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.
Some Like It Hot
as Spats ColomboTwo musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found...
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Casino Royale
as HimselfSir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James...
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Scarface
as Guino RinaldoIn 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface,...
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Ocean's Eleven
as Jack StragerDanny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
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Around the World in Eighty Days
as Saloon BouncerBased on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...
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The Ladies Man
as HimselfAfter his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching...
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The Patsy
as George RaftWhen a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big...
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They Drive by Night
as Joe FabriniJoe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small...
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For Those Who Think Young
as Detective (uncredited)A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a...
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Each Dawn I Die
as 'Hood' StaceyA corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism...
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You and Me
as Joe DennisMr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled...
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If I Had a Million
as Eddie JacksonAn elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to...
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The Upper Hand
as Charles BinnaggioIn Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action....
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The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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Invisible Stripes
as Cliff TaylorA gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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The Man with Bogart's Face
as Petey CaneIn this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so...
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Nocturne
as Joe WarneIn 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest...
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Sextette
as HimselfOn the day of her wedding to her sixth husband, a glamorous silver screen sex symbol is sought...
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Black Widow
as Detective BruceA young stage hopeful is murdered and suspicion falls on her mentor, a Broadway producer.
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I Stole a Million
as Joe LourikA cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
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Souls at Sea
as PowdahMichael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave...
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Johnny Allegro
as Johnny AllegroTreasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal...
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Whistle Stop
as Kenny VeechWhen beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity...
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Skidoo
as Captain GarbaldoEx-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on...
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Night After Night
as Joe AntonA former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.
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Hammersmith Is Out
as Guido ScartucciThe Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run...
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Rogue Cop
as Dan BeaumonteA police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.
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Red Light
as Johnny TornoNick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at...
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Outpost in Morocco
as Paul GerardCaptain Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to escort an emir's daughter...
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Jet Over The Atlantic
as StaffordDirector Byron Haskin's 1960 airplane-in jeopardy drama stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George...
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Race Street
as Dan GanninA night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
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Stage Door Canteen
as George RaftA young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...
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Escape Route
as Steve RossiWhen nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a...
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Follow the Boys
as Tony WestDuring World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every...
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A Bullet for Joey
as Joe VictorRaoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American...
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Johnny Angel
as Johnny AngelGeorge Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Background to Danger
as Joe BartonAn American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
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Taxi!
as William Kenny (uncredited)Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as SelfThis 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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Quick Millions
as Jimmy KirkA truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering....
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The Glass Key
as Ed BeaumontWhen Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes...
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A Dangerous Profession
as Vince KaneA cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
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Manpower
as Johnny MarshallHank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...
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Queen of the Night Clubs
as GigolaIrked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of...
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Palmy Days
as JoeMusical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where...
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Five Golden Dragons
as Dragon #2While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of...
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She Couldn't Take It
as Joe "Spot" RicardiThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the...
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Breakdowns of 1942
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
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Every Night at Eight
as Tops CardonaThree young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to "lease" the...
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The Man From Cairo
as Mike Canelli"The Man from Cairo", a Michaeldavid production for distribution by Lippert, with Ray Enright...
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Winner Take All
as Band Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with...
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Mr. Ace
as Eddie AceA rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.
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Madame Racketeer
as Jack HoustonInternational con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay...
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Christmas Eve
as Mario TorioThe greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can...
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We Will All Go to Paris
as George RaftThe film tells the story of three presenters on Radio X, an amateur clandestine radio station.
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Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Himself (archive footage)Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith...
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self (archive footage)Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
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Deadhead Miles
as George RaftA long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in...
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Loan Shark
as Joe GargenA vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire...
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The House Across the Bay
as Steve LarwittNightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...
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Rumba
as Joe MartinA bored society girl sets her sights on a dancer in a Broadway show.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as uncreditedHedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...
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Yours for the Asking
as Johnny LambCasino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino...
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Pick-up
as Harry GlynnThe scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both...
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Night World
as Ed Powell"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful...
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The Bowery
as Steve Brodie"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery...
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Midnight Club
as Nick MasonWith a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has...
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It Had to Happen
as Enrico ScaffaA poor boy rises to power in politics.
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Bolero
as Raoul De BaereThe complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing...
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Spawn of the North
as Tyler DawsonTwo Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish...
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All of Me
as Honey RogersA professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend...
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Hush Money
as MaxieStory of a girl who tries to live down the past and marries a wealthy man. Blackmail attempt by...
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I'll Get You for This
as Nick CainNick, an American gambler, arrives in San Paolo and falls in love with Colleen, an American...
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Gold Diggers of Broadway
as Dancer (uncredited)Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.
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Side Street
as Georgie Ames (uncredited)Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.
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The Fashion Side of Hollywood
as SelfCompilation of lighting and costume tests from various films, most notably Sternberg's "The...
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Limehouse Blues
as Harry YoungFresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the...
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Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
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Intrigue
as Brad DunhamDishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (George Raft) disconsolately...
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Dancers in the Dark
as Louie BrooksA bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town....
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Stolen Harmony
as Ray FerraroBand leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray...
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Nob Hill
as Tony AngeloA Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco's high society. Directed...
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Under-Cover Man
as Nick DarrowWhen his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover...
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The Trumpet Blows
as Manuel MontesIn Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife....
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Breakdowns of 1940
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of...
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.
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The Lady's from Kentucky
as Marty BlackGood-natured gambler Marty Black falls into ownership of a booking joint but soon falls on hard...
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Riviera Dream
as George RaftThis black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Batman
as Citizen in Bank (uncredited)Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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The Jack Benny Program
as The Gang leaderLaugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self (uncredited)The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Guest Performer (uncredited)An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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I'm the Law
as uncreditedI'm the Law is the title of a 30-minute syndicated American television police drama series which...
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