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, 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. According to editor Edward Boscombe, "Of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western, Scott was most closely identified with it."

Some of Scott's movies were "The Last of the Mohicans" 1936, "My Favorite Wife" 1940, "7th Cavalry " 1956 "Ride Lonesome" 1959, "Comanche Station" 1960, and Ride the High Country"1962, (his last movie).

Considered tall at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), lanky, muscular, and handsome, Scott displayed what was seen as 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 at times. As he matured, however, Scott's acting was viewed as having improved, while his features became burnished and leathery, allowing him to portray a "strong, silent" type of stoic hero.

Scott died of heart and lung ailments in 1987 at the age of 89 in Beverly Hills, California. He was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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