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George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott was an American actor, with a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex authority figures.
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Born 18 October 1927 · Died 22 September 1999 · Q182450
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2025· 1 entry
collider: 8 Most Over-the-Top George C. Scott Performances, Ranked
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1999· 2 entries
Died 1999-09-22.
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Of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, aged 71
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for 12 Angry Men (1998).
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1996· 1 entry
Received an honorary Drama Desk Award for a lifetime devotion to American theatre
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1993· 1 entry
Appeared off-Broadway successfully with Wrong Turn at Lungfish
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1990· 1 entry
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
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1986· 1 entry
On Broadway, Scott did The Boys in Autumn in 1986
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1984· 1 entry
Had a supporting role in Firestarter and portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in a television adaptation of A Christmas Carol
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1982· 2 entries
Scott appeared in a campaign commercial for moderate Republican U
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In 1982, Scott appeared in a campaign commercial for moderate Republican U.S.
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1980· 1 entry
With Van Devere, but it ran for a single performance
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1971· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for Patton (1971).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Price (1971).
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1966· 1 entry
Scott appeared as Jud Barker in the NBC western The Road West (also known as This Savage Land), starring Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays, Andrew Prine, and Glenn Corbett
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1962· 2 entries
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"
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For The Hustler, but won the award anyway
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1958· 2 entries
Awarded Theatre World Award (1958).
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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
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-10-18.
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