George Raft (born
George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – 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).