George C. Scott

George C. Scott

1927–1999 (aged 71)·Wise, Virginia, USA

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).

ComedyWar

45Credits15 TV · 30 films
1947–1997Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedIn the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
7.5 Average ratingacross 45 titles

Top TV shows 15best George C. Scott shows

  1. 1TrapsJoe Trapchek · 5 eps · 19949.0
  2. 2Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameTrock · 1 ep · 19518.8
  3. 3Mr. President posterMr. PresidentPresident Samuel A. Tresch · 23 eps · 19878.3
  4. 4East Side/West Side posterEast Side/West SideNeil Brock · 26 eps · 19637.8
  5. 5Kraft Television Theatre posterKraft Television TheatreMr. Oakhurst · 1 ep · 19477.8
  6. 6The Road West2 eps · 19667.5
  7. 7DuPont Show of the Month posterDuPont Show of the MonthJacques · 1 ep · 19577.4
  8. 8New York News posterNew York NewsOllie Herman · 3 eps · 19957.0
  9. 9ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreVictor Franz · 1 ep · 19697.0
  10. 10The Virginian posterThe VirginianArthur Lilly · 1 ep · 19626.5
  11. 11Weapons at War posterWeapons at WarHost · 7 eps · 19916.0
  12. 12Titanic posterTitanicCaptain Edward J. Smith · 2 eps · 19965.9
  13. 13Ben Casey posterBen Casey1 ep · 19615.9
  14. 14Naked City posterNaked CityKermit Garrison · 1 ep · 19585.7
  15. 15Mussolini: The Untold Story posterMussolini: The Untold StoryBenito Mussolini · 4 eps · 19855.3

Top movies 30best George C. Scott movies

  1. 1In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice posterIn the Heat of the Night: A Matter of JusticeJudge Walker · 199410.0
  2. 2Arthur Miller on Home Ground posterArthur Miller on Home Ground197910.0
  3. 3The Brazen Bell posterThe Brazen BellArthur Lilly · 196410.0
  4. 4The Power and the Glory posterThe Power and the GloryPolice Lieutenant · 19639.0
  5. 5Fear on Trial posterFear on TrialLouis Nizer · 19759.0
  6. 6WintersetTrock Estrella · 19599.0
  7. 7Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall posterMirror, Mirror Off the WallMax Maxwell / N.Y. Rome · 19699.0
  8. 8Finding the Way Home posterFinding the Way HomeMax Mittelman · 19918.3
  9. 9Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb posterDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombGeneral 'Buck' Turgidson · 1964 · Comedy8.1
  10. 10Choices posterChoicesEvan Granger · 19868.0
  11. 11Anatomy of a Murder posterAnatomy of a MurderAAG Claude Dancer · 19597.8
  12. 12The Hustler posterThe HustlerBert Gordon · 19617.7
  13. 1312 Angry Men poster12 Angry MenJuror 3 · 19977.7
  14. 14China Rose posterChina RoseBurton Allen · 19837.5
  15. 15A Christmas Carol posterA Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge · 19847.5
  16. 16Patton posterPattonGeneral George S. Patton Jr. · 19707.5
  17. 17The Bible: In the Beginning... posterThe Bible: In the Beginning...Abraham · 19667.3
  18. 18The Andersonville Trial posterThe Andersonville TrialDirector · 19707.2
  19. 19The Flim-Flam Man posterThe Flim-Flam ManMordecai Jones · 19677.1
  20. 20Jane Eyre posterJane EyreEdward Rochester · 19707.0
  21. 21They Might Be Giants posterThey Might Be GiantsJustin Playfair · 19717.0
  22. 22The Changeling posterThe ChangelingJohn Russell · 19807.0
  23. 23Taps posterTapsGeneral Harlan Bache · 19816.8
  24. 24Hardcore posterHardcoreJake VanDorn · 19796.7
  25. 25Rage posterRageDan Charles Logan · 19726.7
  26. 26The Hanging Tree posterThe Hanging TreeGeorge Grubb · 19596.7
  27. 27The List of Adrian Messenger posterThe List of Adrian MessengerAnthony Gethryn · 19636.7
  28. 28Oliver Twist posterOliver TwistFagin · 19826.7
  29. 29The Rescuers Down Under posterThe Rescuers Down UnderMcLeach (voice) · 19906.6
  30. 30The Hospital posterThe HospitalDr. Herbert Bock · 19716.6

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