George Raft

George Raft
Trailer for Invisible Stripes (1939)
Born
George Ranft

(1895-09-26)September 26, 1895
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1980(1980-11-24) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • film producer
Years active1924–1980
Spouse
Grace Mulrooney
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(m. 1923; died 1970)​

George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1895[1] or 1901[2][3] – 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, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy, Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni, Each Dawn I Die (1939) with James Cagney, Invisible Stripes (1939) with Humphrey Bogart, and Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon; and as a dancer in Bolero (1934) with Carole Lombard and a truck driver in They Drive by Night (1940) with Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and Bogart.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mike Douglas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Social Security Death Master File". ssdmf.info. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Kerr, Alison (15 February 2023)."‘I love England – that’s what hurts so much’: why movie mobster George Raft was banned from the UK". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "They Drive by Night (1940)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-12.