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 Wilders 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot as a dancer in Bolero 1934 and a truck driver in They Drive by Night 1940 Description above from the Wikipedia article George Raft licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia