George Raft
Known For
Acting
Born
1901-09-26 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
1980-11-25
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Batman
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
What's My Line?
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
as The Gang leader
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Casino Royale
as Himself
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
Palmy Days
as Joe
Rumba
as Joe Martin
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Bouncer
The Jimmy Durante Show
as Self
Pick-up
as Harry Glynn
I'm the Law
Mr. Ace
as Eddie Ace