FrameThrower · Actors · George C. Scott
George C. Scott
8 films · 540 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1959–1991
Born 18 October 1927 · Wise, Virginia, USA · died 22 September 1999
George Campbell Scott was an American actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas Carol (1984).
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 540 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1959–1991
- Academy Award for Best Actor1971
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1998
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1971
- Theatre World Award1958
- Clarence Derwent Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 540 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work George takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 41% natural — the look of the work George takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Finding the Way Home
1991 · Max Mittelman
The Exorcist 3
1990 · Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Hardcore
1979 · Jake VanDorn
Patton
1970 · General George S. Patton Jr.
Petulia
1968 · Dr. Archie Bollen
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · General 'Buck' Turgidson
The Hustler
1961 · Bert Gordon
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · AAG Claude Dancer
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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