George C. Scott (1927–1999)

Actor | Director | Producer

George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of the big screen, stage and television. He...

Born: October 18, 1927
Died: September 22, 1999 (age 71)

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Filmography

Known For

Patton General George S. Patton Jr. (1970)
The Hustler Bert Gordon (1961)
The Changeling John Russell (1980)
Known For

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson (1964)
Actor

Inherit the Wind Matthew Harrison Brady (1999)
Rocky Marciano Pierino Marchegiano (1999)
Gloria Ruby (1999)
12 Angry Men Juror #3 (1997)
Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith (1996)
Country Justice Clayton Hayes (1996)
Angus Grandpa Ivan (1995)
Tyson Cus D'Amato (1995)
In the Heat of the Night Judge Walker (1994)
The Whipping Boy Blind George (1994)
Traps Joe Trapchek (1994)
Malice Dr. Kessler (1993)
Curacao Cornelius Wettering (1993)
Finding the Way Home Max Mittelmann (1991)
Descending Angel Florian Stroia (1990)
The Rescuers Down Under McLeach (1990)
The Exorcist III Kinderman (1990)
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Smoke (1990)
The Ryan White Story Charles Vaughan Sr. (1989)
Mr. President President Samuel Arthur Tresch (1987-1988)
Pals Jack Stobbs (1987)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Auguste Dupin (1986)
The Last Days of Patton General George S. Patton Jr. (1986)
Choices Evan Granger (1986)
Mussolini: The Untold Story Benito Mussolini (1985)
A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge (1984)
Firestarter John Rainbird (1984)
China Rose Burton Allen (1983)
Oliver Twist Fagin (1982)
Taps General Harlan Bache (1981)
The Formula Barney Caine (1980)
The Changeling John Russell (1980)
Hardcore Jake VanDorn (1979)
Movie Movie Gloves Malloy (segment "Dynamite Hands") / Spats Baxter (segment "Baxter's Beauties of 1933") (1978)
Crossed Swords Ruffler (1977)
Islands in the Stream Thomas Hudson (1977)
Beauty and the Beast The Beast (1976)
The Hindenburg Colonel Franz Ritter (1975)
Fear on Trial Louis Nizer (1975)
The Savage Is Loose John (1974)
The Bank Shot Walter Upjohn Ballentine (1974)
The Day of the Dolphin Jake Terrell (1973)
Oklahoma Crude Mase (1973)
Rage Dan Logan (1972)
The New Centurions Kilvinski (1972)
The Hospital Dr. Herbert Bock (1971)
The Last Run Harry Garmes (1971)
They Might Be Giants Justin (1971)
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Victor Franz (1971)
The Price Victor Franz (1971)
Jane Eyre Edward Rochester (1970)
Patton General George S. Patton Jr. (1970)
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall Max Maxwell / N.Y. Rome (1969)
This Savage Land Jud Barker (1969)
Petulia Dr. Archie Bollen (1968)
The Flim-Flam Man Mordecai (1967)
The Crucible John Proctor (1967)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! 'Tank' Martin (1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning... Abraham (1966)
The Road West Jud Barker (1966)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Captain Vince McGuire (1965)
The Red Skelton Hour Dr. Hardship (1965)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce Paolo Maltese (1964)
East Side/West Side Neil Brock (1963-1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson (1964)
The List of Adrian Messenger Anthony Gethryn (1963)
The Eleventh Hour Anton Novak (1962)
The Virginian Arthur Lilly (1962)
Monitor Shylock (1962)
Naked City Kermit Garrison (1962)
Golden Showcase Lord Henry Wotton (1961)
The Power and the Glory Police lieutenant (1961)
Ben Casey Dr. Karl Anders (1961)
The Hustler Bert Gordon (1961)
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
Play of the Week The Devil (1960)
Don Juan in Hell The Devil (1960)
Winterset Trock (1959)
Playhouse 90 Juan de la Torre (1959)
Sunday Showcase Dr. Richard Bryan (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder Claude Dancer (1959)
The United States Steel Hour Marshal Gulliver (1959)
The Hanging Tree George Grubb (1959)
Omnibus (segment) (1958)
Kraft Theatre Nicholas Dreydel (1958)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat John Oakhurst (1958)
The DuPont Show of the Month Jacques (1958)
The Bigelow Theatre (1951)
Actor

New York News Ollie Herman (1995)
Director

The Savage Is Loose (1974)
Rage (1972)
Director

The Andersonville Trial (1970)
Soundtrack

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Producer

The Savage Is Loose (1974)
Archive footage

Stanley Kubrick's Pursuit of Perfection: Joe Dunton and Kelvin Pike (2021)
Welcome to the Basement (2015-2019)
The Directors (2018)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Flying Solo: Stanley Kubrick as Producer (2016)
Transcending Time: Symbols and Strangelove (2016)
Deep Impact: David George Remembers Peter George (2016)
Exploding Myths: Richard Daniels on the Stanley Kubrick Archive (2016)
Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2016)
No Sleep TV3 (2015)
War Movie Blockbusters (2015)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (2010)
Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
George W. Bush Battles Jesus Christ (2008)
Religulous (2008)
Strictly Courtroom (2008)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
War Stories with Oliver North (2006)
Movies That Shook the World (2005)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004)
La guerra en el cine (2003)
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002)
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)
The Great Christmas Movies (1998)
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995)
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992)
The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)
Entertainment Tonight (1986)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1980)
The Mike Douglas Show (1976)
America at the Movies (1976)
Archive footage

Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967)
The Brazen Bell (1962)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

The only products that Scott ever endorsed in a television commercial shown in the United States were the Renault Alliance sedan and Encore coupe (later the Alliance coupe), built in the United States by American Motors.

Quotes

Actors are the world's oldest, underprivileged minority - looked upon as nothing but buffoons, one step above thieves and charlatans. These award ceremonies simply compound the image for me.