Actor
George C. Scott
Born 18 October 1927 · Wise, Virginia, USA — died 22 September 1999
George C. Scott (1927–1999) was an American actor admired for his gruff, commanding presence on both stage and screen. He is best remembered as General Patton and as the bombastic General Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove. He also earned a reputation for rejecting award-season competition between actors.
Key films
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
His sharp turn as prosecutor Claude Dancer brought him early screen acclaim and an Oscar nomination.
The Hustler (1961)
As the manipulative gambler Bert Gordon, he earned a second Oscar nomination opposite Paul Newman.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)On Cinespective
His bluster as General Buck Turgidson is a highlight of Kubrick's Cold War satire.
Patton (1970)
His defining role as General George S. Patton won him the Best Actor Oscar, which he declined.
The Hospital (1971)
He played a burned-out doctor in Paddy Chayefsky's black comedy, earning another Best Actor nomination.
Key awards
- 1971 Academy Award for Best Actor, Patton (declined)
- Oscar nominations for Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler and The Hospital
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 82
- 1959Anatomy of a Murder · as Claude DancerActor
- 1959The Hanging Tree · as George GrubbActor
- 1959Winterset · as Trock EstrellaActor
- 1961The Hustler · as Bert GordonActor
- 1961The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Lord Henry WottonActor
- 1963The List of Adrian Messenger · as Anthony GethrynActor
- 1963The Power and the Glory · as Police LieutenantActor
- 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · as General 'Buck' TurgidsonActor
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as Paolo MalteseActor
- 1964The Brazen Bell · as Arthur LillyActor
- 1965The Car That Became a Star · as SelfActor
- 1966The Bible: In the Beginning... · as AbrahamActor
- 1966Not With My Wife, You Don't! · as 'Tank' MartinActor
- 1967The Flim-Flam Man · as Mordecai JonesActor
- 1967The Crucible · as John ProctorActor
- 1968Petulia · as Dr. Archie BollenActor
- 1968Petulia: The Uncommon Movie · as SelfActor
- 1969This Savage Land · as Jud BarkerActor
- 1969Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall · as Max Maxwell / N.Y. RomeActor
- 1970Patton · as General George S. Patton Jr.Actor
- 1970Jane Eyre · as Edward RochesterActor
- 1970The Andersonville TrialDirector
- 1970The Andersonville Trial · as SelfActor
- 1970Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles · as SelfActor
- 1971The Hospital · as Dr. Herbert BockActor
- 1971They Might Be Giants · as Justin PlayfairActor
- 1971The Last Run · as Harry GarmesActor
- 1971The Price · as Victor FranzActor
- 1971A Man Named LombardiActor
- 1972The New Centurions · as KilvinskiActor
- 1972Rage · as Dan Charles LoganActor
- 1972RageDirector
- 1972The Trouble With People · as Driver (Story 2)Actor
- 1972The Flim Flam Man · as MordecaiActor
- 1973The Day of the Dolphin · as Jake TerrellActor
- 1973Oklahoma Crude · as Noble 'Mase' MasonActor
- 1974The Bank Shot · as Walter Upjohn BallentineActor
- 1974The Savage Is Loose · as JohnActor
- 1974The Savage Is LooseDirector
- 1975The Hindenburg · as Col. Franz RitterActor
- 1975Fear on Trial · as Louis NizerActor
- 1976Beauty and the Beast · as The BeastActor
- 1976NBC: The First Fifty Years · as SelfActor
- 1977The Prince and the Pauper · as The RufflerActor
- 1977Islands in the Stream · as Thomas HudsonActor
- 1978Movie Movie · as Gloves Malloy / Spats BaxterActor
- 1979Hardcore · as Jake VanDornActor
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground · as SelfActor
- 1980The Changeling · as John RussellActor
- 1980The Formula · as Barney CaineActor
- 1981Taps · as General Harlan BacheActor
- 1981Casey Stengel · as Self - HostActor
- 1982Oliver Twist · as FaginActor
- 1983China Rose · as Burton AllenActor
- 1983The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt · as NarratorActor
- 1984Firestarter · as John RainbirdActor
- 1984A Christmas Carol · as Ebenezer ScroogeActor
- 1986The Murders in the Rue Morgue · as Auguste DupinActor
- 1986The Last Days of Patton · as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.Actor
- 1986Choices · as Evan GrangerActor
- 1987Pals · as Jack StobbsActor
- 1989The Ryan White Story · as Charles Vaughan Sr.Actor
- 1990The Rescuers Down Under · as McLeach (voice)Actor
- 1990The Exorcist III · as Lt. William 'Bill' KindermanActor
- 1990Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue · as Smoke (voice)Actor
- 1990Descending Angel · as Florian StroiaActor
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as SelfActor
- 1991Finding the Way Home · as Max MittelmanActor
- 1993Malice · as Dr. Martin KesslerActor
- 1993Curaçao · as Cornelius WetteringActor
- 1994The Whipping Boy · as Blind GeorgeActor
- 1994In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice · as Judge WalkerActor
- 1995Angus · as Grandpa IvanActor
- 1995Tyson · as Cus D'AmatoActor
- 1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels · as SelfActor
- 199712 Angry Men · as Juror 3Actor
- 1997Family Rescue · as Clayton HayesActor
- 1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner · as Self - Actor (voice)Actor
- 1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero · as SelfActor
- 1999Gloria · as RubyActor
- 1999Inherit the Wind · as Matthew Harrison BradyActor
- 1999Rocky Marciano · as Pierino MarchegianoActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.