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George Raft

Sep 26, 1895 - Nov 25, 1980 (85 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

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Known For

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The Jack Benny Program
The Gang leader
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self (uncredited)
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The Jimmy Durante Show
Self
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Batman
Citizen in Bank (uncredited)
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I'm the Law
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited)
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Casino Royale
Himself
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Some Like It Hot
Spats Colombo
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Outpost in Morocco
Paul Gerard

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