Born George Campbell Scott in Wise, VA; educated at the University of Missouri. Gruff, commanding, stage-trained actor who made his film debut in THE HANGING TREE (1959). Scott proved a riveting screen presence with roles as the hard-boiled manager in THE HUSTLER (1961) and, in a wildly comic turn, the mad general in DR. STRANGELOVE... (1964). A reluctant star, he earned a best actor Oscar® for his performance as the crusty title character in PATTON (1970) but refused to accept the award. Scott directed two films (RAGE, 1972, and THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE, 1974 - also producer) in the early 1970s and continued to appear in features and, in the 1980s and 90s, primarily on TV. Other notable (non-nominated) credits include THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (1963), "East Side/West Side" TV series (1963-1964), THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE (1964), THE BIBLE (1966, as Abraham), THE FLIM-FLAM MAN (1967), PETULIA (1968), JANE EYRE (1970), THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (1971), THE NEW CENTURIONS (1972), THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (1973), THE HINDENBURG (1975), ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (1977), HARDCORE (1979), THE CHANGELING and THE FORMULA (both 1980), TAPS (1981), FIRESTARTER (1984), THE EXORCIST III (1990), MALICE (1993) and ANGUS (1995). His last feature film was Sidney Lumet's remake of John Cassavetes' GLORIA (1999). Divorced from actress Colleen Dewhurst; married to actress Trish Van Devere at the time of his death. Father of actor/director Campbell Scott.  Nominated for Supporting Actor 1959: ANATOMY OF A MURDER  Nominated for Supporting Actor 1961: THE HUSTLER  Actor 1970: PATTON  Nominated for Actor 1971: THE HOSPITAL 4 nominations, 1 Award