George Campbell Scott
George Campbell Scott
George Campbell Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, U.S. He is the son of Helena Agnes and George Dewey Scott. His mother died, when he was eight years old and his father, who was an executive at Buick, raised him. His ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. He attended Redford High School in Detroit. He served United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1949. After military service, he enrolled in the University of Missouri. He first time appeared on stage as the barrister in a University production of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy. He graduated from the university in 1953. In 1958, he won an Obie Award for his performances in Children of Darkness, As You Like It and playing the title character in William Shakespeare's Richard III. He appeared as prosecutor in The Andersonville Trial. In 1970, he directed a highly acclaimed television version of this same play. It starred William Shatner, Richard Basehart, and Jack Cassidy, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance as the defense lawyer in this production. His most commercially successful was Neil Simon's Plaza Suite. He made many television appearances, including an episode of NBC's The Virginian and in medical drama The Eleventh Hour. In 1963, he appeared in the hour-long television drama series East Side/West Side. In 1964, he played film "Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". In 1965, he was cast under the direction of John Huston, as Abraham in the Dino de Laurentiis film: The Bible: In the Beginning which was released by 20th Century Fox in 1966. He won public recognition in the film Anatomy of a Murder, in which he played the role of a wily prosecutor opposite James Stewart. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received Tony Award nominations for his performance as Astrov in Uncle Vanya (1973), his Willy Loman in a revival of Death of a Salesman (1975) and his performance as Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind (1996). In 1980, he also appeared in the popular horror film "The Changeling" with Melvyn Douglas. He received the Canadian Genie Award for Best Foreign Film Actor for his performance in this film. In 1981, he performed alongside Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise in the film Taps. In 1982, he was cast as Fagin in the CBS adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. In 1984, he played as Ebenezer Scrooge in a television adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. In 1997, he portrayed Juror #3 in the TV-movie 12 Angry Men, for which he won another Emmy Award. He was died on September 22, 1999 in Westlake Village, California, U.S.
George Campbell Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, U.S. He is the son of Helena Agnes and George Dewey Scott. His mother died, when he was eight years old and his father, who was an executive at Buick, raised him. His ambition was to be a writer like his favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. He attended Redford High School in Detroit. He served United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1949. After military service, he enrolled in the University of Missouri. He first time appeared on stage as the barrister in a University production of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy. He graduated from the university in 1953. In 1958, he won an Obie Award for his performances in Children of Darkness, As You Like It and playing the title character in William Shakespeare's Richard III. He appeared as prosecutor in The Andersonville Trial. In 1970, he directed a highly acclaimed television version of this same play. It starred William Shatner, Richard Basehart, and Jack Cassidy, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance as the defense lawyer in this production. His most commercially successful was Neil Simon's Plaza Suite. He made many television appearances, including an episode of NBC's The Virginian and in medical drama The Eleventh Hour. In 1963, he appeared in the hour-long television drama series East Side/West Side. In 1964, he played film "Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". In 1965, he was cast under the direction of John Huston, as Abraham in the Dino de Laurentiis film: The Bible: In the Beginning which was released by 20th Century Fox in 1966. He won public recognition in the film Anatomy of a Murder, in which he played the role of a wily prosecutor opposite James Stewart. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received Tony Award nominations for his performance as Astrov in Uncle Vanya (1973), his Willy Loman in a revival of Death of a Salesman (1975) and his performance as Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind (1996). In 1980, he also appeared in the popular horror film "The Changeling" with Melvyn Douglas. He received the Canadian Genie Award for Best Foreign Film Actor for his performance in this film. In 1981, he performed alongside Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise in the film Taps. In 1982, he was cast as Fagin in the CBS adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. In 1984, he played as Ebenezer Scrooge in a television adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. In 1997, he portrayed Juror #3 in the TV-movie 12 Angry Men, for which he won another Emmy Award. He was died on September 22, 1999 in Westlake Village, California, U.S.
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