George Raft
| First Name | George |
| Last Name | Raft |
| Full Name at Birth | George Ranft |
| Age | 85 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | September 26, 1895 |
| Birthplace | New York, New York (Hell`s Kitchen) |
| Date of Death | November 24, 1980 |
| Location of Death | Los Angeles, Ca |
| Cause of Death | Leukemia |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Stuyvesant High School |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Scarface 1932 |
| Father | Conrad Ranft |
| Mother | Eva Glockner |
| Friends | Benjamin 'Bugsy' Seigel, Owney Madden, James Cagney, Frank Sinatra, Mack Grey, William Frawley, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Mae West, Texas Guinan, Pat Dicicco, Ida Lupino, Meyer Lansky, Gary Cooper, Judy Canova, Santo Trafficante, Howard Hughes, Albert Broccoli, Jimmy Durante |
George Raft (September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas (mob films) of the 1930s and 1940s. Today George Raft is mostly known for his role in Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot and also Scarface (1932), Bolero (1934), and They Drive by Night (1940).
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Filmography
Selected George Raft film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1971
The Chicago Teddy Bears
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1962
Two Guys Abroad
Nightclub co-owner
1953
I'm the Law
Police Lt. George Kirby
1951
Ace Williams - Gangster, Big Jack - Speakeasy Operator, Mike McCluskey, Mike McCluskey
1936
Yours for the Asking
Johnny Lamb
1936
It Had to Happen
Enrico Scaffa
1935
Every Night at Eight
'Tops' Cardona
1935
Stolen Harmony
Ray Angelo, alias Ray Ferraro
1934
Limehouse Blues
Harry Young
1934
All of Me
Honey Rogers
1934
The Trumpet Blows
Manuel Montes
1932
Love Is a Racket
Sneaky
1932
Dancers in the Dark
Louie Brooks
1932
Madame Racketeer
Jack Houston
1931
Hush Money
Maxie
1929
Side Street
Georgie Ames - the Dancer
Soundtrack Credits
1935
Stolen Harmony
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1929
Side Street
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