Acting
George C. Scott
Born 1927-10-18
Wise, Virginia, USA
Department: 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).
Known For
Prominent works featuring George C. Scott
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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The Rescuers Down Under
1990
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Patton
1970
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Anatomy of a Murder
1959
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The Hustler
1961
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The Exorcist III
1990
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Firestarter
1984
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The Changeling
1980
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (121 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | History vs. Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Inherit the Wind | Matthew Harrison Brady | Movie | 1999 |
 | Rocky Marciano | Pierino Marchegiano | Movie | 1999 |
 | Gloria | Ruby | Movie | 1999 |
 | Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 3 | Movie | 1997 |
 | Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner | Self - Actor (voice) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Family Rescue | Clayton Hayes | Movie | 1997 |
 | Titanic | Captain Edward J. Smith | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | New York News | Ollie Herman | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Angus | Grandpa Ivan | Movie | 1995 |
 | Tyson | Cus D'Amato | Movie | 1995 |
 | In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice | Judge Walker | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Whipping Boy | Blind George | Movie | 1994 |
| Traps | Joe Trapchek | TV Series | 1994 | |
 | Malice | Dr. Martin Kessler | Movie | 1993 |
 | Curaçao | Cornelius Wettering | Movie | 1993 |
 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | Movie | 1991 |
 | Finding the Way Home | Max Mittelman | Movie | 1991 |
 | Weapons at War | Host | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Descending Angel | Florian Stroia | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Rescuers Down Under | McLeach (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Exorcist III | Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman | Movie | 1990 |
 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Smoke (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Ryan White Story | Charles Vaughan Sr. | Movie | 1989 |
 | Mr. President | President Samuel A. Tresch | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Pals | Jack Stobbs | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Last Days of Patton | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Auguste Dupin | Movie | 1986 |
 | Choices | Evan Granger | Movie | 1986 |
 | Mussolini: The Untold Story | Benito Mussolini | TV Series | 1985 |
 | A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge | Movie | 1984 |
 | Firestarter | John Rainbird | Movie | 1984 |
 | China Rose | Burton Allen | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt | Narrator | Movie | 1983 |
 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | Movie | 1982 |
 | Taps | General Harlan Bache | Movie | 1981 |
 | Casey Stengel | Self - Host | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Formula | Barney Caine | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Changeling | John Russell | Movie | 1980 |
 | Arthur Miller on Home Ground | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Hardcore | Jake VanDorn | Movie | 1979 |
 | Movie Movie | Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Prince and the Pauper | The Ruffler | Movie | 1977 |
 | Islands in the Stream | Thomas Hudson | Movie | 1977 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | The Beast | Movie | 1976 |
 | NBC: The First Fifty Years | Self | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Hindenburg | Col. Franz Ritter | Movie | 1975 |
 | Fear on Trial | Louis Nizer | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Savage Is Loose | John | Movie | 1974 |
| The Savage Is Loose | Director | Movie | 1974 |
| The Savage Is Loose | Producer | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Bank Shot | Walter Upjohn Ballentine | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Day of the Dolphin | Jake Terrell | Movie | 1973 |
 | Oklahoma Crude | Noble 'Mase' Mason | Movie | 1973 |
 | Rage | Dan Charles Logan | Movie | 1972 |
| Rage | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| The Trouble With People | Driver (Story 2) | Movie | 1972 | |
 | The New Centurions | Kilvinski | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Flim Flam Man | Mordecai | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Hospital | Dr. Herbert Bock | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Last Run | Harry Garmes | Movie | 1971 |
 | They Might Be Giants | Justin Playfair | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Price | Victor Franz | Movie | 1971 |
| A Man Named Lombardi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | Movie | 1970 |
 | Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles | Self | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Andersonville Trial | Self | Movie | 1970 |
| The Andersonville Trial | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Patton | General George S. Patton Jr. | Movie | 1970 |
 | Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall | Max Maxwell / N.Y. Rome | Movie | 1969 |
 | This Savage Land | Jud Barker | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Victor Franz | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Petulia | Dr. Archie Bollen | Movie | 1968 |
 | Petulia: The Uncommon Movie | Himself | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Flim-Flam Man | Mordecai Jones | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Crucible | John Proctor | Movie | 1967 |
 | Not With My Wife, You Don't! | 'Tank' Martin | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abraham | Movie | 1966 |
| The Road West | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | The Car That Became a Star | Self | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Paolo Maltese | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Brazen Bell | Arthur Lilly | Movie | 1964 |
 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | General 'Buck' Turgidson | Movie | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Captain Vince McGuire | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | East Side/West Side | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
| East Side/West Side | Neil Brock | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Power and the Glory | Police Lieutenant | Movie | 1963 |
 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Anthony Gethryn | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Virginian | Arthur Lilly | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Lord Henry Wotton | Movie | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Hustler | Bert Gordon | Movie | 1961 |
| The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Edward Stevens | TV Series | 1960 | |
| Winterset | Trock Estrella | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Anatomy of a Murder | Claude Dancer | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Hanging Tree | George Grubb | Movie | 1959 |
 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Kermit Garrison | TV Series | 1958 |
 | DuPont Show of the Month | Jacques | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Co-Host / Nominee | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Trock | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | The Beast | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Victor Franz | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Self - Host | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Producer | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Dr. Hardship | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Kraft Television Theatre | Mr. Oakhurst | TV Series | 1947 |
| Kraft Television Theatre | Nicholas Dreydel | TV Series | 1947 |