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George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, adventures, war, horror and fantasy films, and Westerns.
Randolph Scott. Actor: Ride the High Country. Handsome American leading man who developed into one of Hollywood's greatest and most popular Western stars. Born to George and Lucy Crane Scott during a visit to Virginia, Scott was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina in a wealthy family.
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Randolph Scott. Actor: Ride the High Country. Handsome American leading man who developed into one of Hollywood's greatest and most popular Western stars. Born to George and Lucy Crane Scott during a visit to Virginia, Scott was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina in a wealthy family. After service with the U.S. Army in France in World War I, he attended Georgia Institute of Technology but ...
- January 23, 1898
- March 2, 1987
Jan 18, 2024 · The man named Cary Grant was only a few months old when he met Randolph Scott in 1932. Before then, he was a British troublemaker named Archibald “Archie” Leach, suffering through an unhappy ...
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Scott's only venture into television (other than an appearance on Celebrity Golf) was in the late 1950s as host of the proposed Randolph Scott's Theater of the West series. The pilot starred Scott Brady as a lawman trying to escape a criminal past. The series was never sold and the pilot episode never aired.
YearTitleRoleDirector1928Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe1929Man in Audience1929Helms1929Bit PartMar 2, 1987 · The laconic, slender, 6-foot-2 Scott, who shunned the Hollywood spotlight, was born Randolph Crane. He was educated at Georgia Tech and the University of North Carolina and enlisted in World War I ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Randolph Scott's swan song in the western genre, this 1962 film sees him partnering with Joel McCrea as two aging lawmen tasked with guarding a gold shipment. With a rich storyline that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the passage of time, Ride the High Country showcases Scott's ability to deliver nuanced performances even in his final years.
