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George Raft
Los Angeles, California, USA
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 19…
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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.
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2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
Rogues Gallery
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1980
The Man with Bogart's Face
Movie Petey Cane
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1980
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Movie Self
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1978
Sextette
Movie Self
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1972
Deadhead Miles
Movie George Raft
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1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Movie Guido Scartucci
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1968
Skidoo
Movie Captain Garbaldo
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self (uncredited)
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1968
The Movie Orgy
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1967
Five Golden Dragons
Movie Dragon #2
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1967
Casino Royale
Movie George Raft
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1966
The Upper Hand
Movie Charles Binnaggio
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1966
Batman
TV show Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
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1964
The Patsy
Movie George Raft
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1964
For Those Who Think Young
Movie Detective (uncredited)
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Ladies Man
Movie Himself
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1960
Ocean's Eleven
Movie Jack Strager
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1959
Jet Over The Atlantic
Movie Stafford
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1959
Some Like It Hot
Movie Spats Colombo
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1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie Saloon Bouncer
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1955
A Bullet for Joey
Movie Joe Victor
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1954
Black Widow
Movie Detective Bruce
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1954
The Jimmy Durante Show
TV show Self
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1954
Rogue Cop
Movie Dan Beaumonte
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1953
The Man From Cairo
Movie Mike Canelli
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1953
I'm the Law
TV show Police Lt. George Kirby
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1952
Escape Route
Movie Steve Rossi
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1952
Loan Shark
Movie Joe Gargen
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1951
I'll Get You for This
Movie Nick Cain
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1950
The Jack Benny Program
TV show Gang Leader
