Randolph Scott

George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 - March 2, 1987), generally known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. He reached the height of his popularity in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as Gung Ho! and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm; but he was especially famous for his numerous westerns including Virginia City, The Tall T and Ride the High Country.

The Virginia-born actor had a wholesome image characterized by The Statler Brothers in the song "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?". There are many unsubstantiated rumors that he was the lover of his close friend and roommate Cary Grant. His high stature as a Western actor was spoofed in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles; after a group of townspeople refuses a request, the sheriff replies, "You'd do it for Randolph Scott." The people immediately take off their hats and whisper, "Randolph Scott!" A chorus singing "Randolph Scott" is then heard.

Randolph Scott died at age 89 in Beverly Hills, California, and is interred in the Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.