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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Also Known As | George Ranft, Georgie, Джордж Рафт |
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Birthday | 1895-09-26 |
Deathday | 1980-11-25 |
Gender | Male |
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Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Popularity | 0.8923 |