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George Raft
Actor
Born September 26, 1901 in New York, New York, USA
George Raft was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time one of the roughest, meanest areas of New York City. He was born George Ranft, and was the son of Eva (Glockner) and Conrad Ranft, a department store deliveryman. His parents were both of German descent. In his youth, he showed a great interest in, and aptitude for, dancing. That, combined with his dark good looks and sharp dressing, made him a local favorite at such spots as the El Fey Club with Texas Guinan. In 1928, Raft went to Hollywood to try his luck at acting. His first big role was as the coin-tossing henchman in Scarface (1932). His career was marked by numerous tough-guy roles, often a gangster or convict. The believability with which he played these, together with his lifelong associations with such real-life gangsters as Owney Madden and Bugsy Siegel, added to persistent rumors that he was also a gangster. The slightly shady reputation may have helped his popularity early on, but it made him somewhat undesirable to movie executives later in his career. He somewhat parodied his gangster reputation in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959).
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Arrow
Arrow
Some Like It Hot
Scarface
Night After Night
The Jack Benny Show
Red Skelton Christmas Classics (in Color)
Batman: The Complete First Season
Each Dawn I Die
If I Had a Million
You and Me
The Bowery
Palmy Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Black Widow
Arrow
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Filmography
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Arrow
Arrow
1977
Sextette
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Casino Royale
Five Golden Dragons
1966
Batman: The Complete First Season
1964
For Those Who Think Young
The Patsy
1961
The Ladies Man (1961)
1960
Ocean's 11
1959
Some Like It Hot
1956
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
1955
A Bullet for Joey
1954
Black Widow
1952
Loan Shark
I'll Get You
1951
Red Skelton Christmas Classics (in Color)
1950
The Jack Benny Show
1949
A Dangerous Profession
Outpost in Morocco
1947
Christmas Eve - 1947
1946
Whistle Stop
Nocturne
1943
Background to Danger
Stage Door Canteen
1941
Manpower (1941)
1940
The House Across The Bay
1939
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Each Dawn I Die
1938
You and Me
1933
The Bowery
1932
If I Had a Million
Crime Drama Gangster 1932 Film Classic Dancers in The Dark starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie
Scarface
Night After Night
1931
Palmy Days
Taxi!
Arrow
Arrow
Connections
Tony Curtis
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