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George C. Scott (1927–1999)


George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of screen, stage and television. He was born in 1927 in Wise, Virginia, to Helena Agnes (Slemp) and George Dewey Scott. At the age of eight, his mother died, and his father, an executive at Buick, raised him. In 1945 he joined the US Marines and spent four years with them, no doubt an ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 23 nominations. See more awards »

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 1999 Rocky Marciano (TV Movie)
Pierino Marchegiano
 1999 Gloria
Ruby
 1997 12 Angry Men (TV Movie)
Juror #3
 1997 The Searchers (TV Movie)
Narrator
 1997 Country Justice (TV Movie)
Clayton Hayes
 1995 Angus
Grandpa Ivan
 1995 Tyson (TV Movie)
Cus D'Amato
 1994 In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)
Judge Walker
- A Matter of Justice (1994) ... Judge Walker
 1994 The Whipping Boy (TV Movie)
Blind George
 1993 Malice
Dr. Kessler
 1993 Curacao (TV Movie)
Cornelius Wettering
 1991 Brute Force (TV Series)
Narrator (voice)
 1991 Finding the Way Home (TV Movie)
Max Mittelmann
 1990 Descending Angel (TV Movie)
Florian Stroia
 1990 Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (TV Short)
Smoke (voice)
 1989 The Ryan White Story (TV Movie)
Charles Vaughan Sr.
 1987 Pals (TV Movie)
Jack Stobbs
 1986 Choices (TV Movie)
Evan Granger
 1983 China Rose (TV Movie)
Burton Allen
 1982/I Oliver Twist (TV Movie)
Fagin
 1981 Casey Stengel (TV Movie)
Host
 1981 Mister Lincoln (TV Movie)
Host
 1980 The Formula
Lt. Barney Caine LAPD
 1979 Hardcore
Jake VanDorn
 1978 Movie Movie
Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
 1978 Columbo (TV Series)
Television Studio Technician
- Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978) ... Television Studio Technician (uncredited)
 1977 Crossed Swords
Ruffler
 1977 Islands in the Stream
Thomas Hudson
 1976 Beauty and the Beast (TV Movie)
The Beast
 1975 The Hindenburg
Ritter
 1975 Fear on Trial (TV Movie)
Louis Nizer
 1974 The Savage Is Loose
John
 1974 The American Parade (TV Mini-Series)
Narrator
- Power and the Presidency (1974) ... Narrator
 1973 Oklahoma Crude
Mase
 1972 Rage
Dan Logan
 1972 The New Centurions
Kilvinski
 1971 The Hospital
Dr. Herbert Bock
 1971 The Last Run
Harry Garmes
 1971 They Might Be Giants
Justin
 1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
Victor Franz
- The Price (1971) ... Victor Franz
 1971 The Price (TV Movie)
Victor Franz
 1970 Jane Eyre (TV Movie)
Edward Rochester
 1969 Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (TV Movie)
Max Maxwell / N.Y. Rome
 1969 This Savage Land (TV Movie)
Jud Barker
 1967 The Crucible (TV Movie)
John Proctor
 1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
'Tank' Martin
 1966 The Road West (TV Series)
Jud Barker
- This Savage Land: Part 2 (1966) ... Jud Barker
- This Savage Land: Part 1 (1966) ... Jud Barker
 1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Captain Vince McGuire
- A Time for Killing (1965) ... Captain Vince McGuire
 1965 The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series)
Dr. Hardship
 1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Paolo Maltese
 1964 Look Up and Live (TV Series)
 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Anthony Gethryn
 1962 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
Anton Novak
- I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House (1962) ... Anton Novak
 1962 The Virginian (TV Series)
Arthur Lilly
- The Brazen Bell (1962) ... Arthur Lilly
 1962 Monitor (TV Series documentary)
Shylock
 1962 Naked City (TV Series)
Kermit Garrison
- Strike a Statue (1962) ... Kermit Garrison
 1961 The Power and the Glory (TV Movie)
Police lieutenant
 1961 Ben Casey (TV Series)
Dr. Karl Anders
- I Remember a Lemon Tree (1961) ... Dr. Karl Anders
 1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV Series)
 1960 Don Juan in Hell (TV Movie)
The Devil
 1960 Play of the Week (TV Series)
The Devil
 1959 Winterset (TV Movie)
Trock
 1959 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Juan
- Target for Three (1959) ... Juan
 1959 Sunday Showcase (TV Series)
Dr. Richard Bryan
- People Kill People Sometimes (1959) ... Dr. Richard Bryan
 1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer
 1959 The Hanging Tree
George Grubb
 1958 Omnibus (TV Series)
- The Empty Chair (1958)
 1958 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
Nicholas Dreydel / Mr. Oakhurst
- We Haven't Seen Her Lately (1958) ... Nicholas Dreydel
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) ... Mr. Oakhurst
 1958 The Outcasts of Poker Flat (TV Movie)
 1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
Jacques
- A Tale of Two Cities (1958) ... Jacques
 1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
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Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in (as "Clarence Darrow") / directed / produced "Clarence Darrow", a one-man show that toured the US. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

George Campbell Scott

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[when asked for suggestions on how to judge acting] I have three tests. First, which dominates, the character or the actor? With very few exceptions it should be the character. Second, on film - as opposed to stage - we're pretty much playing basic emotions: love, anger, fear, pity. So the trick is whether you can come up with any fresh choices to present these common emotions. Third - and this ... See more »

Trivia:

He joined the Marines Corps as a 17-year old in 1945, but the atomic bomb brought an end to World War II before he could see combat. After the war, he served time at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the March 22, 1971 Time magazine cover-story on Scott, this was the time that he began to drink heavily, as the grave detail was extremely depressing. See more »

Trademark:

Often spoke in an authorative, imposing bark See more »

Nickname:

G.C.

Star Sign:

Libra

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