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George C. Scott

Actor

George C. Scott

Born October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, USADied September 22, 199966 films

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).

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb posterFirst watchDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb19648.1as General 'Buck' TurgidsonAfter the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.View film

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Anatomy of a Murder poster7.8Anatomy of a Murder1959The Hustler poster7.7The Hustler1961Patton poster7.4Patton1970The Rescuers Down Under poster6.6The Rescuers Down Under199012 Angry Men poster7.712 Angry Men1997The Changeling poster7.0The Changeling1980A Christmas Carol poster7.5A Christmas Carol1984The Exorcist III poster6.3The Exorcist III1990

Filmography

66 films as actor
  1. 1999Inherit the WindMatthew Harrison Brady
  2. 1999Rocky MarcianoPierino Marchegiano
  3. 1999GloriaRuby
  4. 199712 Angry MenJuror 3
  5. 1997Family RescueClayton Hayes
  6. 1995AngusGrandpa Ivan
  7. 1995TysonCus D'Amato
  8. 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeJudge Walker
  9. 1994The Whipping BoyBlind George
  10. 1993MaliceDr. Martin Kessler
  11. 1993CuraçaoCornelius Wettering
  12. 1991Finding the Way HomeMax Mittelman
  13. 1990Descending AngelFlorian Stroia
  14. 1990The Rescuers Down UnderMcLeach (voice)
  15. 1990The Exorcist IIILt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
  16. 1990Cartoon All-Stars to the RescueSmoke (voice)
  17. 1989The Ryan White StoryCharles Vaughan Sr.
  18. 1987PalsJack Stobbs
  19. 1986The Last Days of PattonGen. George S. Patton Jr.
  20. 1986The Murders in the Rue MorgueAuguste Dupin
  21. 1986ChoicesEvan Granger
  22. 1984A Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge
  23. 1984FirestarterJohn Rainbird
  24. 1983China RoseBurton Allen
  25. 1982Oliver TwistFagin
  26. 1981TapsGeneral Harlan Bache
  27. 1980The FormulaBarney Caine
  28. 1980The ChangelingJohn Russell
  29. 1979HardcoreJake VanDorn
  30. 1978Movie MovieGloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
  31. 1977The Prince and the PauperThe Ruffler
  32. 1977Islands in the StreamThomas Hudson
  33. 1976Beauty and the BeastThe Beast
  34. 1975The HindenburgCol. Franz Ritter
  35. 1975Fear on TrialLouis Nizer
  36. 1974The Savage Is LooseJohn
  37. 1974The Bank ShotWalter Upjohn Ballentine
  38. 1973The Day of the DolphinJake Terrell
  39. 1973Oklahoma CrudeNoble 'Mase' Mason
  40. 1972RageDan Charles Logan
  41. 1972The Trouble With PeopleDriver (Story 2)
  42. 1972The New CenturionsKilvinski
  43. 1972The Flim Flam ManMordecai
  44. 1971The HospitalDr. Herbert Bock
  45. 1971The Last RunHarry Garmes
  46. 1971They Might Be GiantsJustin Playfair
  47. 1971The PriceVictor Franz
  48. 1970Jane EyreEdward Rochester
  49. 1970PattonGeneral George S. Patton Jr.
  50. 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the WallMax Maxwell / N.Y. Rome
  51. 1969This Savage LandJud Barker
  52. 1968PetuliaDr. Archie Bollen
  53. 1967The Flim-Flam ManMordecai Jones
  54. 1967The CrucibleJohn Proctor
  55. 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!'Tank' Martin
  56. 1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Abraham
  57. 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoycePaolo Maltese
  58. 1964The Brazen BellArthur Lilly
  59. 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombGeneral 'Buck' Turgidson
  60. 1963The Power and the GloryPolice Lieutenant
  61. 1963The List of Adrian MessengerAnthony Gethryn
  62. 1961The Picture of Dorian GrayLord Henry Wotton
  63. 1961The HustlerBert Gordon
  64. 1959WintersetTrock Estrella
  65. 1959Anatomy of a MurderClaude Dancer
  66. 1959The Hanging TreeGeorge Grubb