Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 9.708
Birthday 1898-01-21
Place of Birth Orange County, Virginia, USA
Also Known As George Randolph Scott, Randy Scott,
Comanche Station
1960

Comanche Station

The Last of the Mohicans
1936

The Last of the Mohicans

Abilene Town
1946

Abilene Town

Rage at Dawn
1955

Rage at Dawn

Roberta
1935

Roberta

Sharp Shooters
1928

Sharp Shooters

7 Men from Now
1956

7 Men from Now

Ride Lonesome
1959

Ride Lonesome

Follow the Fleet
1936

Follow the Fleet

My Favorite Wife
1940

My Favorite Wife

Ride the High Country
1962

Ride the High Country

The Tall T
1957

The Tall T

7th Cavalry
1956

7th Cavalry

A Lawless Street
1955

A Lawless Street

Albuquerque
1948

Albuquerque

Coroner Creek
1948

Coroner Creek

She
1935

She

The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Buchanan Rides Alone
1958

Buchanan Rides Alone

Man in the Saddle
1951

Man in the Saddle

The Spoilers
1942

The Spoilers

Western Union
1941

Western Union

Jesse James
1939

Jesse James

Captain Kidd
1945

Captain Kidd

Bombardier
1943

Bombardier

Pittsburgh
1942

Pittsburgh

Belle of the Yukon
1944

Belle of the Yukon

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Ten Wanted Men
1955

Ten Wanted Men

Susannah of the Mounties
1939

Susannah of the Mounties

Canadian Pacific
1949

Canadian Pacific

Badman's Territory
1946

Badman's Territory

The Nevadan
1950

The Nevadan

Decision at Sundown
1957

Decision at Sundown

Virginia City
1940

Virginia City

Murders in the Zoo
1933

Murders in the Zoo

Gung Ho!
1943

Gung Ho!

The Fighting Westerner
1935

The Fighting Westerner

Hot Saturday
1932

Hot Saturday

High, Wide and Handsome
1937

High, Wide and Handsome

Go West Young Man
1936

Go West Young Man

Carson City
1952

Carson City

Fort Worth
1951

Fort Worth

Belle Starr
1941

Belle Starr

Thunder Over the Plains
1953

Thunder Over the Plains

Hangman's Knot
1952

Hangman's Knot

Cocktail Hour
1933

Cocktail Hour

Gunfighters
1947

Gunfighters

Colt .45
1950

Colt .45

Tall Man Riding
1955

Tall Man Riding

To the Shores of Tripoli
1942

To the Shores of Tripoli

The Man Behind The Gun
1953

The Man Behind The Gun

The Desperadoes
1943

The Desperadoes

Christmas Eve
1947

Christmas Eve

Paris Calling
1941

Paris Calling

China Sky
1945

China Sky

Trail Street
1947

Trail Street

Supernatural
1933

Supernatural

The Texans
1938

The Texans

Westbound
1959

Westbound

Wagon Wheels
1934

Wagon Wheels

Coast Guard
1939

Coast Guard

Village Tale
1935

Village Tale

Home Sweet Homicide
1946

Home Sweet Homicide

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Frontier Marshal
1939

Frontier Marshal

Legends of the West
1992

Legends of the West

Sugarfoot
1951

Sugarfoot

Riding Shotgun
1954

Riding Shotgun

The Far Call
1929

The Far Call

The Wolf of Wall Street
1929

The Wolf of Wall Street

Why Be Good?
1929

Why Be Good?

When the Daltons Rode
1940

When the Daltons Rode

Heritage of the Desert
1932

Heritage of the Desert

The Thundering Herd
1933

The Thundering Herd

Santa Fe
1951

Santa Fe

The Bounty Hunter
1954

The Bounty Hunter

To the Last Man
1933

To the Last Man

Man of the Forest
1933

Man of the Forest

Return of the Bad Men
1948

Return of the Bad Men

Hello, Everybody!
1933

Hello, Everybody!

Starlift
1951

Starlift

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Fighting Man of the Plains
1949

Fighting Man of the Plains

The Cariboo Trail
1950

The Cariboo Trail

Broken Dreams
1933

Broken Dreams

Half Marriage
1929

Half Marriage

The Walking Hills
1949

The Walking Hills

The Last Round-up
1934

The Last Round-up

So Red the Rose
1935

So Red the Rose

Sunset Pass
1933

Sunset Pass

Weary River
1929

Weary River

Three Of A Kind
1941

Three Of A Kind

Sailor's Holiday
1929

Sailor's Holiday

And Sudden Death
1936

And Sudden Death

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

The Road to Reno
1938

The Road to Reno

20,000 Men a Year
1939

20,000 Men a Year

A Successful Calamity
1932

A Successful Calamity

Corvette K-225
1943

Corvette K-225

Wild Horse Mesa
1932

Wild Horse Mesa

Born Reckless
1930

Born Reckless

The Black Watch
1929

The Black Watch

Sky Bride
1932

Sky Bride

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

Home on the Range
1935

Home on the Range

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

La Classe américaine
1993

La Classe américaine

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Three Lives
1953

Three Lives