George C. Scott
Born
1927-10-18
Place of birth
Wise, Virginia, USA
Died
1999-09-22
Biography
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).
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
General 'Buck' Turgidson
The Rescuers Down Under
McLeach (voice)
Patton
General George S. Patton Jr.
Anatomy of a Murder
AAG Claude Dancer
The Hustler
Bert Gordon
The Exorcist III
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Firestarter
John Rainbird
The Changeling
John Russell
Malice
Dr. Martin Kessler
12 Angry Men
Juror 3
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Hardcore
Jake VanDorn
Taps
General Harlan Bache
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Abraham
The Hindenburg
Col. Franz Ritter