Person
George C. Scott
Acting · 1927–1999 · Wise, Virginia, USA
Biography
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas Carol (1984).
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Virginian
Arthur Lilly
The Red Skelton Show
Dr. Hardship
Ben Casey
1961
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Captain Vince McGuire
Naked City
Kermit Garrison
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Victor Franz
Filmography
- 2001History vs. HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 1999Inherit the WindMatthew Harrison Brady
- 1999Rocky MarcianoPierino Marchegiano
- 1999GloriaRuby
- 1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a HeroSelf
- 199712 Angry MenJuror 3
- 1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelf - Actor (voice)
- 1997Family RescueClayton Hayes
- 1996TitanicCaptain Edward J. Smith
- 1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsSelf
- 1995New York NewsOllie Herman
- 1995AngusGrandpa Ivan
- 1995TysonCus D'Amato
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeJudge Walker
- 1994The Whipping BoyBlind George
- 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1994TrapsJoe Trapchek
- 1993MaliceDr. Martin Kessler
- 1993CuraçaoCornelius Wettering
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf
- 1991Finding the Way HomeMax Mittelman
- 1991Weapons at WarHost
- 1990Descending AngelFlorian Stroia
- 1990The Rescuers Down UnderMcLeach (voice)
- 1990The Exorcist IIILt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
- 1990Cartoon All-Stars to the RescueSmoke (voice)
- 1989The Ryan White StoryCharles Vaughan Sr.
- 1987Mr. PresidentPresident Samuel A. Tresch
- 1987PalsJack Stobbs
- 1986The Last Days of PattonGen. George S. Patton Jr.
- 1986The Murders in the Rue MorgueAuguste Dupin
- 1986ChoicesEvan Granger
- 1985Mussolini: The Untold StoryBenito Mussolini
- 1984A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge
- 1984FirestarterJohn Rainbird
- 1983China RoseBurton Allen
- 1983The Indomitable Teddy RooseveltNarrator
- 1982Oliver TwistFagin
- 1981TapsGeneral Harlan Bache
- 1981Casey StengelSelf - Host
- 1980The FormulaBarney Caine
- 1980The ChangelingJohn Russell
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground
- 1979HardcoreJake VanDorn
- 1978Movie MovieGloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
- 1977The Prince and the PauperThe Ruffler
- 1977Islands in the StreamThomas Hudson
- 1976Beauty and the BeastThe Beast
- 1976NBC: The First Fifty YearsSelf
- 1975The HindenburgCol. Franz Ritter
- 1975Fear on TrialLouis Nizer
- 1974The Savage Is LooseJohn
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974The Bank ShotWalter Upjohn Ballentine
- 1973The Day of the DolphinJake Terrell
- 1973Oklahoma CrudeNoble 'Mase' Mason
- 1972RageDan Charles Logan
- 1972The Trouble With PeopleDriver (Story 2)
- 1972The New CenturionsKilvinski
- 1972The Flim Flam ManMordecai
- 1971The HospitalDr. Herbert Bock
- 1971The Last RunHarry Garmes
- 1971They Might Be GiantsJustin Playfair
- 1971The PriceVictor Franz
- 1971A Man Named Lombardi
- 1970Jane EyreEdward Rochester
- 1970Friars Club Roast of Don RicklesSelf
- 1970The Andersonville TrialSelf
- 1970PattonGeneral George S. Patton Jr.
- 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the WallMax Maxwell / N.Y. Rome
- 1969This Savage LandJud Barker
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreVictor Franz
- 1968PetuliaDr. Archie Bollen
- 1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieHimself
- 1967The Flim-Flam ManMordecai Jones
- 1967The CrucibleJohn Proctor
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!'Tank' Martin
- 1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Abraham
- 1966The Road West
- 1965The Car That Became a StarSelf
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoycePaolo Maltese
- 1964The Brazen BellArthur Lilly
- 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombGeneral 'Buck' Turgidson
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreCaptain Vince McGuire
- 1963East Side/West Side
- 1963The Power and the GloryPolice Lieutenant
- 1963The List of Adrian MessengerAnthony Gethryn
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The VirginianArthur Lilly
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961The Picture of Dorian GrayLord Henry Wotton
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961The HustlerBert Gordon
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesEdward Stevens
- 1959WintersetTrock Estrella
- 1959Anatomy of a MurderAAG Claude Dancer
- 1959The Hanging TreeGeorge Grubb
- 1959The David Susskind ShowSelf
- 1958Kraft Music HallSelf
- 1958Naked CityKermit Garrison
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthJacques
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
- 1952Omnibus
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTrock
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowDr. Hardship
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreMr. Oakhurst
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