Portrait of George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Acting

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).

Born: October 18, 1927

Place of Birth: Wise, Virginia, USA

Filmography

2001
History vs. Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Inherit the Wind

as Matthew Harrison Brady

1999
Rocky Marciano

as Pierino Marchegiano

1999
Gloria

as Ruby

1997
12 Angry Men

as Juror 3

1997
Family Rescue

as Clayton Hayes

1996
Titanic

as Captain Edward J. Smith

1995
New York News

as Ollie Herman

1995
Angus

as Grandpa Ivan

1995
Tyson

as Cus D'Amato

1994
The Whipping Boy

as Blind George

1993
Malice

as Dr. Martin Kessler

1993
Curaçao

as Cornelius Wettering

1991
Finding the Way Home

as Max Mittelman

1991
1990
Descending Angel

as Florian Stroia

1990
The Rescuers Down Under

as McLeach (voice)

1990
The Exorcist III

as Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

1989
The Ryan White Story

as Charles Vaughan Sr.

1987
Mr. President

as President Samuel A. Tresch

1987
Pals

as Jack Stobbs

1986
The Last Days of Patton

as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

1986
1986
Choices

as Evan Granger

1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Benito Mussolini

1984
A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1984
Firestarter

as John Rainbird

1983
China Rose

as Burton Allen

1982
Oliver Twist

as Fagin

1981
Taps

as General Harlan Bache

1981
Casey Stengel

as Self - Host

1980
The Formula

as Barney Caine

1980
The Changeling

as John Russell

1979
Hardcore

as Jake VanDorn

1978
Movie Movie

as Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter

1977
1977
Islands in the Stream

as Thomas Hudson

1976
1975
The Hindenburg

as Col. Franz Ritter

1975
Fear on Trial

as Louis Nizer

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Bank Shot

as Walter Upjohn Ballentine

1973
The Day of the Dolphin

as Jake Terrell

1973
Oklahoma Crude

as Noble 'Mase' Mason

1972
Rage

as Dan Charles Logan

1972
The New Centurions

as Kilvinski

1971
The Hospital

as Dr. Herbert Bock

1971
The Last Run

as Harry Garmes

1971
They Might Be Giants

as Justin Playfair

1971
The Price

as Victor Franz

1970
Jane Eyre

as Edward Rochester

1970
Patton

as General George S. Patton Jr.

1969
Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall

as Max Maxwell / N.Y. Rome

1969
This Savage Land

as Jud Barker

1968
Petulia

as Dr. Archie Bollen

1967
The Flim-Flam Man

as Mordecai Jones

1967
The Crucible

as John Proctor

1966
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Paolo Maltese

1964
The Brazen Bell

as Arthur Lilly

1963
East Side/West Side

as Neil Brock

1963
The Power and the Glory

as Police Lieutenant

1963
1962
The Virginian

as Arthur Lilly

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Lord Henry Wotton

1961
The Hustler

as Bert Gordon

1959
Anatomy of a Murder

as Claude Dancer

1959
The Hanging Tree

as George Grubb

1958
1958
Naked City

as Kermit Garrison

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host/Nominee

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1951
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Victor Franz

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Self - Host

1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Dr. Hardship

1947
1947
Kraft Television Theatre

as Nicholas Dreydel