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George C. Scott

Acting

Born October 18, 1927 · Wise, Virginia, USA

Died September 22, 1999

Also known as George Campbell Scott · جرج سی. اسکات

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).

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1998
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1971
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1971
  • Theatre World Award · 1958
  • Clarence Derwent Awards
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  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1996 · nominated
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Actor · 1991 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1976 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1974 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1972 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1971 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1962 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1960 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1960 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1959 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Power and the Glory

1963as Police Lieutenant

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

1964as General 'Buck' Turgidson

Choices

1986as Evan Granger

Anatomy of a Murder

1959as AAG Claude Dancer

12 Angry Men

1997as Juror 3

The Hustler

1961as Bert Gordon

A Christmas Carol

1984as Ebenezer Scrooge

China Rose

1983as Burton Allen

Patton

1970as General George S. Patton Jr.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Dr. Hardship

The Bible in the Beginning...

1966as Abraham

Jane Eyre

1970as Edward Rochester

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

1998as Self

The Changeling

1980as John Russell

They Might Be Giants

1971as Justin Playfair

Taps

1981as General Harlan Bache

Hardcore

1979as Jake VanDorn

The Hanging Tree

1959as George Grubb

Angus

1995as Grandpa Ivan

The Rescuers Down Under

1990as McLeach (voice)

The Hospital

1971as Dr. Herbert Bock

The Last Run

1971as Harry Garmes

The Whipping Boy

1994as Blind George

The Ryan White Story

1989as Charles Vaughan Sr.

The Last Days of Patton

1986as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Islands in the Stream

1977as Thomas Hudson

The Virginian

1962as Arthur Lilly

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996as Self

Inherit the Wind

1999as Matthew Harrison Brady

Malice

1993as Dr. Martin Kessler

The Exorcist III

1990as Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

Firestarter

1984as John Rainbird

The Hindenburg

1975as Col. Franz Ritter

This Savage Land

1969as Jud Barker

Oklahoma Crude

1973as Noble 'Mase' Mason

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964as Paolo Maltese

Tyson

1995as Cus D'Amato

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

1986as Auguste Dupin

Movie Movie

1978as Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter

Petulia

1968as Dr. Archie Bollen

Rocky Marciano

1999as Pierino Marchegiano

Titanic

1996as Captain Edward J. Smith

The Day of the Dolphin

1973as Jake Terrell

Gloria

1999as Ruby

Naked City

1958as Kermit Garrison

Family Rescue

1997as Clayton Hayes

The Formula

1980as Barney Caine

The Bank Shot

1974as Walter Upjohn Ballentine

The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt

1983as Narrator