What is George Raft?
[[File:George Raft 1979.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Raft in May 1979]] '''George Raft''' (born '''George Ranft'''; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American actor, comedian and dancer. He was born in [[New York City]]. Raft is mostly known for his gangster roles in the original ''[[Scarface (1932 movie)|Scarface]]'' (1932), ''[[Each Dawn I Die]]'' (1939), and [[Billy Wilder]]'s 1959 comedy ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', as a dancer in ''[[Bolero (1934 movie)|Bolero]]'' (1934), and a truck driver in ''[[They Drive by Night]]'' (1940). Raft died in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] of [[leukemia]] on November 24, 1980 at the age of 79. ==Other websites== {{Commons-inline}} {{wikiquote-inline}} * {{IMDb name|706368}} * {{IBDB name|56972}} *[https://archive.org/details/GeorgeRaftFBIFile?q=%22george+raft%22 George Raft's FBI File] at [[Internet Archive]] * {{findagrave|849}} * [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/599/george-raft George Raft profile], Virtual-History.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Raft, George}} [[Category:1901 births]] [[Category:1980 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:American dancers]] [[Category:Comedians from New York City]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}