Randolph Scott

Personal Info

Birthday

January 23, 1898

Day of Death

1987-03-02

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Also Known As

George Randolph Scott

Randy Scott

Randolph Scott

Biography

Randolph Scott (born George Randolph Scott, in Orange County, Virginia, USA) was an American actor, best known for his roles in Western films. His career spanned from 1928 to 1962, during which he appeared in over 100 films, with more than 60 of them being Westerns.

Scott was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a wealthy family. His father, George Grant Scott, was the first certified public accountant (CPA) in North Carolina, and his mother, Lucille Crane Scott, came from a prominent Virginia family. He attended private schools and excelled in sports, including football, baseball, horse racing, and swimming.

Known For

My Favorite Wife

Ride the High Country

The Tall T

Western Union

Ride Lonesome

The Desperadoes

Jesse James

The Spoilers

Filmography

2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
1993
La Classe américaine
as Joël (archive footage)
1992
Legends of the West
as Wyatt Earp in 'Frontier Marshall'
1962
Ride the High Country
as Gil Westrum
1960
Comanche Station
as Jefferson Cody
1959
Westbound
as Capt. John Hayes
Ride Lonesome
as Ben Brigade
1958
Buchanan Rides Alone
as Tom Buchanan
1957
Decision at Sundown
as Bart Allison
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Capt. Buck Devlin
The Tall T
as Pat Brennan
1956
7th Cavalry
as Capt. Tom Benson
Seven Men from Now
as Ben Stride
1955
A Lawless Street
as Marshal Calem Ware
Tall Man Riding
as Larry Madden
Rage at Dawn
as James Barlow
Ten Wanted Men
as John Stewart
1954
The Bounty Hunter
as Jim Kipp / James Collins
Riding Shotgun
as Larry Delong
1953
Thunder Over the Plains
as Capt. David Porter
Three Lives
as Self
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Jeff Travis
The Man Behind The Gun
as Major Ransome Callicut
1952
Hangman's Knot
as Major Matt Stewart
Carson City
as Silent Jeff Kincaid
1951
Starlift
as Randolph Scott
Man in the Saddle
as Owen Merrit
Fort Worth
as Ned Britt
Santa Fe
as Britt Canfield
Sugarfoot
as Jackson 'Sugarfoot' Redan
1950
The Cariboo Trail
as Jim Redfern
Colt .45
as Steve Farrell
The Nevadan
as Andrew Barclay
1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
as Jim Dancer
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bill Doolin / Bill Daley
Canadian Pacific
as Tom Andrews
The Walking Hills
as Jim Carey
1948
Return of the Bad Men
as Vance
Coroner Creek
as Chris Danning
Albuquerque
as Cole Armin
1947
Christmas Eve
as Jonathan 'Johnny'
Gunfighters
as Brazos Kane
Trail Street
as Bat Masterson
1946
Home Sweet Homicide
as Lt. Bill Smith
Badman's Territory
as Sheriff Mark Rowley
Abilene Town
as Marshall Dan Mitchell
1945
Captain Kidd
as Adam Mercy / Adam Blayne
China Sky
as Dr. Gray Thompson
1944
Belle of the Yukon
as Honest John Calhoun aka Gentleman Jack
1943
Gung Ho!
as Colonel Thorwald
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Cm. McClain
The Desperadoes
as Sheriff Steve Upton
Bombardier
as Buck Oliver
1942
Pittsburgh
as Cash Evans
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Dixie Smith
The Spoilers
as McNamara
1941
Paris Calling
as Lt. Nicholas "Nick" Jordan
Belle Starr
as Sam Starr
Three Of A Kind
as Himself
Western Union
as Vance Shaw
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Tod Jackson
My Favorite Wife
as Steve Burkett
Virginia City
as Vance Irby
1939
20,000 Men a Year
as Brad Reynolds
Coast Guard
as Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw
Frontier Marshal
as Wyatt Earp
Susannah of the Mounties
as Inspector Angus 'Monty' Montague
Jesse James
as Marshall Will Wright
1938
The Texans
as Kirk Jordan
The Road to Reno
as Steve Fortness
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Tony Kent
1937
High, Wide and Handsome
as Peter Cortlandt
1936
Go West Young Man
as Bud Norton
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
The Last of the Mohicans
as Hawkeye
And Sudden Death
as Police Lt. James Knox
Follow the Fleet
as Bilge Smith
1935
So Red the Rose
as Duncan Bedford
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Randolph Scott
She
as Leo Vincey
Village Tale
as T.N. 'Slaughter' Somerville
Roberta
as John Kent
The Fighting Westerner
as Larry Sutton
Home on the Range
as Tom Hatfield
1934
Wagon Wheels
as Clint Belmet
The Last Round-up
as Jim Cleve
1933
Broken Dreams
as Dr. Robert Morley
To the Last Man
as Lynn Hayden
Man of the Forest
as Brett Dale
Cocktail Hour
as Morgan
Sunset Pass
as Ash Preston
Supernatural
as Grant Wilson
Murders in the Zoo
as Jack Woodford
Buffalo Stampede
as Tom Doan
Hello, Everybody!
as Hunt Blake
1932
Wild Horse Mesa
as Chane Weymer
Hot Saturday
as Bill Fadden
Heritage of the Desert
as Jack Hare
A Successful Calamity
as Larry Rivers
Sky Bride
as Captain Frank Robertson
1930
Born Reckless
as Dick Milburn (uncredited)
1929
Dynamite
as Coal Miner
Half Marriage
as Night Club Patron
Sailor's Holiday
as (uncredited)
The Black Watch
as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
The Far Call
as Helms
Why Be Good?
as Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)
Weary River
as Audience Member (0:56) (uncredited)
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Broker's Assistant
1928
Sharp Shooters
as Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe (uncredited)