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George C. Scott

George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) 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).

Filmography

1984
A Christmas Carol

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Movie
1977
The Prince and the Pauper

as The Ruffler

Movie
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

as General "Buck" Turgidson

Movie
1961
The Hustler

as Bert Gordon

Movie
1959
The Hanging Tree

as George Grubb

Movie