Randolph Scott

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 23, 1898

Deathday: March 02, 1987

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Known For

Comanche Station
Comanche Station

1960-03-01

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans

1936-07-02

Abilene Town
Abilene Town

1946-01-11

Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn

1955-03-26

Roberta
Roberta

1935-03-07

Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters

1928-01-15

7 Men from Now
7 Men from Now

1956-07-24

Ride Lonesome
Ride Lonesome

1959-02-01

Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet

1936-02-20

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife

1940-05-17

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country

1962-06-20

The Tall T
The Tall T

1957-04-02

7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry

1956-12-01

A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street

1955-11-15

Albuquerque
Albuquerque

1948-02-20

She
She

1935-07-12

Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek

1948-07-01

Buchanan Rides Alone
Buchanan Rides Alone

1958-08-01

The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953-07-30

Man in the Saddle
Man in the Saddle

1951-12-02

The Spoilers
The Spoilers

1942-06-11

Western Union
Western Union

1941-02-21

Jesse James
Jesse James

1939-01-14

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd

1945-11-22

Bombardier
Bombardier

1943-05-14

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh

1942-12-11

Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon

1944-12-27

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938-03-18

Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties

1939-06-13

Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men

1955-02-01

Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific

1949-05-19

Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory

1946-05-04

The Nevadan
The Nevadan

1950-01-11

Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown

1957-11-10

Virginia City
Virginia City

1940-03-23

Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo

1933-03-31

Gung Ho!
Gung Ho!

1943-12-20

The Fighting Westerner
The Fighting Westerner

1935-03-01

Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday

1932-10-28

High, Wide and Handsome
High, Wide and Handsome

1937-07-21

Go West Young Man
Go West Young Man

1936-11-18

Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains

1953-10-27

Carson City
Carson City

1952-06-13

Fort Worth
Fort Worth

1951-07-14

Belle Starr
Belle Starr

1941-09-12

Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot

1952-11-15

Cocktail Hour
Cocktail Hour

1933-06-05

Gunfighters
Gunfighters

1947-07-15

Colt .45
Colt .45

1950-05-27

Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding

1955-06-18

To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli

1942-11-09

The Man Behind The Gun
The Man Behind The Gun

1953-01-31

Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve

1947-10-31

The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes

1943-05-25

Paris Calling
Paris Calling

1941-12-04

China Sky
China Sky

1945-05-16

Trail Street
Trail Street

1947-02-19

Supernatural
Supernatural

1933-04-21

The Texans
The Texans

1938-08-12

Westbound
Westbound

1959-04-25

Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels

1934-09-15

Coast Guard
Coast Guard

1939-08-04

Village Tale
Village Tale

1935-06-15

Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide

1946-10-02

The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949-05-27

Legends of the West
Legends of the West

1992-09-08

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018-07-27

Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal

1939-07-28

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot

1951-02-11

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun

1954-04-01

The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street

1929-02-09

Why Be Good?
Why Be Good?

1929-02-28

The Far Call
The Far Call

1929-04-28

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode

1940-08-23

Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert

1932-09-30

The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd

1933-03-01

Santa Fe
Santa Fe

1951-04-01

The Bounty Hunter
The Bounty Hunter

1954-09-25

To the Last Man
To the Last Man

1933-09-15

Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest

1933-08-24

Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men

1948-07-17

Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody!

1933-02-17

Starlift
Starlift

1951-12-14

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957-05-04

Fighting Man of the Plains
Fighting Man of the Plains

1949-11-16

The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail

1950-08-01

Broken Dreams
Broken Dreams

1933-10-19

Half Marriage
Half Marriage

1929-10-12

The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills

1949-03-05

The Last Round-up
The Last Round-up

1934-05-01

So Red the Rose
So Red the Rose

1935-12-20

Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass

1933-05-26

Weary River
Weary River

1929-02-10

Three Of A Kind
Three Of A Kind

1941-08-01

Sailor's Holiday
Sailor's Holiday

1929-09-14

And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death

1936-06-16

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994-08-09

The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno

1938-08-01

20,000 Men a Year
20,000 Men a Year

1939-10-26

A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity

1932-09-17

Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943-09-29

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa

1932-11-25

Born Reckless
Born Reckless

1930-05-11

The Black Watch
The Black Watch

1929-05-22

Sky Bride
Sky Bride

1932-04-19

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935-11-20

Home on the Range
Home on the Range

1935-02-01

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936-09-11

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997-11-01

La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine

1993-12-31

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

2004-07-25

Three Lives
Three Lives

1953-09-17

Dynamite
Dynamite

1929-12-13