Person
George Raft
Born 26 September 1901 Died 25 November 1980, aged 79 Los Angeles, California, USA TMDB ↗
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).
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30age in their first credit on record (1932)
40years on screen and counting
2credits in 1933, their busiest year
11dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 70 Hammersmith Is Out
1972as Guido Scartucci
Age: 65 Five Golden Dragons
1967as Dragon #2
Age: 57 Some Like It Hot
1959as Spats Colombo
Age: 55 Around the World in 80 Days
1956as Saloon Bouncer
Age: 37 I Stole a Million
1939as Joe Lourik
Age: 36 You and Me
1938as Joe Dennis
Age: 31 Midnight Club
1933as Nick Mason
Age: 31 Pick-up
1933as Harry Glynn
Age: 31 Night After Night
1932as Joe Anton
Age: 30 Scarface
1932as Guino Rinaldo
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