George Raft
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Some Like It Hot
as Spats Colombo
1959
Ocean's Eleven
as Jack Strager
1960
Scarface
as Guino Rinaldo
1932
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Bouncer
1956
Rogue Cop
as Dan Beaumonte
1954
Manpower
as Johnny Marshall
1941
Casino Royale
as Himself
1967
Red Light
as Johnny Torno
1949
Sextette
as Self
1978
Skidoo
as Captain Garbaldo
1968
A Bullet for Joey
as Joe Victor
1955
Follow the Boys
as Tony West
1944
Background to Danger
as Joe Barton
1943
The Ladies Man
as Himself
1961
Johnny Angel
as Johnny Angel
1945
Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' Stacey
1939
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Petey Cane
1980
The Glass Key
as Ed Beaumont
1935
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Gigola
1929
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self (uncredited)
1950
Batman
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
I'm the Law
1953
The Jimmy Durante Show
as Self
1954
The Jack Benny Program
as The Gang leader
1950
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Rogues Gallery
as Self (archive footage)
1997