Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

  • Birthday: 1898-01-21
  • Deathday: 1987-03-02
  • Place of birth: Orange County, Virginia, USA
  • Also know as: George Randolph Scott

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals (albeit in non-singing and non-dancing roles), adventure tales, war films, and even a few horror and fantasy films. However, his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle Western hero. Out of his more than 100 film appearances more than 60 were in Westerns; thus, "of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western, Scott most closely identified with it." Scott's more than thirty years as a motion picture actor resulted in his working with many acclaimed screen directors, including Henry King, Rouben Mamoulian, Michael Curtiz, John Cromwell, King Vidor, Alan Dwan, Fritz Lang, and Sam Peckinpah. He also worked on multiple occasions with some noted directors: Henry Hathaway (8 times), Ray Enright (7), Edwin R. Marin (7), Andre DeToth (6), and most notably, his seven film collaborations with Budd Boetticher. Scott also worked with a diverse array of cinematic leading ladies, from Shirley Temple and Irene Dunne to Mae West and Marlene Dietrich. He also appeared with Gene Tierney, Ann Sheridan, Maureen O'Hara, Nancy Carroll, Donna Reed, Gail Russell, Margaret Sullavan, Virginia Mayo, Bebe Daniels, Carole Lombard, and Joan Bennett. Tall (6 ft. 2 in.; 188 cm), lanky, and handsome, Scott displayed an easygoing charm and courtly Southern drawl in his early films that helped offset his limitations as an actor, where he was frequently found to be stiff or "lumbering". As he matured, however, Scott's acting improved while his features became burnished and leathery, turning him into the ideal "strong, silent" type of stoic hero. The BFI Companion to the Western noted: "In his earlier Westerns...the Scott persona is debonair, easy-going, graceful, though with the necessary hint of steel. As he matures into his fifties his roles change. Increasingly Scott becomes the man who has seen it all, who has suffered pain, loss, and hardship, and who has now achieved (but at what cost?) a stoic calm proof against vicissitude." During the early 1950s, Scott was a consistent box-office draw. In the annual Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Polls, he ranked tenth in 1950, eighth in 1951, and again tenth in 1952. Scott also appeared in the Quigley’s Top Ten Money Makers Poll from 1950 to 1953.

Filmography

Comanche Station

1960

As Jefferson Cody

Abilene Town

1946

As Marshall Dan Mitchell

Rage at Dawn

1955

As James Barlow

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

As Hawkeye

7 Men from Now

1956

As Ben Stride

Ride Lonesome

1959

As Ben Brigade

Ride the High Country

1962

As Gil Westrum

Albuquerque

1948

As Cole Armin

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

As Tom Buchanan

Coroner Creek

1948

As Chris Danning

7th Cavalry

1956

As Capt. Tom Benson

The Tall T

1957

As Pat Brennan

A Lawless Street

1955

As Marshal Calem Ware

Man in the Saddle

1951

As Owen Merrit

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

As Jeff Travis

Belle of the Yukon

1944

As Honest John Calhoun aka Gentleman Jack

Ten Wanted Men

1955

As John Stewart

Canadian Pacific

1949

As Tom Andrews

Badman's Territory

1946

As Sheriff Mark Rowley

The Nevadan

1950

As Andrew Barclay

Decision at Sundown

1957

As Bart Allison

Gung Ho!

1943

As Colonel Thorwald

The Fighting Westerner

1935

As Larry Sutton

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

As Capt. David Porter

Belle Starr

1941

As Sam Starr

Fort Worth

1951

As Ned Britt

Carson City

1952

As Silent Jeff Kincaid

Hangman's Knot

1952

As Major Matt Stewart

Gunfighters

1947

As Brazos Kane

Colt .45

1950

As Steve Farrell

Tall Man Riding

1955

As Larry Madden

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

As Major Ransome Callicut

The Desperadoes

1943

As Sheriff Steve Upton

China Sky

1945

As Dr. Gray Thompson

Trail Street

1947

As Bat Masterson

Westbound

1959

As Capt. John Hayes

The Texans

1938

As Kirk Jordan

Wagon Wheels

1934

As Clint Belmet

Coast Guard

1939

As Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw

Village Tale

1935

As T.N. 'Slaughter' Somerville

The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

As Bill Doolin / Bill Daley

Riding Shotgun

1954

As Larry Delong

Frontier Marshal

1939

As Wyatt Earp

Sugarfoot

1951

As Jackson 'Sugarfoot' Redan

When the Daltons Rode

1940

As Tod Jackson

The Thundering Herd

1933

As Tom Doan

Heritage of the Desert

1932

As Jack Hare

Santa Fe

1951

As Britt Canfield

The Bounty Hunter

1954

As Jim Kipp / James Collins

To the Last Man

1933

As Lynn Hayden

Man of the Forest

1933

As Brett Dale

Return of the Bad Men

1948

As Vance

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

As Buck Devlin

Fighting Man of the Plains

1949

As Jim Dancer

The Cariboo Trail

1950

As Jim Redfern

Broken Dreams

1933

As Dr. Robert Morley

The Walking Hills

1949

As Jim Carey

The Last Round-up

1934

As Jim Cleve

Sunset Pass

1933

As Ash Preston

And Sudden Death

1936

As Police Lt. James Knox

The Road to Reno

1938

As Steve Fortness

20,000 Men a Year

1939

As Brad Reynolds

Corvette K-225

1943

As Lt. Cm. McClain

Wild Horse Mesa

1932

As Chane Weymer

Home on the Range

1935

As Tom Hatfield

She

1935

As Leo Vincey

Captain Kidd

1945

As Adam Mercy / Adam Blayne

The Spoilers

1942

As McNamara

Western Union

1941

As Vance Shaw

Pittsburgh

1942

As Cash Evans

Bombardier

1943

As Buck Oliver

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

As Tony Kent

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

As Inspector Angus 'Monty' Montague

High, Wide and Handsome

1937

As Peter Cortlandt

Cocktail Hour

1933

As Randolph Morgan

Paris Calling

1941

As Lt. Nicholas "Nick" Jordan

Home Sweet Homicide

1946

As Lt. Bill Smith

Hello, Everybody!

1933

As Hunt Blake

Three Lives

1953

As Self

Follow the Fleet

1936

As Bilge Smith

Virginia City

1940

As Vance Irby

Hot Saturday

1932

As Bill Fadden

Go West Young Man

1936

As Bud Norton

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

As Dixie Smith

Christmas Eve

1947

As Jonathan 'Johnny'

So Red the Rose

1935

As Duncan Bedford

Three Of A Kind

1941

As Himself

Roberta

1935

As John Kent

My Favorite Wife

1940

As Steve Burkett

Jesse James

1939

As Marshall Will Wright

Murders in the Zoo

1933

As Jack Woodford

Supernatural

1933

As Grant Wilson

A Successful Calamity

1932

As Larry Rivers

Sky Bride

1932

As Captain Frank Robertson

The Wolf of Wall Street

1929

As Broker's Assistant

Sailor's Holiday

1929

As (uncredited)

Legends of the West

1992

As Wyatt Earp in 'Frontier Marshall'

The Far Call

1929

As Helms

The Black Watch

1929

As Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)

Half Marriage

1929

As Night Club Patron

Sharp Shooters

1928

As Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe (uncredited)

Born Reckless

1930

As Dick Milburn (uncredited)

Starlift

1951

As Randolph Scott

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

As Self (archive footage)

Why Be Good?

1929

As Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)

Weary River

1929

As Audience Member (0:56) (uncredited)

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935

As Randolph Scott

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

As Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

As Self (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

1993

As Joël (archive footage)

Production

Comanche Station

1960

As Producer

Ride Lonesome

1959

As Producer

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

As Associate Producer

Decision at Sundown

1957

As Associate Producer

Hangman's Knot

1952

As Associate Producer

7th Cavalry

1956

As Associate Producer

Man in the Saddle

1951

As Associate Producer

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

As Associate Producer

A Lawless Street

1955

As Associate Producer

Ten Wanted Men

1955

As Associate Producer

The Nevadan

1950

As Producer

The Walking Hills

1949

As Producer

The Tall T

1957

As Associate Producer

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