George Campbell Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia and died on September 22, 1999. He was a stage and film actor, director, and producer.

He started on the New York stage, moved to television in its early days, and then began a film career that eventually earned him four Academy Award nominations.

Scott won the Oscar as best actor for portraying U.S. general George S. Patton, Jr. in the epic 1970 World War II movie Patton. His other films include Dr. Strangelove (1964), They Might Be Giants (197), the caper comedy Bank Shot (1974) and the horror flick Firestarter (1984).

He also played comic and warm-hearted characters. He directed two films, Rage (1972) and The Savage is Loose (1974), and occasionally returned to the theatre to take on stage roles. Later films included Dick Tracy (1989), Malice (1993), and Country Justice (1997).

George C. Scott died on September 22, 1999 at the age of 71 from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Filmography

• Inherit the Wind (1999)
• Rocky Marciano (1999)
• Gloria (1999)
• 12 Angry Men (1997)
• The Searchers (1997)
• Country Justice (1997)
• Titanic (1996)
• "New York News" (3 episodes 1996)
• The Whipping Boy (1995)
• Angus (1995)
• Tyson (1995)
• In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994)
• "Traps" (1994)
• Curacao (1993)
• Malice (1993)
• Finding the Way Home (1991)
• "Brute Force" (1991)
• Descending Angel (1990)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
• The Exorcist III (1990)
• Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
• The Ryan White Story (1989)
• "Mr. President" (1987)
• Pals (1987)
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
• The Last Days of Patton (1986)
• Choices (1986)
• "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985)
• A Christmas Carol (1984)
• Firestarter (1984)
• China Rose (1983)
• Oliver Twist (1982) (TV)
• Taps (1981)
• Casey Stengel (1981)
• Mister Lincoln (1981)
• The Formula (1980)
• The Changeling (1980)
• Hardcore (1979)
• Movie Movie (1978)
• Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978)
• Crossed Swords (1977)
• Islands in the Stream (1977)
• Beauty and the Beast (1976)
• The Hindenburg (1975)
• Fear on Trial (1975)
• The Savage Is Loose (1974)
• Bank Shot (1974)
• The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
• Oklahoma Crude (1973)
• Rage (1972)
• The New Centurions (1972)
• The Hospital (1971)
• The Last Run (1971)
• They Might Be Giants (1971)
• "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (2 episodes, 1959-1971)
• Jane Eyre (1970)
• Patton (1970)
• This Savage Land (1969)
• Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (1969)
• Petulia (1968)
• The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
• The Crucible (1967)
• Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
• "The Road West" (2 episodes, 1966)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
• "East Side/West Side" (26 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
• The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
• "The Eleventh Hour" (1 episode, 1962)
• "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Naked City" (1 episode, 1962)
• The Power and the Glory (1961)
• "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1961)
• The Hustler (1961)
• "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" (1 episode, 1960)
• Don Juan in Hell (1960)
• "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
• "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1959)
• The Hanging Tree (1959)
• "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1958)
• The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958)
• "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1958)

Awards

• CableACE Award Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries "12 Angry Men" 1997
• Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie "12 Angry Men" 1997 - 98
• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Made-for-Television Movie "12 Angry Men" 1997
• Honorary Drama Desk Award 1996
• Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Play "Inherit the Wind" 1996
• Genie Best Foreign Actor "The Changeling" 1980
• Emmy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role "The Price" 1970 - 71
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Patton" 1970
• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "Patton" 1970
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "Patton" 1970
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor "Patton" 1970
• Oscar Best Actor "Patton" 1970
• OBIE Award Best Actor "Desire Under the Elms" 1962 - 63
• Clarence Derwent Award "Children of Darkness" 1958
• Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award Outstanding Contribution to Off-Broadway Theatre "Children of Darkness" 1958
• Theatre World Award "Richard III" 1958
• OBIE Award Best Actor "Richard III", "As You Like It" and "Children of Darkness" 1957 - 58