Randolph Scott
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Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1898-01-23
Died: 1987-03-02
Biography
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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.
Actor:
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1. To the Last Man (1933), film...Lynn Hayden
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2. Buffalo Stampede (1933), film...Tom Doan
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3. Na putu bezakonja (1933), film...Ash Preston
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4. Caravans West (1934), film...Clint Belmet
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5. Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935), film...Larry Sutton
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6. Roberta (1935), film...John
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7. She (1935), film
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8. The Last of the Mohicans (1936), film...Hawkeye
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9. Follow the Fleet (1936), film...Bilge Smith
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10. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), film...Anthony Kent
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11. Jesse James (1939), film...Will Wright
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12. Frontier Marshal (1939), film...Wyatt Earp
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13. My Favorite Wife (1940), film...Stephen Burkett
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14. When the Daltons Rode (1940), film...Tod Jackson
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15. Virginia City (1940), film...Vance Irby
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16. Belle Starr (1941), film...Sam Starr
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17. Zane Grey's Western Union (1941), film...Vance Shaw
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18. The Spoilers (1942), film...Alex McNamara
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19. Pittsburgh (1942), film...Cash Evans
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20. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), film...Sgt. Dixie Smith
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21. Gung Ho! (1943), film...Col. Thorwald
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22. The Desperadoes (1943), film...Sheriff Steve Upton
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23. Bombardier (1943), film...Capt. Buck Oliver
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24. Captain Kidd (1945), film...Adam Mercy / Adam Blayne
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25. Pearl S. Buck's China Sky (1945), film...Dr. Gray Thompson
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26. Badman's Territory (1946), film...Mark Rowley
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27. Home Sweet Home (1946), film...Lt. Bill Smith
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28. Abilene Town (1946), film...Dan Mitchell
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29. Trail Street (1947), film...Bat
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30. Gunfighters (1947), film...Brazos Kane
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31. Christmas Eve (1947), film...Jonathan
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32. Return of the Bad Men (1948), film...Vance Cordell
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33. Coroner Creek (1948), film...Chris Danning
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34. The Walking Hills (1949), film...Jim Carey
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35. Fighting Man of the Plains (1949), film...Jim Dancer
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36. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949), film...Bill Doolin / Bill Daley
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37. Canadian Pacific (1949), film...Tom Andrews
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38. The Man from Nevada (1950), film...Andrew Barclay
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39. Cariboo Trail (1950), film...Jim Redfern
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40. Colt .45 (1950), film...Steve Farrell
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41. Man in the Saddle (1951), film...Owen Merritt
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42. Santa Fe (1951), film...Britt Canfield
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43. Fort Worth (1951), film...Ned Britt
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44. Sugarfoot (1951), film...Jackson 'Sugarfoot' Redan
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45. Hangman's Knot (1952), film...Major Matt Stewart
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46. The Champagne Bandits (1952), film...Silent Jeff Kincaid
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47. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953), film...Jeff Travis
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48. The Man Behind the Gun (1953), film...Major Ransome Callicut
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49. Thunder Over the Plains (1953), film...Capt. David Porter
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50. The Bounty Hunter (1954), film...Jim Kipp
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51. Riding Shotgun (1954), film...Larry Delong
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52. Ten Wanted Men (1955), film...John Stewart
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53. A Lawless Street (1955), film...Marshal Calem Ware
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54. Rage at Dawn (1955), film...James Barlow
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55. Tall Man Riding (1955), film...Larry Madden
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56. 7 Men from Now (1956), film...Ben Stride
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57. 7th Cavalry (1956), film...Capt. Tom Benson
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58. Decision at Sundown (1957), film...Bart Allison
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59. The Tall T (1957), film...Pat Brennan
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60. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957), film...Capt. Buck Devlin
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61. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958), film...Tom Buchanan
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62. Westbound (1958), film...Capt. John Hayes
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63. Ride Lonesome (1959), film...Ben Brigade
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64. Comanche Station (1960), film...Jefferson Cody
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65. Ride the High Country (1962), film...Gil Westrum
Producer:
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1. The Walking Hills (1949), film...producer (uncredited)
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2. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949), film...associate producer (uncredited)
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3. The Man from Nevada (1950), film...producer (uncredited)
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4. Man in the Saddle (1951), film...associate producer
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5. Hangman's Knot (1952), film...associate producer
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6. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953), film...associate producer
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7. Ten Wanted Men (1955), film...associate producer
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8. A Lawless Street (1955), film...associate producer
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9. 7th Cavalry (1956), film...associate producer
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10. Decision at Sundown (1957), film...associate producer
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11. The Tall T (1957), film...associate producer
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12. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958), film...associate producer
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13. Ride Lonesome (1959), film...producer (uncredited)
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14. Comanche Station (1960), film...producer (uncredited)