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Orange County, Virginia, USA
George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American actor, best known for his roles in Western films. His career spanned from 1928 to 1962, during which he appeared in over 100 films, with more than 60 of them being Westerns. Scott was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a wealthy family. His father, George Grant Scott, was the first certified public accountant (CPA) in…
Known for
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)2004
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her — Self (archive footage)1994
- La Classe américaine — Joël (archive footage)1993
- Legends of the West — Wyatt Earp in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)1992
- Ride the High Country — Gil Westrum1962
- Comanche Station — Jefferson Cody1960
- Ride Lonesome — Ben Brigade1959
- Westbound — Capt. John Hayes1959
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Key facts
- Born
- George Randolph Scott , ( 1898-01-23 ) January 23, 1898, Orange County, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02) (aged 89), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1928–1962
- Spouses
- Marion DuPont ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1939 ) Patricia Stillman, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1917–1919
- Rank
- Second lieutenant
- Unit
- 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion
- Conflicts
- World War I
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Scott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Orange County
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Woodberry Forest School
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Genre
- Western film
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Randolph Scott-publicity.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
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- birth name
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- Randolph Scott
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Encyclopedic overview
George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, adventures, war, horror and fantasy films, and Westerns. Out of his more than 100 film appearances, more than 60 of them were Westerns.
During the early 1950s, Scott was a consistent box-office draw. In the annual Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Polls, his name appeared on the list for four consecutive years, from 1950 to 1953. Scott also appeared in Quigley's Top Ten Money Makers Poll, from 1950 to 1953.
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