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George Raft is a Actor American born on 26 september 1895 at New York City (USA)

George Raft

George Raft
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Birth name George Ranft
Nationality USA
Birth 26 september 1895 at New York City (USA)
Death 25 november 1980 (at 85 years) at Los Angeles (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).

Biography

Raft married Grayce Mulrooney, several years his senior, in 1923, long before his stardom. The pair separated soon thereafter, but the devoutly Catholic Mulrooney refused to grant a divorce, and Raft remained married to her, and continued to support her, until her death in 1970. A romantic figure in Hollywood, Raft had love affairs with Betty Grable, Marlene Dietrich, and Mae West. He stated publicly that he wanted to marry Norma Shearer, with whom he had a long romance, but his wife's refusal to allow a divorce eventually caused Shearer to end the affair.

When James Cagney became president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1942 for a two-year term, he took a role in the Guild's fight against the Mafia, which had taken an active interest in the movie industry. Cagney's wife, Billie, once received a phone call telling her that Cagney was dead. Cagney alleged that, having failed to scare him and the Guild off, they sent a hit man to kill him by dropping a heavy light onto his head. On hearing about the rumor of the hit, George Raft made a call, and the hit was supposedly cancelled.

In 1967, Raft was denied entry into the UK (where he had been installed as Casino Director at a casino known as the "Colony Club") due to his underworld associations.

Best films

Some Like It Hot (1959)
(Actor)
The Upper Hand (1966)
(Actor)

Usually with

Mack Gray
Mack Gray
(15 films)
Al Hill
Al Hill
(9 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(8 films)
Joe Gray
Joe Gray
(7 films)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George Raft (86 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
1980The Man with Bogart's FaceActorPetey Cane
1980The Man with Bogart's FaceActorPetey Cane
1978SextetteActorHimself
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?ActorSelf (archive footage)
1972Hammersmith Is OutActorGuido Scartucci
1972Deadhead MilesActorGeorge Raft
1968SkidooActorCaptain Garbaldo
1968Madigan's MillionsActor
1968The Movie OrgyActorSelf (archive footage)
1967Casino RoyaleActorHimself
1967Five Golden DragonsActorDragon #2
1966The Upper HandActorCharles Binnaggio
1964For Those Who Think YoungActorDetective (uncredited)
1964The PatsyActorGeorge Raft
1963Hollywood Without Make-UpActorSelf (archive footage)
1961The Ladies ManActorHimself
1961Two Guys AbroadActor
1960Ocean's ElevenActorJack Strager
1959Some Like It HotActorSpats Colombo
1959Jet Over The AtlanticActorStafford
1956Around the World in Eighty DaysActorSaloon Bouncer
1955A Bullet for JoeyActorJoe Victor
1954Black WidowActorDetective Lt. C.A. Bruce
1954Rogue CopActorDan Beaumonte
1953The Man From CairoActorMike Canelli
1952Loan SharkActorJoe Gargen
1952Escape RouteActorSteve Rossi
1951I'll Get You for ThisActorNick Cain
1950We Will All Go to ParisActorGeorge Raft
1949A Dangerous ProfessionActorVince Kane
1949Johnny AllegroActorJohnny Allegro
1949Outpost in MoroccoActorPaul Gerard
1949Red LightActorJohnny Torno
1948Race StreetActorDan Gannin
1947IntrigueActorBrad Dunham
1947Christmas EveActorMario Torio
1946Whistle StopActorKenny Veech
1946Mr. AceActorEddie Ace
1946NocturneActorJoe Warne
1945Nob HillActorTony Angelo
1945Johnny AngelActorJohnny Angel
1944Follow the BoysActorTony West
1943Stage Door CanteenActorGeorge Raft
1943Background to DangerActorJoe Barton
1942BroadwayActorHimself
1941ManpowerActorJohnny Marshall
1940The House Across the BayActorSteve Larwitt
1940They Drive by NightActorJoe Fabrini
1939Each Dawn I DieActor'Hood' Stacey
1939I Stole a MillionActorJoe Lourik
1939Invisible StripesActorCliff Taylor
1939The Lady's from KentuckyActorMarty Black
1938You and MeActorJoe Dennis
1938Spawn of the NorthActorTyler Dawson
1937Souls at SeaActorPowdah
1936It Had to HappenActorEnrico Scaffa
1936Yours for the AskingActorJohnny Lamb
1935Every Night at EightActorTops Cardona
1935The Glass KeyActorEd Beaumont
1935RumbaActorJoe Martin
1935She Couldn't Take ItActorJoe "Spot" Ricardi
1935Stolen HarmonyActorRay Ferraro
1934All of MeActorHoney Rogers
1934BoleroActorRaoul De Baere
1934Limehouse BluesActorHarry Young
1934The Trumpet BlowsActorManuel Montes
1933The BoweryActorSteve Brodie
1933Midnight ClubActorNick Mason
1933Pick-upActorHarry Glynn
1932ScarfaceActorGuino Rinaldo
1932Dancers in the DarkActorLouie Brooks
1932If I Had a MillionActorEddie Jackson
1932Love Is a RacketActor"Sneaky" (scenes deleted)
1932Madame RacketeerActorJack Houston
1932Night After NightActorJoe Anton
1932Night WorldActorEd Powell
1932Under-Cover ManActorNick Darrow
1932Winner Take AllActorBand Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932Taxi!ActorWilliam Kenny (uncredited)
1931GoldieActorA pickpocket (uncredited)
1931Hush MoneyActorMaxie
1931Palmy DaysActorJoe
1931Quick MillionsActorJimmy Kirk
1929Gold Diggers of BroadwayActorDancer (uncredited)
1929Queen of the Night ClubsActorGigola
1929Side StreetActorGeorgie Ames (uncredited)