George C. Scott

Deceased · Born: Oct 18, 1927 · Died: Sep 22, 1999

Personal Details

Born Oct 18, 1927 Wise, Virginia, USA

Spouse

Trish Van Devere
( Sep 14, 1972 to Sep 22, 1999 )
Colleen Dewhurst
( Jul 4, 1967 to Feb 2, 1972 )
Colleen Dewhurst
( Apr 1, 1961 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Pat Scott
( Mar 1, 1955 to Jun 5, 1960 )
Carolyn Hughes
( Aug 30, 1951 to Jan 1, 1955 )

Parents

George D. Scott
Helena Agnes Scott

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George C. Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1999

Rocky Marciano as Pierino Marchegiano

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind as Matthew Harrison Brady

Gloria as Ruby

1997

Country Justice

Country Justice as Clayton Hayes

12 Angry Men as Juror 3

1996

Titanic as Captain Edward J. Smith

1995

Angus as Grandpa Ivan

Tyson as Cus D'Amato

1994

The Whipping Boy

The Whipping Boy as Blind George

1993

Curacao as Cornelius Wettering

Malice as Dr. Martin Kessler

1991

Finding the Way Home

Finding the Way Home as Max Mittelman

1990

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III as Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

Descending Angel

Descending Angel as Florian Stroia

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under as McLeach (voice)

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue as Smoke (voice)

1989

The Ryan White Story

The Ryan White Story as Charles Vaughan Sr.

1987

Pals as Jack Stobbs

Mr. President as President Samuel A. Tresch

1986

Choices as Evan Granger

The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue as Auguste Dupin

1985

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story as Benito Mussolini

1984

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge

Firestarter as John Rainbird

1983

Oliver Twist as Fagin

China Rose as Burton Allen

The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt

The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt as Narrator

1981

Taps as General Harlan Bache

1980

The Formula as Barney Caine

The Changeling as John Russell

1979

Hardcore as Jake VanDorn

1978

Movie Movie as Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter

1977

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream as Thomas Hudson

Crossed Swords as The Ruffler

1976

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast as The Beast

1975

The Hindenburg as Col. Franz Ritter

Fear on Trial as Louis Nizer

1974

The Bank Shot as Walter Upjohn Ballentine

The Savage Is Loose

The Savage Is Loose as John

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin as Jake Terrell

Oklahoma Crude as Noble "Mase" Mason

1972

Rage as Dan Charles Logan

The New Centurions

The New Centurions as Kilvinski

1971

The Price as Victor Franz

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants as Justin Playfair

The Hospital as Dr. Herbert Bock

The Last Run as Harry Garmes

1970

Patton as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Victor Franz

1969

This Savage Land

This Savage Land as Jud Barker

1968

Petulia as Dr. Archie Bollen

1967

The Crucible as John Proctor

The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man as Mordecai Jones

1966

Not with My Wife, You Don't!

Not with My Wife, You Don't! as 'Tank' Martin

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning... as Abraham

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Paolo Maltese

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb as General "Buck" Turgidson

1963

The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger as Anthony Gethryn

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory as Police Lieutenant

East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side as Neil Brock

1961

The Hustler as Bert Gordon

1959

The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree as George Grubb

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder as Claude Dancer

appearances

1997

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

directing

1974

The Savage Is Loose

The Savage Is Loose as Director

1972

Rage as Director

1970

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial as Director