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George Raft was an American actor and dancer best known for his gangster parts in 1930s and 1940s crime pictures. He was born in New York City and learned to dance from his mother, later performing in nightclubs and on Broadway. After moving to Hollywood, he took small roles, appeared unbilled as a dancer in Taxi! (1932) opposite James Cagney, and broke through as Guino Rinaldo in Scarface (1932). He appeared in Night After Night (1932), If I Had a Million (1932), The Bowery (1933), Each Dawn I Die (1939), Invisible Stripes (1939) and They Drive by Night (1940). Later credits included Background to Danger (1943), Johnny Angel (1945), Whistle Stop (1946), Nocturne (1946), Race Street (1948), Red Light (1949) and Loan Shark (1952). He also appeared in Some Like It Hot (1959), The Ladies Man (1961), Casino Royale (1967), Five Golden Dragons (1967), Skidoo (1968), Sextette (1978) and The Man with Bogart's Face (1980).

79years old at death

  • Born New York City
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • George Ranft (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
48 years1932 to 1980

Genres

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  1. First role

    Raft made his screen debut in Queen of the Night Clubs, in which Guinan insisted he take a small role. His scenes were cut, but a Variety review still called him the hot stepper and master of ceremonies.

  2. A change of course

    Raft boxed professionally for two years starting when he was 15, using the name Dutch Rauft. One account credits him with 14 bouts, nine wins, three losses and two draws, while another says he had 25 bouts and seven knockouts.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Raft did not want to play a sadist, so he turned down The Story of Temple Drake (1933) with Miriam Hopkins. Jack La Rue took his place, and in February Raft was suspended.

  4. Behind the camera

    Raft started a production company called Star Films, with Sam Bischoff serving as its president. The plan was to make three films over two years at a cost of $3.5 million.

George Raft movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix with the most votes on IMDb, with the part played in each.

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  1. Some Like It Hot1959 Comedy, Romanceas Spats Colombo

    IMDb rating 8.2307K votes

  2. Casino Royale1967 Comedyas George Raft

    IMDb rating 5.035K votes

  3. Scarface1932as Guino Rinaldo

    IMDb rating 7.734K votes

  4. They Drive by Night1940as Joe Fabrini

    IMDb rating 7.210K votes

  5. The Ladies Man1961as Himself

    IMDb rating 6.35.2K votes

  6. Each Dawn I Die1939as 'Hood' Stacey

    IMDb rating 7.24.3K votes

  7. Black Widow1954as Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce

    IMDb rating 6.73.8K votes

  8. If I Had a Million1932as Eddie Jackson

    IMDb rating 6.92.6K votes

Most often with

Raoul Walsh directed three of these films, Edwin L. Marin three and Ken Hughes two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What George Raft's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$70.6 million

6 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.

Of the 25 films: 6 worldwide figure; 19 figure not found.

  • 6Worldwide figure
  • 19Figure not found

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Casino Royale1967as George Raft
    $42M59.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Some Like It Hot1959as Spats Colombo
    $25M35.4% of the total
  3. 3
    They Drive by Night1940as Joe Fabrini
    $1.6M2.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Each Dawn I Die1939as 'Hood' Stacey
    $1.6M2.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Scarface1932as Guino Rinaldo
    $600K0.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Sextette1978as George Raft
    $50K0.1% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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George Raft's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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