George C. Scott

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

12 Angry Men 1998 ★ 7.7

Titanic 1996 ★ 6.0

New York News 1995 ★ 7.0

Malice 1993 ★ 6.3

The Exorcist III 1990 ★ 6.3

Mr. President 1987 ★ 8.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story 1985 ★ 5.3

Firestarter 1984 ★ 6.3

A Christmas Carol 1984 ★ 7.5

Taps 1981 ★ 6.7

The Changeling 1980 ★ 7.0

Hardcore 1979 ★ 6.7

Patton 1970 ★ 7.5

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 ★ 7.0

The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 ★ 7.3

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 ★ 8.1

East Side/West Side 1963 ★ 7.8

The Virginian 1962 ★ 6.5

Ben Casey 1961 ★ 5.9

The Hustler 1961 ★ 7.7

Anatomy of a Murder 1959 ★ 7.8

Naked City 1958 ★ 5.7

DuPont Show of the Month 1957 ★ 7.4

Kraft Television Theatre 1947 ★ 7.8