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Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II.It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's ...
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. [1] With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern but complex authority figures.
George C. Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director, and producer who had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. Over the course of his career, he earned four Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Actor for his performance in Patton.
1971 - George C. Scott, Patton. 1970 - John Wayne, "True Grit" 1969 - Cliff Robertson, "Charly" 1968 - Rod Steiger, "In the Heat of the Night" 1967 - Paul Scofield, "A Man for All Seasons"
Several actors have portrayed Patton on screen, most famously George C. Scott in the 1970 film Patton, for which he won (and refused) the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in 1986 in the made-for-television film The Last Days of Patton which tells the story of his last few months. [248]
George C. Scott, winner of Best Actor for Patton, became the first actor to decline an Oscar, having previously protested his nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Hustler and quoted as saying that the Academy Awards were "a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons."
Jones would lose the best actor Oscar to George C. Scott (“Patton”). ... Director George Lucas tapped Jones to do some voiceover work for a quirky space opera called “Star Wars” to dub ...
The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical drama film and sequel to the 1970 film Patton, portraying the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton , and Eva Marie Saint portrays Beatrice Patton, the general's wife.