George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years 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 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 over 60 were in Westerns; thus, "of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western, Scott most closely identified with it."
Randolph Scott on TV Tropes:
- Murders in the Zoo (1933) as Dr. Jack Woodford
- Roberta (1935) as John Kent
- She (1935) as Leo Vincey
- Follow the Fleet (1936) as CPO Bilge Smith
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936) as Hawkeye
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Tony Kent
- Jesse James (1939) as Marshall Will Wright
- Susannah of the Mounties (1939) as Inspector Angus "Monty" Montague
- Virginia City (1940) as Capt. Vance Irby
- My Favorite Wife (1940) as Stephen Burkett
- The Spoilers (1942) as Alex McNamara
- Coroner Creek (1948) as Chris Danning
- The Walking Hills (1949) as Jim Carrey
- Hangman's Knot (1952) as Major Matt Stewart
- 7 Men from Now (1956) as Ben Stride
- Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) as Capt. Buck Devlin
- The Tall T (1957) as Pat Brennan
- Ride Lonesome (1959) as Ben Brigade
- Ride the High Country (1962) as Gil Westrum
Randolph Scott in Media:
- In the western parody Blazing Saddles, Sheriff Bart's attempt at rallying the citizens of Rock Ridge falls flat until:Bart: You'd do it for Randolph Scott.
Townsfolk: [reverently] Randolph Scott!
Angelic Chorus: Raaandooolph Scccooottt! - The Statler Brothers song "Whatever happened to Randolph Scott" is a lament about the perceived decline in the movie Western, and culture in general.
