RANDOLPH SCOTT
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INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
23 January 1898
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Date of death
2 March 1987
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Birth name
George Randolph Scott
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Spouse
Patricia Stillman (1944 - 2 March 1987) (his death) 2 children
Marion duPont Somerville (1936 - 1939) (divorced)
Trivia
During the Thirties, was roommates with Cary Grant in a beach house known jocularly as Bachelor Hall. The close friendship between Scott and Grant, as well as the steady stream of women into and out of Bachelor Hall, have fed rumor mills for years.
Rode a beautiful palomino horse named Stardust in his Westerns.
Best friends were Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, and the Reverend Billy Graham.
Formed Ranown Productions with producer Harry Joe Brown, and produced several films.
Interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, just four blocks from his boyhood home at 312 W. 10th Street.
Was the inspiration for the popular 1973 song "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?," a top-20 country hit for the The Statler Brothers.
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1975.
Mini Biography
Handsome leading man who developed into one of Hollywood's greatest most popular Western stars. Born to George and Lucy Crane Scott during a visit to Virginia, Scott was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology, but after being injured playing football, transferred to the University of North Carolina, from which he graduated with a degree in textile engineering and manufacturing. He discovered acting and went to California, where he met Cecil B. DeMilles' Dynamite (1929), a role which went instead to Joel McCrea. He was hired to coach Gary Cooper in a Virginia dialect for The Virginian (1929) and played a bit part in the film. Paramount scouts saw him in a play and offered him a contract. He moved rapidly into leading roles at Paramount, although his easy-going charm was not enough to indicate the tremendous success that would come to him later. He was a pleasant figure in comedies, dramas and the occasional adventure, but it was not until he began focusing on westerns in the late 1940s that he reached his greatest stardom. His screen persona altered into that of a stoic, craggy, and uncompromising figure, a tough, hard-bitten man seemingly unconnected to the light comedy lead he had been in the 1930s. He became one of the top box-office stars of the 1950sand, in the Westerns of Budd Boetticher especially, a critically important figure in the western as an art form. Following a critically acclaimed less-heroic-than-usual role in one of the classics of the genre, Ride the High Country (1962), Scott retired from films. A multi-millionaire many times over as a result of canny investments, Scott spent his remaining years playing golf and avoiding film industry affairs. He died in 1987, survived by his second wife, Patricia, and his two children, Christopher and Sandra. He is buried in Charlotte, North Carolina.
IMDb mini-biography by Jim Beaver
Mini Biography-2
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
Few stars-even the legendary John Waynehave been so closely identified with one genre as Randolph Scott was with the Western. Tall, ruggedly handsome, with blond (or light brown) hair and piercing blue eyes, he typifies the Hollywood cowboy star for many film buffs, having man aged to bend the genre's clichés to his own purposes, especially in the modestly budgeted, often gritty Westerns he coproduced and starred in during the 1950s. A graduate of the University of North Carolina and Georgia Tech, where he studied engineering, Scott developed a love for the stage that took him west. He had been acting with the Pasadena Playhouse troupe when a chance meeting with millionaire and dilettante filmmaker Howard Hughes got him an introduction at Fox, where he made his debut in The Far Call (1929).
Scott's mellow voice, Southern accent and all, was well suited to talkies, and he took supporting roles in Women Men Marry, Sky Bride (both 1931), and A Successful Calamity (1932) before signing with Paramount. He played easygoing romantic leads in such programmers as Hot Saturday, Hello Everybody! (both 1932), Murders in the Zoo, Supernatural, Cocktail Hour and Broken Dreams (all 1933), and assumed starring roles in the studio's extensive series of B Westerns based on Zane Grey novels. Scott went through the familiar horse-opera paces in Wild Horse Mesa (1932), Heritage of the Desert, To the Last Man, Man of the Forest, The Thundering Herd, Sunset Pass (all 1933), Wagon Wheels, The Last Roundup (both 1934), Home on the Range and Rocky Mountain Mystery (both 1935).
At RKO, he costarred with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Roberta (1935) and Follow the Fleet (1936), uttering the word "swell" more times than anyone could count, and played intrepid adventurer Leo Vincey in Merian C. Cooper's lavish remake of She (1935), the H. Rider Haggard adventure classic. These appearances, as well as his starring turn as Hawkeye in Edward Small's production of The Last of the Mohicans (also 1936), took Scott out of B Westerns and elevated him to real stardom.
Scott worked opposite Mae West in Go West, Young Man (also 1936), Irene Dunne in High, Wide and Handsome (1937, an overblown Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein period musical), and Shirley Temple in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) and Susannah of the Mounties (1939). He supported Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda in Jesse James (1939), and starred in the seldom-revived Frontier Marshal (also 1939) as Wyatt Earp. Still most popular in Westerns, albeit more spectacular ones-such as Virginia City, When the Daltons Rode (both 1940), Western Union and Belle Starr (both 1941). Scott also played military men in Coast Guard (1939), To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), Bombardier, Corvette K-225 and Gung Ho! (all 1943). He was amusingly cast as a stolid hunk with Irene Dunne in My Favorite Wife (1940), then teamed with John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich for two 1942 action dramas, The Spoilers and Pittsburgh he played a heel in the first and a nice guy in the second-but didn't get Dietrich in either.
After an ill-advised stint in a lame swashbuckler, Captain Kidd (1945), and his turn in a delightful comedy-mystery, Home, Sweet Homicide (1946), Scott returned to the range for the remainder of his career, in vehicles that, at first, seemed interchangeable: Abilene Town, Badman's Territory (both 1946), Trail Street, Gunfighters (both 1947), Albuquerque, Coroner Creek, Return of the Badmen (all 1948), The Walking Hills, Canadian Pacific, The Doolins of Oklahoma (all 1949), The Nevadan, Colt .45, Cariboo Trail (all 1950), Sugarfoot, Santa Fe and Fort Worth (all 1951).
Beginning with Man in the Saddle (1951), Scott worked almost exclusively in Westerns produced by his own company, Ranown, in which he was partnered with veteran producer Harry Joe Brown. Throughout the 1950s, this team produced many of the finest medium-budgeted Westerns ever made. Scott was still in top physical condition, but his face had become weary and weatherbeaten; this physical aspect, combined with his deliberate characterizations of soft-spoken, fatalistic, yet supremely self-reliant protagonists (the word "hero" doesn't apply to all his characters during this period), brought a new dimension to Scott's performances that, sadly, has been much ignored until recent years. Carson City, Hangman's Knot (both 1952), Man Behind the Gun, The Stranger Wore a Gun, Thunder Over the Plains (all 1953), Riding Shotgun, The Bounty Hunter (both 1954), Ten Wanted Men, Rage at Dawn, Tall Man Riding, A Lawless Street (all 1955), Seven Men From Now, Seventh Cavalry (both 1956), The Tall T, Shootout at Medicine Bend, Decision at Sundown (all 1957), Buchanan Rides Alone (1958), Ride Lonesome, West bound (both 1959), and Comanche Station (1960) are astonishingly consistent in quality, more "adult" than most Westerns but still up to par in the action quotient expected by the genre's devotees. The best of the lot were written by Burt Kennedy and directed by Budd Boetticher.
Scott's final film was, arguably, one of his greatest: Ride the High Country (1962, directed by Sam Peckinpah) teamed him with old friend and fellow horse-opera favorite Joel McCrea in a touching, elegiac tale of aged gunfighters, now on opposite sides of the law, reunited in one last adventure. For Scott, it was an altogether fitting vehicle with which to end his screen career. An immensely wealthy man (whom coworkers remember reading "The Wall Street Journal" between scenes) thanks to his investments in real estate, oil development, and the stock market, Scott lived out the remainder of his days in peaceful retirement.
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.
Filmography
Actor
1. Ride the High Country (1962) .... Gil Westrum
... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
2. Comanche Station (1960) .... Jefferson Cody
3. Ride Lonesome (1959) .... Ben Brigade
4. Westbound (1959) .... Capt. John Hayes
5. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) .... Tom Buchanan
... aka The Name's Buchanan (USA)
6. Decision at Sundown (1957) .... Bart Allison
7. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) .... Capt. Buck Devlin
8. The Tall T (1957) .... Pat Brennan
9. 7th Cavalry (1956) .... Capt. Tom Benson
10. Seven Men from Now (1956) .... Ben Stride
11. A Lawless Street (1955) .... Marshal Calem Ware
... aka Marshal of Medicine Bend (USA)
12. Tall Man Riding (1955) .... Larry Madden
13. Rage at Dawn (1955) .... James Barlow
... aka Seven Bad Men
14. Ten Wanted Men (1955) .... John Stewart
15. The Bounty Hunter (1954) .... Jim Kipp aka James Collins
16. Riding Shotgun (1954) .... Larry Delong
17. Thunder Over the Plains (1953) .... Captain David Porter
18. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) .... Jeff Travis
19. The Man Behind the Gun (1953) .... Major Ransome Callicut
20. Hangman's Knot (1952) .... Major Matt
21. Carson City (1952) .... Silent Jeff Kincaid
22. Starlift (1951) .... Cameo appearance
23. Man in the Saddle (1951) .... Owen Merritt
... aka The Outcast (UK)
24. Fort Worth (1951) .... Ned Britt
25. Santa Fe (1951/I) .... Britt Canfield
26. Sugarfoot (1951) .... Jackson 'Sugarfoot' Redan
... aka Swirl of Glory (USA: reissue title)
27. The Cariboo Trail (1950) .... Jim Redfern
28. Colt .45 (1950) .... Steve Farrell
... aka Thundercloud (USA: reissue title)
29. The Nevadan (1950) .... Andrew Barclay
... aka The Man from Nevada (UK)
30. Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) .... Jim Dancer
31. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) .... Bill Doolin aka Bill Daley
... aka The Great Manhunt (UK)
32. Canadian Pacific (1949) .... Tom Andrews
33. The Walking Hills (1949) .... Jim Carey
34. Return of the Bad Men (1948) .... Marshal Vance Cordell
... aka Return of the Badmen (International: English title)
35. Coroner Creek (1948) .... Chris Denning
36. Albuquerque (1948) .... Cole Armin
... aka Silver City (UK)
37. Christmas Eve (1947) .... Jonathan 'Johnny'
... aka Sinner's Holiday (USA: reissue title)
38. Gunfighters (1947) .... Brazos Kane
... aka The Assassin (UK)
39. Trail Street (1947) .... Bat
40. Home, Sweet Homicide (1946) .... Lt. Bill Smith
41. Badman's Territory (1946) .... Mark Rowley
42. Abilene Town (1946) .... Dan Mitchell
43. Captain Kidd (1945) .... Adam Mercy
44. China Sky (1945) .... Dr. Gray Thompson
45. Belle of the Yukon (1944) .... Honest John Calhoun aka Gentleman Jack
46. Gung Ho! (1943) .... Colonel Thorwald
47. Corvette K-225 (1943) .... Lt. Cmdr. McLain
... aka The Nelson Touch (UK)
48. The Desperadoes (1943) .... 'Sheriff' Steve Upton
49. Bombardier (1943) .... Capt. Buck Oliver
50. Pittsburgh (1942) .... John 'Cash' Evans
51. The Spoilers (1942) .... Alexander McNamara
52. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) .... Sgt. Dixie Smith
53. Paris Calling (1941) .... Nick
... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title)
54. Belle Starr (1941) .... Sam Starr
... aka Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen
55. Western Union (1941) .... Vance Shaw
56. When the Daltons Rode (1940) .... Tod Jackson
57. My Favorite Wife (1940) .... Stephen Burkett
58. Virginia City (1940) .... Capt. Vance Irby
59. 20,000 Men a Year (1939) .... Brad Reynolds
60. Coast Guard (1939) .... Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw
61. Frontier Marshal (1939) .... Wyatt Earp
62. Susannah of the Mounties (1939) .... Inspector Angus 'Monty' Montague
63. Jesse James (1939) .... Marshall Will Wright
64. The Road to Reno (1938) .... Steve Fortness
... aka The Ranger and the Lady (USA: reissue title)
65. The Texans (1938) .... Kirk Jordan
66. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) .... Tony Kent
67. High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) .... Peter Cortlandt
68. Go West Young Man (1936) .... Bud Norton
69. The Last of the Mohicans (1936) .... Hawkeye
70. And Sudden Death (1936) .... Lt. James Knox
71. Follow the Fleet (1936) .... Petty Officer 1st Class/Chief Boatswain's Mate Bilge Smith
72. So Red the Rose (1935) .... Duncan Bedford
73. She (1935) .... Leo Vincey
74. Village Tale (1935) .... T.N. 'Slaughter' Somerville
75. Roberta (1935) .... John Kent
76. Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) .... Larry Sutton
... aka The Fighting Westerner
77. Home on the Range (1935) .... Tom Hatfield
78. Wagon Wheels (1934) .... Clint Belnet
... aka Caravans West
79. The Last Round-Up (1934) .... Jim Cleve
80. Broken Dreams (1933) .... Dr. Robert Morley
81. To the Last Man (1933) .... Lynn Hayden
... aka Law of Vengeance (USA: reissue title)
82. Man of the Forest (1933) .... Brett Dale
... aka Challenge of the Frontier (USA: reissue title)
83. Cocktail Hour (1933) .... Randolph Morgan
84. Sunset Pass (1933) .... Ash Preston
85. Supernatural (1933) .... Grant Wilson
86. Murders in the Zoo (1933) .... Dr. Jack Woodford
87. The Thundering Herd (1933) .... Tom Doan
... aka Buffalo Stampede (USA: reissue title)
88. Hello, Everybody! (1933) .... Hunt Blake
89. Island of Lost Souls (1933) (uncredited) .... Beast
90. Wild Horse Mesa (1932) .... Chane Weymer
91. Hot Saturday (1932) .... Bill Fadden
92. Heritage of the Desert (1932) .... Jack Hare
... aka When the West Was Young (USA: reissue title)
93. A Successful Calamity (1932) .... Larry Rivers, the Polo Coach
94. Sky Bride (1932) (uncredited) .... Captain Frank Robertson
95. Women Men Marry (1931) .... Steve Bradley
96. Born Reckless (1930) (uncredited) .... Joan's Rejected Suitor
97. Dynamite (1929) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
98. The Virginian (1929) (uncredited) .... Rider extra
99. Sailor's Holiday (1929) (uncredited)
100. The Black Watch (1929) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka King of the Khyber Rifles (UK)
101. The Far Call (1929) .... Helms
102. Weary River (1929) (uncredited) .... Man in Audience
103. Sharp Shooters (1928) (uncredited) .... Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe
... aka Three Naval Rascals (UK)
Producer
1. Comanche Station (1960) (producer) (uncredited)
2. Ride Lonesome (1959) (producer) (uncredited)
3. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) (associate producer)
... aka The Name's Buchanan (USA)
4. Decision at Sundown (1957) (associate producer)
5. The Tall T (1957) (associate producer)
6. 7th Cavalry (1956) (associate producer)
7. A Lawless Street (1955) (associate producer)
... aka Marshal of Medicine Bend (USA)
8. Ten Wanted Men (1955) (producer)
9. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) (associate producer)
10. Hangman's Knot (1952) (associate producer)
11. Man in the Saddle (1951) (associate producer)
... aka The Outcast (UK)
12. The Nevadan (1950) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka The Man from Nevada (UK)
13. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) (associate producer) (uncredited)
... aka The Great Manhunt (UK)
14. The Walking Hills (1949) (producer) (uncredited)
Miscellaneous Crew
1. The Virginian (1929) (dialect coach) (uncredited)
Himself
1. "Celebrity Golf"
... aka The Golf Channel Presents Celebrity Golf with Sam Snead (USA)
- Randolph Scott (1960) TV Episode .... Himself
2. Screen Snapshots: Men of the West (1953) .... Himself - Ralph Staub's Guest
3. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western (1951) .... Himself
4. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself
... aka Three Cheers for the Boys (USA)
5. Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) .... Himself - Cameo appearance
Archive Footage
1. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... Himself
2. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
3. Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) .... Himself
4. Classe américaine, La (1993) .... Joel Hammond
5. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Townsman
6. Hooray for Hollywood (1975)
7. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
8. Wagon Wheels (1953) .... Wagon-Master
9. Land of Liberty (1939)
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