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). Description above from the Wikipedia article George C. Scott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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

as General "Buck" Turgidson

The Rescuers Down Under

as McLeach (voice)

Patton

as Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Anatomy of a Murder

as Claude Dancer

The Hustler

as Bert Gordon

The Exorcist III

as Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

Firestarter

as John Rainbird

The Changeling

as John Russell

Malice

as Dr. Martin Kessler

A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge