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George C. Scott (1927–1999)

Actor | Director | Producer

George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of screen, stage and television who was born in Virginia in 1927. 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 inspiration for portraying Gen... See full bio »

Born:

George Campbell Scott
in Wise, Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Westlake Village, California, USA
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1999 Inherit the Wind (TV movie)
Matthew Harrison Brady
 
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
 
1996 Titanic (TV movie)
Captain Edward J. Smith
 
1995 New York News (TV series)
Ollie Herman
– Cost of Living … Ollie Herman
– Past Imperfect … Ollie Herman
– Yankee Glory … Ollie Herman
 
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
 
1994 Traps (TV series)
Joe Trapchek
– Make Way for Duckling (1994) … Joe Trapchek
– Triage (1994) … Joe Trapchek
– White Center (1994) … Joe Trapchek
– Retirement Party (1994) … Joe Trapchek
– The 24/24 Hour Rule (1994) … Joe Trapchek
 
1993 Malice
Dr. Martin Kessler
 
1993 Curacao (TV movie)
Cornelius Wettering
 
1991 Finding the Way Home (TV movie)
Max Mittelmann
 
1991 Brute Force (TV series)
Narrator
 
1990 Descending Angel (TV movie)
Florian Stroia
 
1990 The Rescuers Down Under
McLeach (voice)
 
1990 The Exorcist III
Kinderman
 
1990 Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (TV short)
Smoke (voice)
 
1989 The Ryan White Story (TV movie)
Charles Vaughan Sr
 
1987-1988 Mr. President (TV series)
President Samuel Arthur Tresch
– Get a Job (1988) … President Samuel Arthur Tresch
– All About Jean (1988) … President Samuel Arthur Tresch
– A Royal Send Off (1988) … President Samuel Arthur Tresch
– Insecurity (1988) … President Samuel Arthur Tresch
– The Christmas Story (1987) … President Samuel Arthur Tresch
See all 24 episodes »
 
1987 Pals (TV movie)
Jack Stobbs
 
1986 The Murders in the Rue Morgue (TV movie)
Auguste Dupin
 
1986 The Last Days of Patton (TV movie)
General George S. Patton Jr.
 
1986 Choices (TV movie)
Evan Granger
 
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
Benito Mussolini
 
1984 A Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Ebenezer Scrooge
 
1984 Firestarter
John Rainbird
 
1983 China Rose (TV movie)
Burton Allen
 
1982/I Oliver Twist (TV movie)
Fagin
 
1981 Taps
General Harlan Bache
 
1981 Casey Stengel (TV movie)
Host
 
1981 Mister Lincoln (TV movie)
Host
 
1980 The Formula
Lt. Barney Caine LAPD
 
1980 The Changeling
John Russell
 
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 Bank Shot
Walter Upjohn Ballentine
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin
Dr. Jake Terrell
 
1973 Oklahoma Crude
Noble 'Mase' Mason
 
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 Playfair
 
1971 The Price (TV movie)
Victor Franz
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Victor Franz
– The Price (1971) … Victor Franz
 
1970 Jane Eyre (TV movie)
Edward Rochester
 
1970 Patton
General George S. Patton Jr.
 
1969 Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (TV movie)
Max Maxwell / N.Y. Rome
 
1969 This Savage Land (TV movie)
Jud Barker
 
1968 Petulia
Dr. Archie Bollen
 
1967 The Flim-Flam Man
Mordecai
 
1967 The Crucible (TV movie)
John Proctor
 
1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
'Tank' Martin
 
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abraham
 
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
– Freddie at the South Pole (1965) … Dr. Hardship
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Paolo Maltese
 
1963-1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Neil Brock
– Here Today (1964) … Neil Brock
– The Givers (1964) … Neil Brock
– Nothing But the Half Truth (1964) … Neil Brock
– The Name of the Game (1964) … Neil Brock
– Take Sides with the Sun (1964) … Neil Brock
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1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson
 
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
– Stratford-On-The-Subway (1962) … Shylock
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Kermit Garrison
– Strike a Statue (1962) … Kermit Garrison
 
1961 Golden Showcase (TV series)
Lord Henry Wotton
– The Picture of Dorian Gray (1961) … Lord Henry Wotton
 
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
 
1961 The Hustler
Bert Gordon
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
– The Burning Court (1960)
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
The Devil
– Don Juan in Hell (1960) … The Devil
 
1960 Don Juan in Hell (TV movie)
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 United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Marshal Gulliver
– Trap for a Stranger (1959) … Marshal Gulliver
 
1959 The Hanging Tree
George Grubb
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
– The Empty Chair (1958)
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Oakhurst / Nicholas Dreydel
– 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)
– Walter and Lavina (1951)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1974 The Savage Is Loose
 
1972 Rage
 
1970 The Andersonville Trial (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1974 The Savage Is Loose (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
1998 Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (documentary)
 
1997 Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner (video documentary)
Himself, 1970 (voice)
 
1996 Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (video documentary)
 
1993 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
– George C. Scott (1993) … Himself
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 All-Star Salute to Our Troops (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1983 Happy Birthday, Bob! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Arthur Miller on Home Ground (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977-1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1978 Happy Birthday, Bob (TV special)
Himself
 
1976 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1975 The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 4 November 1974 (1974) … Guest Appearance
 
1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Portrait of an Actor (documentary short)
Himself - Interviewee (as George Campbell Scott)
 
1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles (1970) … Himself
 
1969-1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Andersonville Trial (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.138 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.26 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Johnny Carson Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Car That Became a Star (documentary short)
Himself
 
1964 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 March 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 July 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
Ebenezer Scrooge (uncredited)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (TV series)
 
2008 George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ (short)
George C. Scott
 
2008 Religulous (documentary)
Abraham (uncredited)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer (uncredited)
 
2007 The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. (uncredited)
 
2006 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Movies That Shook the World (TV series documentary)
 
2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 The Great Christmas Movies (TV documentary)
Ebenezer Scrooge in 1984 "A Christmas Carol"
 
1995 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Bert Gordon/Gen. George S. Patton
 
1967 Mondo Hollywood (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1962 The Brazen Bell
Arthur Lilly
 

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

Alternate Names:

George Campbell Scott

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have nothing against Oscar. I know what he stands for and it's terrific. And I think when people used to hang around and pat each other on the back over a drink and dinner it was wonderful. But when it became an international hoopla, where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand. See more »

Trivia:

1950: Attended the University of Missouri Journalism School for one year, where he began taking drama classes. See more »

Trademark:

Often spoke in an authorative, imposing bark See more »

Nickname:

G.C. ex-wife Colleen Dewhurst's nickname for him See more »

Star Sign:

Libra