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Overview
Mini Biography:
George Raft was born and grew up in a poor family in Hell's Kitchen, at the time... moreTrivia:
Banned from entering Britain in 1966 because of his alleged Mafia connections. moreAwards:
2 wins moreFilmography
Actor:
- The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) .... Petey Cane
... aka Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title) - Hammersmith Is Out (1972) .... Guido Scartucci
- "The Chicago Teddy Bears" (1 episode, 1971)
- The Rivalry (1971) TV episode - Skidoo (1968) .... Captain Garbaldo
- Silent Treatment (1968)
- Five Golden Dragons (1967) .... Dragon #3
... aka Die Pagode zum fünften Schrecken (West Germany) - Du rififi à Paname (1966) .... Charles Binnaggio
... aka Rififi in Paris (UK) (West Germany)
... aka Rififi in Panama
... aka Rififi internazionale (Italy)
... aka The Upper Hand (USA) - For Those Who Think Young (1964) (uncredited) .... Detective
- Two Guys Abroad (1962) .... Nightclub co-owner
- Red Skelton Timex Special (1960) (TV) .... Guest
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) .... Jack Strager (casino owner)
- "The Red Skelton Show" .... Ace Williams - Gangster / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1960)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Cauliflower and the Syndicate (1960) TV episode .... Mike McCluskey
- Reporter Clem (1957) TV episode .... Ace Williams - Gangster
- Episode dated 18 October 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Big Jack - Speakeasy Operator
- Episode #4.16 (1955) TV episode .... Muggsy Lasagna - Gangster - Jet Over the Atlantic (1959) .... Stafford
- Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Spats Colombo
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... Saloon Bouncer
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - A Bullet for Joey (1955) .... Joe Victor aka Steiner
- Black Widow (1954) .... Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce
- Rogue Cop (1954) .... Dan Beaumonte
- Dramma nella Kasbah (1953) .... Mike Canelli
... aka Crime Squad (UK)
... aka Missione ad Algeri (Italy)
... aka The Man from Cairo (USA) - "I'm the Law" .... Lt. George Kirby (25 episodes, 1953)
- The Button Story (1953) TV episode .... Lt. George Kirby
- Falling Star (1953) TV episode .... Lt. George Kirby
- Sob Sister (1953) TV episode .... Lt. George Kirby
- Sleep with Terror (1953) TV episode .... Lt. George Kirby
- The Killer (1953) TV episode .... Lt. George Kirby
(20 more) - Escape Route (1952) .... Steve Rossi
... aka I'll Get You (USA) - Loan Shark (1952) .... Joe Gargen
- I'll Get You for This (1950) .... Nick Cain
... aka Lucky Nick Cain (USA) - A Dangerous Profession (1949) .... Vince Kane
- Red Light (1949) .... Johnny Torno
- Johnny Allegro (1949) .... Johnny Allegro
... aka Hounded (UK) - Outpost in Morocco (1949) .... Capt. Paul Gerard
- Race Street (1948) .... Daniel J. 'Dan' Gannin
- Intrigue (1947) .... Brad Dunham
- Christmas Eve (1947) .... Mario Torio
... aka Sinner's Holiday (USA: reissue title) - Nocturne (1946) .... Joe Warne
- Mr. Ace (1946) .... Eddie Ace
- Whistle Stop (1946) .... Kenny Veech
- Johnny Angel (1945) .... Johnny Angel
- Nob Hill (1945) .... Tony Angelo
- Follow the Boys (1944) .... Tony West
- Background to Danger (1943) .... Joe Barton
- Manpower (1941) .... Johnny Marshall
- They Drive by Night (1940) .... Joe Fabrini
... aka The Road to Frisco (UK) - The House Across the Bay (1940) .... Steve Larwitt
- Invisible Stripes (1939) .... Cliff Taylor
- I Stole a Million (1939) .... Joe Lourik, alias Joe Harris
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) .... 'Hood' Stacey
... aka Killer Meets Killer - The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) .... Marty Black
- Spawn of the North (1938) .... Tyler Dawson
- You and Me (1938) .... Joe Dennis
- Souls at Sea (1937) .... Powdah
- Yours for the Asking (1936) .... Johnny Lamb
- It Had to Happen (1936) .... Enrico Scaffa
- She Couldn't Take It (1935) .... Spot Ricardi aka Joseph Ricard
... aka Woman Tamer (UK) - Every Night at Eight (1935) .... 'Tops' Cardona
- The Glass Key (1935) .... Ed Beaumont
- Stolen Harmony (1935) .... Ray Angelo, alias Ray Ferraro
- Rumba (1935) .... Joe Martin
- Limehouse Blues (1934) .... Harry Young
... aka East End Chant (USA: reissue title) - The Trumpet Blows (1934) .... Manuel Montes
... aka The Trumpet Calls (UK) - Bolero (1934) .... Raoul De Baere
- All of Me (1934) .... Honey Rogers
- The Bowery (1933) .... Steve Brodie
- Midnight Club (1933) .... Nick Mason
- Pick-up (1933) .... Harry Glynn
- Under-Cover Man (1932) .... Nick Darrow
- If I Had a Million (1932) .... Eddie Jackson
- Night After Night (1932) .... Joe Anton
- Madame Racketeer (1932) .... Jack Houston
... aka The Sporting Widow (UK) - Love Is a Racket (1932) (scenes deleted) .... Sneaky
... aka Such Things Happen (UK) - Night World (1932) .... Ed Powell
- Scarface (1932) .... Guino Rinaldo
... aka Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
... aka The Shame of a Nation - Dancers in the Dark (1932) .... Louie Brooks
- Taxi! (1932) (uncredited) .... William Kenny - Dance Contestant
- Palmy Days (1931) .... Yolando's Henchman
- Hush Money (1931) .... Maxie
- Goldie (1931) (uncredited) .... Pickpocket
- Quick Millions (1931) .... Jimmy Kirk
- Side Street (1929) (uncredited) .... Georgie Ames - the Dancer
... aka The Three Brothers (UK)
... aka Three Brothers - Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) (uncredited) .... Dancer
- Queen of the Night Clubs (1929) .... Gigola
Soundtrack:
- Follow the Boys (1944) (performer: "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Tonight") ("I Feel a Song Coming On")
- Spawn of the North (1938) (performer: "I Wish I Was the Willow")
- Stolen Harmony (1935) (performer: "BRADLEY'S DANCE")
- Taxi! (1932) ("The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917))
- Side Street (1929) ("Take a Look at Her Now" (uncredited))
... aka The Three Brothers (UK)
... aka Three Brothers
Self:
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
... aka "Hollywood Greats" (USA: new title)
- Edward G. Robinson (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Sextette (1978) .... Himself
- "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka "NBC News Today" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "The Today Show" (USA)
- Episode dated 11 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) .... Himself (table bow)
- Deadhead Miles (1972) .... Himself
- Tribute to Bogart (1972) (TV) .... Interviewee
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 4 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Movie Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 24 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - The Great Sex War (1969) .... Himself
... aka Make Love Not War (Europe: English title) - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 17 April 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Casino Royale (1967) .... Himself
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale - "Batman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Black Widow Strikes Again (1967) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "Hippodrome Show" .... Hoofer (1 episode, 1966)
... aka "Hippodrome" (USA)
- Episode #1.8 (1966) TV episode .... Hoofer - "The New London Palladium Show" .... Himself - Hoofer (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 30 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Hoofer - The Patsy (1964) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1964)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #17.22 (1964) TV episode .... Tango Dancer
- Episode #11.1 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 29 June 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - The Ladies Man (1961) .... Himself
- "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode dated 9 February 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Arthur Murray Party" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Arthur Murray Party Time"
... aka "The Arthur Murray Show"
- Episode dated 10 November 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Himself - Actor / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Episode #2.23 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #1.6 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor / ... (5 episodes, 1951-1955)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #6.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #5.26 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
- Episode #3.37 (1953) TV episode .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
- Episode #2.20 (1952) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #2.12 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - "The Name's the Same" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
- Episode dated 30 September 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
- Episode dated 1 December 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "I've Got a Secret" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 2 December 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "What's My Line?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 29 November 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Nous irons à Paris (1950) .... Himself
... aka We Will All Go to Paris (International: English title) - Screen Snapshots: Vacation at Del Mar (1949) .... Himself
- Hollywood Park (1946) .... Himself
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
- Broadway (1942) .... Himself, George Raft
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941) .... Himself
- Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Himself
... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title) - Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938) .... Himself
- The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1933) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) (TV)
- Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)
- Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (2003) (V) .... Tops Cardona
- Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Himself
-
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
- Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Brooklyn Bridge (1981) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "The Bowery")
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
- Land of Liberty (1939)
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937) .... Himself
- Winner Take All (1932) (uncredited) .... Bandleader at Guinan's - clip from 'Queen of the Night Clubs'
Additional Details
Other Works:
Starred in 2 radio series, The Cases of Mr. Ace (1947), and Rocky Jordan (1951) in which he took over the lead. As of 2007, it is uncertain as to how many episodes were done. He also made a spoken word recording, Peter and the Wolf (London 21084). morePublicity Listings:
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