George Raft

George Raft

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.

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TV Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.8
Batman

Batman

7.3
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75
I'm the Law

I'm the Law

5.667
The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show

0
The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

7.813
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

6.9

Movies

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

8.094
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

6.364
Scarface

Scarface

7.4
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

6.5
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

6.648
Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop

5.3
Manpower

Manpower

6.7
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

5.2
Red Light

Red Light

5.8
Sextette

Sextette

3.9
Skidoo

Skidoo

4.818
A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey

5.6
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

5.3
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

6.6
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

6.295
Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel

5.9
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

6.795
The Man with Bogart's Face

The Man with Bogart's Face

6.3
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

6.4
Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs

0
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

6
Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

6.3
Black Widow

Black Widow

6.4
Nocturne

Nocturne

5.8
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

5.3
You and Me

You and Me

6.679
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

6
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

6.942
Intrigue

Intrigue

5
A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

5.6
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

7
Night After Night

Night After Night

6.2
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5
Loan Shark

Loan Shark

5.5
Race Street

Race Street

5.8
Gold Diggers of Broadway

Gold Diggers of Broadway

7
Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

4.346
Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

5.278
The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

6.3
Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

5.55
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

5.3
We Will All Go to Paris

We Will All Go to Paris

5.2
Broadway

Broadway

5.5
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

6.7
Jet Over The Atlantic

Jet Over The Atlantic

5.4
The Patsy

The Patsy

6.167
Palmy Days

Palmy Days

7
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

6.9
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

7.1
I'll Get You for This

I'll Get You for This

6.8
Pick-up

Pick-up

4.8
Winner Take All

Winner Take All

5.3
The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows

0
Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues

4.2
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

6.8
Bolero

Bolero

6.3
The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo

5
Outpost in Morocco

Outpost in Morocco

4.8
Midnight Club

Midnight Club

0
Nob Hill

Nob Hill

5.7
All of Me

All of Me

6
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

4.5
Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

7.5
Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

4.8
The Bowery

The Bowery

5.1
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

4.8
Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

6
Night World

Night World

6.929
It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen

5.5
Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1
Taxi!

Taxi!

6.8
Side Street

Side Street

5
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

0
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

9
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

5.6
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

0
Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

4.5
Escape Route

Escape Route

5.3
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

5.8
Rumba

Rumba

6
Riviera Dream

Riviera Dream

0
Hammersmith Is Out

Hammersmith Is Out

5.7
The Fashion Side of Hollywood

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

6
Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles

5.5
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

4
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

5.7
The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky

0
Hush Money

Hush Money

0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

6
Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

6.3
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

6
For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

5.2