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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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Known For
Malice
(1993)
Dr. Martin Kessler
Firestarter
(1984)
John Rainbird
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
General "Buck" Turgidson
Patton
(1970)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Abraham
Taps
(1981)
General Harlan Bache
Gloria
(1999)
Ruby
Hardcore
(1979)
Jake VanDorn
The Changeling
(1980)
John Russell
The Hustler
(1961)
Bert Gordon
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Hospital
(1971)
Dr. Herbert Bock
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Claude Dancer
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 3
The Hindenburg
(1975)
Col. Franz Ritter
Full Filmography
Acting
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Claude Dancer
The Hanging Tree
(1959)
George Grubb
Winterset
(1959)
Trock
The Hustler
(1961)
Bert Gordon
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1961)
Lord Henry Wotton
The List of Adrian Messenger
(1963)
Anthony Gethryn
The Power and the Glory
(1963)
Police Lieutenant
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
General "Buck" Turgidson
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
(1964)
Paolo Maltese
The Brazen Bell
(1964)
Arthur Lilly
The Car That Became a Star
(1965)
Self
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Abraham
Not With My Wife, You Don't
(1966)
'Tank' Martin
The Flim-Flam Man
(1967)
Mordecai Jones
The Crucible
(1967)
John Proctor
Petulia
(1968)
Dr. Archie Bollen
This Savage Land
(1969)
Jud Barker
Patton
(1970)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
Jane Eyre
(1970)
Edward Rochester
The Andersonville Trial
(1970)
Self
The Hospital
(1971)
Dr. Herbert Bock
They Might Be Giants
(1971)
Justin Playfair
The Last Run
(1971)
Harry Garmes
The Price
(1971)
Victor Franz
A Man Named Lombardi
(1971)
The New Centurions
(1972)
Kilvinski
Rage
(1972)
Dan Charles Logan
The Trouble With People
(1972)
Driver (Story 2)
The Day of the Dolphin
(1973)
Jake Terrell
Oklahoma Crude
(1973)
Noble "Mase" Mason
The Bank Shot
(1974)
Walter Upjohn Ballentine
The Savage Is Loose
(1974)
John
The Hindenburg
(1975)
Col. Franz Ritter
Fear on Trial
(1975)
Louis Nizer
Beauty and the Beast
(1976)
The Beast
The Prince and the Pauper
(1977)
The Ruffler
Islands in the Stream
(1977)
Thomas Hudson
Movie Movie
(1978)
Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
Hardcore
(1979)
Jake VanDorn
The Formula
(1980)
Barney Caine
The Changeling
(1980)
John Russell
Taps
(1981)
General Harlan Bache
Casey Stengel
(1981)
Self - Host
Oliver Twist
(1982)
Fagin
China Rose
(1983)
Burton Allen
The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt
(1983)
Narrator
Firestarter
(1984)
John Rainbird
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1986)
Auguste Dupin
Choices
(1986)
Evan Granger
The Last Days of Patton
(1986)
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
Pals
(1987)
Jack Stobbs
The Ryan White Story
(1989)
Charles Vaughan Sr.
The Rescuers Down Under
(1990)
McLeach (voice)
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
(1990)
Smoke (voice)
Descending Angel
(1990)
Florian Stroia
Finding the Way Home
(1991)
Max Mittelman
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Self
Malice
(1993)
Dr. Martin Kessler
Curaçao
(1993)
Cornelius Wettering
The Whipping Boy
(1994)
Blind George
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
(1994)
Judge Walker
Angus
(1995)
Grandpa Ivan
Tyson
(1995)
Cus D'Amato
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
(1996)
Self
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 3
Family Rescue
(1997)
Clayton Hayes
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
(1997)
Self - Actor (voice)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
(1998)
Self
Rocky Marciano
(1999)
Pierino Marchegiano
Gloria
(1999)
Ruby
Inherit the Wind
(1999)
Matthew Harrison Brady
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
(2010)
General George S. Patton Jr. (archive footage)
Directing
Production