Randolph Scott

Actor

About

Also Known As

Randolph Crane

Birth Place

Orange County, Virginia, USA

Born

January 23, 1898

Died

March 02, 1987

Cause of Death

Natural Causes

Biography

Filmography

Ride the High Country (1962)

Gil Westrum

Comanche Station (1960)

Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

Tom Buchanan

Decision at Sundown (1957)

Bart Allison

Photos & Videos

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Bombardier (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Open, To Fit Him For His Task

Bombardier (1943) -- (Movie Clip) You Look Scared Stiff

Family & Companions

Cary Grant

Companion

Actor. Shared living quarters for many years as struggling actors.

Maraianna du Pont Somerville

Wife

Heiress. Married in 1936; did not live together.

Marie Patricia Stillman

Wife

Married in 1944 until Scott's death.

Bibliography

"Last of the Cowboy Heroes: The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy"

Robert Nott, McFarland (2000)

Biography

Ruggedly handsome star who entered film as a bit player in 1929 as a result of a chance meeting with Howard Hughes. Scott proved himself a versatile lead in the mid-1930s and played several military heroes during and after the war years, before settling into a popular niche as a weathered, quiet-talking cowboy. Some of Scott's best work came in the late 1950s, when he formed the Ranown production company with Harry Joe Brown and starred in a series of adult-oriented westerns directed by Budd Boetticher. He turned in an engagingly self-effacing swan song as the aging gunslinger in Sam Peckinpah's valentine to the genre, "Ride the High Country" (1962).

Filmography

Life Events

1929

Screen debut in "The Far Call" (bit part)

Photo Collections

Ride Lonesome - Movie Poster

Coroner Creek - Publicity Stills

Coroner Creek - Scene Stills

Hot Saturday - Lobby Cards

Coroner Creek - Movie Posters

The Doolins of Oklahoma - Movie Posters

The Walking Hills - Movie Posters

7th Cavalry - Movie Posters

7th Cavalry - Publicity Stills

7th Cavalry - Scene Stills

7th Cavalry - Lobby Card Set

Coroner Creek - Lobby Card Set

The Doolins of Oklahoma - Lobby Card Set

The Walking Hills - Lobby Card Set

China Sky - Lobby Cards

Here are several Lobby Cards from RKO's China Sky (1945), starring Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, and Ellen Drew. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Follow the Fleet - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Follow the Fleet (1936), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Ride the High Country - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are some photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Ride the High Country (1962), starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea.

Ride the High Country - Movie Poster

Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Ride the High Country (1962), starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

The Stranger Wore a Gun - Lobby Cards

Here are a few Lobby Cards from The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953), starring Randolph Scott in 3-D. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Virginia City - Lobby Card Set

Here is a set of Lobby Cards from Warner Bros' Virginia City (1940), starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Murders in the Zoo - Publicity Stills

Here are a few photos taken to help publicize Paramount's Murders in the Zoo (1933), starring Lionel Atwill, Charlie Ruggles, Kathleen Burke, Randolph Scott, and Gail Patrick. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

Murders in the Zoo - Scene Stills

Here are some scene stills from Paramount's Murders in the Zoo (1933), starring Lionel Atwill, Charlie Ruggles, Kathleen Burke, Randolph Scott, and Gail Patrick.

Return of the Bad Men - Publicity Stills

Here are some photos taken to help publicize RKO's Return of the Bad Men (1948), starring Randolph Scott. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

Follow the Fleet - Publicity Stills

Here are some Publicity Stills from RKO's Follow the Fleet (1936), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.