George C. Scott (Theater Personalities) – Overview, Biography

Name:George C. Scott
Occupation: Theater Personalities
Gender:Male
Height:183 cm (6′ 1”)
Birth Day: October 18,
1927
Death Date:September 22, 1999(1999-09-22) (aged 71)
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
Age: Aged 71
Birth Place: Wise, Virginia, U.S,
United States
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio

George C. Scott

George C. Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, U.S, United States (71 years old). George C. Scott is a Theater Personalities, zodiac sign: Scorpio. Nationality: United States. Approx. Net Worth: $25 Million.

Net Worth 2020

$25 Million
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Family Members

#NameRelationshipNet WorthSalaryAgeOccupation
#1Michelle Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#2Victoria Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#3Campbell Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#4Matthew Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#5Devon Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#6Alexander R. Scott Children N/A N/A N/A
#7Trish Van Devere Spouse N/A N/A N/A

Does George C. Scott Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, George C. Scott died on September 22, 1999(1999-09-22) (aged 71)
Westlake Village, California, U.S..

Physique

HeightWeightHair ColourEye ColourBlood TypeTattoo(s)
183 cm (6′ 1”) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Biography

Biography Timeline

1927

George Campbell Scott was born, the younger of two siblings, on October 18, 1927 on a kitchen table in the modest Wise, Virginia home of his parents, George Dewey Scott (1902–1988) and Helena Agnes (née Slemp; 1904–1935). His maternal grandfather was a local jurist, Judge Campbell Slemp. His mother died just before his eighth birthday, and he was raised by his father, an executive at Buick. Scott’s original ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. While attending Redford High School in Detroit, he wrote many short stories, none of which were published. As an adult, he tried on many occasions to write a novel, but never completed one to his satisfaction.

1953

Following military service, Scott enrolled in the University of Missouri on the G.I. Bill where he majored in journalism and then became interested in drama. His first public appearance on stage was as the barrister in a university production of Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy, directed by H. Donovan Rhynsburger. During rehearsals for that show, he made his first stage appearance—in a student production of Noël Coward’s Hands Across the Sea, directed by Jerry V. Tobias. He graduated from the university in 1953 with degrees in English and theater.

1957

On the small screen, he did Country Justice (1996), Titanic (1996) (as the ship’s captain), and The Searchers (1996). Scott portrayed Juror No. 3 in the TV-movie 12 Angry Men (1997), the role played by Lee J. Cobb in the 1957 film, for which he would win another Emmy Award.

1958

Scott first rose to prominence for his work with Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1958, he won an Obie Award for his performances in Children of Darkness (in which he made the first of many appearances opposite his future wife, actress Colleen Dewhurst), for As You Like It (1958), and for playing the title character in William Shakespeare’s Richard III (1957–58) (a performance one critic said was the “angriest” Richard III of all time).

Scott’s Broadway debut was in Comes a Day (1958) which had a short run. Scott’s television debut was in a 1958 adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities for the Dupont Show of the Month directed by Robert Mulligan. He also appeared in a televised version of The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) plus episodes of Kraft Theatre, and Omnibus. Scott’s feature film debut was in The Hanging Tree (1959), starring Gary Cooper and Maria Schell.

1962

Scott was in much demand for guest shots on TV shows, appearing in episodes of Ben Casey and Naked City. In 1962, Scott appeared as school teacher Arthur Lilly on NBC’s The Virginian, in the episode “The Brazen Bell”, in which he recites Oscar Wilde’s poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”. That same year, he appeared in NBC’s medical drama The Eleventh Hour, in the episode “I Don’t Belong in a White-Painted House”. He appeared opposite Laurence Olivier and Julie Harris in Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory in a 1961 television production and also performed in The Merchant of Venice (1962) off-Broadway.

Scott portrayed George S. Patton in the film Patton (1970) and researched extensively for the role, studying films of the general and talking to those who knew him. Scott refused the Oscar nomination for Patton, just as he had done for his nomination in 1962 for The Hustler, but won the award anyway.

1963

Scott’s first leading role in a feature was The List of Adrian Messenger released in 1963. That year, Scott starred in the hour-long television drama series East Side/West Side. He portrayed a New York City social worker, along with co-stars Cicely Tyson and Elizabeth Wilson. Scott was a major creative influence on the show, resulting in conflicts with James T. Aubrey, the head of CBS. The Emmy Award-winning program had a series of guest stars, including James Earl Jones. The portrayal of challenging urban issues made attracting advertisers difficult, not helped by the limited distribution. Not all CBS network affiliates broadcast the show, and it was canceled after one season. Scott had a success during 1963 in an off-Broadway production of Desire Under the Elms.

1966

Scott was cast, under the direction of John Huston in Dino de Laurentiis’s The Bible: In the Beginning, which was released by 20th Century Fox in 1966. Also in 1966, Scott appeared as Jud Barker in the NBC western The Road West, starring Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays, Andrew Prine, and Glenn Corbett. He also guest starred in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre. He co-starred with Tony Curtis in the comedy film Not with My Wife, You Don’t! (also 1966) and as John Proctor in a television version of The Crucible (1967).

1967

Scott returned to Broadway in 1967 to direct Dr. Cook’s Garden by Ira Levin but quit during tryouts. As an actor, he appeared in a revival of The Little Foxes (1967–68) directed by Mike Nichols, which ran for 100 performances. Scott starred in The Flim-Flam Man (1967) and Petulia (1968). He appeared in the made for television movie Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (1969).

1973

Scott received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Astrov in a 1973 revival of Uncle Vanya, directed by Nichols, which ran for 64 performances. Scott starred in a well-received production of Larry Gelbart’s Sly Fox (1976; based on Ben Jonson’s Volpone), which ran 495 performances. Scott returned to Broadway for Tricks of the Trade in 1980 with Van Devere, but it ran for a single performance. However, a 1984 Broadway revival of Coward’s Design for Living, which he directed, ran for 245 performances. In 1986, on Broadway, Scott did The Boys in Autumn in 1986. In 1993, he appeared off-Broadway successfully with Wrong Turn at Lungfish.

1975

Scott had a big Broadway hit with Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite (1968), directed by Mike Nichols. The show was composed of three separate one-act plays all using the same set, with Scott portraying a different lead character in each act; it ran for 1,097 performances. Scott directed a production of All God’s Chillun Got Wings (1975) which starred Van Devere and only had a short run. He directed and played Willy Loman in a 1975 revival of Death of a Salesman, for which he garnered another Tony nomination.

1982

In 1982, Scott appeared in a campaign commercial for moderate Republican U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker of Connecticut. Like Weicker, Scott was, at that time, a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut. Scott identified politically as a moderate conservative and supported the death penalty.

1984

Scott appeared alongside Timothy Hutton and rising stars Sean Penn and Tom Cruise in the coming-of-age film Taps (1981), and was cast as Fagin in the CBS made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist (1982). On Broadway, he starred in and directed a successful revival of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter which ran during 1982–83. He starred in China Rose (1983) on television, and in 1984, had a supporting role in Firestarter and portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in a television adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. Scott played the title role in the made-for-television-movie Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985).

1990

On television, Scott did The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986) and Pals (1987; with Don Ameche). He also played the lead role in the TV series Mr. President (1987–88), which ran for 24 turbulent episodes. Scott starred in the television film The Ryan White Story (1989) as Charles Vaughan, the lawyer defending Ryan White. The following year, in 1990, he voiced two villainous roles: “Smoke” in the television special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and “Percival McLeach” in the Disney film The Rescuers Down Under.

1996

Scott received another Tony nomination for his performance as Henry Drummond in a revival of Inherit the Wind (1996). In the latter play, he had to miss many performances due to illness, with his role being taken over by National Actors Theatre artistic director Tony Randall. In 1996, he received an honorary Drama Desk Award for a lifetime devotion to theatre.

1999

He hosted Weapons at War on A&E TV, but was replaced after one season by Gerald McRaney. Weapons at War moved to The History Channel with Scott still credited as host for the first season. Scott was replaced by Robert Conrad after his death in 1999. He had support roles in Gloria (1999) for Sidney Lumet and Rocky Marciano (1999). Scott made his last film, the TV movie Inherit the Wind (1999), portraying Matthew Harrison Brady (ironically opposite the role he had played on stage) with Jack Lemmon as Henry Drummond, with whom he had also worked in 12 Angry Men.

Scott suffered a series of heart attacks in the 1980s. He died on September 22, 1999, aged 71, of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California in an unmarked grave located to the right of Walter Matthau.

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