
Guino Rinaldo
Louie Brooks
1931 William Kenny (uncredited)
Joe
Maxie
Jimmy Kirk
1929 Georgie Ames (uncredited)
Dancer (uncredited)
Gigola
Year Character Movie/Tv

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