Randolph Scott (1898–1987) appeared in over one hundred feature films during his career.
Feature films
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1928 | Sharp Shooters | Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe | John G. Blystone | Released in the United Kingdom under the title Three Naval Rascals |
1929 | Weary River | Man in Audience | Frank Lloyd | |
The Far Call | Helms | Allan Dwan | ||
The Black Watch | Bit Part | John Ford | Released in the United Kingdom under the title King of the Khyber Rifles | |
Sailor's Holiday | Undetermined Role | Fred C. Newmeyer | ||
The Virginian | Rider extra | Victor Fleming | ||
Dynamite | Undetermined Role | Cecil B. DeMille | ||
1930 | Born Reckless | Dick Milburn | John Ford Andrew Benniston |
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1931 | Women Men Marry | Steve Bradley | Charles Hutchison | |
1932 | Sky Bride | Captain Frank Robertson | Stephen Roberts | |
A Successful Calamity | Larry Rivers, the Polo Coach | John G. Adolfi | ||
Heritage of the Desert | Jack Hare | Henry Hathaway | Reissued under the title When the West Was Young | |
Hot Saturday | Bill Fadden | William A. Seiter | ||
Wild Horse Mesa | Chane Weymer | Henry Hathaway | ||
1933 | Hello, Everybody! | Hunt Blake | William A. Seiter | |
The Thundering Herd | Tom Doan | Henry Hathaway | Reissued under the title Buffalo Stampede | |
Murders in the Zoo | Dr. Jack Woodford | A. Edward Sutherland | ||
Supernatural | Grant Wilson | Victor Halperin | ||
Sunset Pass | Ash Preston | Henry Hathaway | ||
Cocktail Hour | Randolph Morgan | Victor Schertzinger | ||
Man of the Forest | Brett Dale | Henry Hathaway | Reissued under the title Challenge of the Frontier | |
To the Last Man | Lynn Hayden | Henry Hathaway | Reissued under the title Law of Vengeance | |
Broken Dreams | Dr. Robert Morley | Robert Vignola | ||
1934 | The Last Round-Up | Jim Cleve | Henry Hathaway | |
Wagon Wheels | Clint Belmet | Charles Barton | Reissued under the title Caravans West | |
1935 | Home on the Range | Tom Hatfield | Arthur Jacobson | |
Rocky Mountain Mystery | Larry Sutton | Charles Barton | Reissued under the title The Fighting Westerner | |
Roberta | John Kent | William A. Seiter | ||
Village Tale | T.N. "Slaughter" Somerville | John Cromwell | ||
She | Leo Vincey | Irving Pichel Lansing C. Holden |
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So Red the Rose | Duncan Bedford | King Vidor | ||
1936 | Follow the Fleet | CPO Bilge Smith | Mark Sandrich | |
And Sudden Death | Lt. James Knox | Charles Barton | ||
The Last of the Mohicans | Hawkeye | George B. Seitz | ||
Go West, Young Man | Bud Norton | Henry Hathaway | ||
1937 | High, Wide and Handsome | Peter Cortlandt | Rouben Mamoulian | |
1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Tony Kent | Allan Dwan | |
The Texans | Kirk Jordan | James P. Hogan | ||
The Road to Reno | Steve Fortness | S. Sylan Simon | Reissued under the title The Ranger and the Lady | |
1939 | Jesse James | Marshall Will Wright | Henry King | Technicolor |
Susannah of the Mounties | Inspector Angus "Monty" Montague | William A. Sieter | Sepiatone | |
Frontier Marshal | Wyatt Earp | Allan Dwan | ||
Coast Guard | Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw | Edward Ludwig | ||
20,000 Men a Year | Brad Reynolds | Alfred E. Green | ||
1940 | Virginia City | Capt. Vance Irby | Michael Curtiz | Sepiatone |
My Favorite Wife | Stephen Burkett | Garson Kanin | ||
When the Daltons Rode | Tod Jackson | George Marshall | ||
1941 | Western Union | Vance Shaw | Fritz Lang | Technicolor |
Belle Starr | Sam Starr | Irving Cummings | Technicolor | |
Paris Calling | Nick | Edwin L. Marin | Reissued under the title Paris Bombshell | |
1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Sgt. Dixie Smith | H. Bruce Humberstone | Technicolor |
The Spoilers | Alexander McNamara | Ray Enright | ||
Pittsburgh | John "Cash" Evans | Lewis Seiler | ||
1943 | Bombardier | Captain Buck Oliver | Ricard Wallace | |
The Desperadoes | Sheriff Steve Upton | Charles Vidor | Technicolor | |
Corvette K-225 | Lt. Cmdr. McLain | Richard Rosson | Released in the United Kingdom under the title The Nelson Touch | |
Gung Ho! | Colonel Thorwald | Ray Enright | ||
1944 | Follow the Boys | Himself | Edward Sutherland | |
Belle of the Yukon | Honest John Calhoun | William A. Seiter | Technicolor | |
1945 | China Sky | Dr. Gray Thompson | Ray Enright | |
Captain Kidd | Adam Mercy | Rowland V. Lee | ||
1946 | Abilene Town | Dan Mitchell | Edwin L. Marin | |
Badman's Territory | Mark Rowley | Tim Whelan | RKO | |
Home, Sweet Homicide | Lt. Bill Smith | Lloyd Bacon | ||
1947 | Trail Street | Marshal Bat Masterson | Ray Enright | RKO |
Gunfighters | Brazos Kane | George Waggner | Cinecolor Released in the United Kingdom under the title The Assassin | |
Christmas Eve | Jonathan | Edwin L. Marin | Reissued under the title Sinner's Holiday | |
1948 | Albuquerque | Cole Armin | Ray Enright | Cinecolor Released in the United Kingdom under the title Silver City |
Coroner Creek | Chris Danning | Ray Enright | Cinecolor | |
Return of the Bad Men | Marshal Vance Cordell | Ray Enright | RKO Mbr />Also released under the slightly altered title of Return of the Badmen | |
1949 | The Walking Hills | Jim Carey | John Sturges | |
Canadian Pacific | Tom Andrews | Edwin L. Marin | Cinecolor | |
The Doolins of Oklahoma | Bill Doolin | Gordon Douglas | Released in the United Kingdom under the title The Great Manhunt | |
Fighting Man of the Plains | Jim Dancer | Edwin L. Marin | Cinecolor | |
1950 | The Nevadan | Andrew Barclay | Gordon Douglas | Cinecolor Released in the United Kingdom under the title The Man from Nevada |
Colt .45 | Steve Farrell | Edwin L. Marin | Technicolor Reissued under the title Thundercloud | |
The Cariboo Trail | Jim Redfern | Edwin L. Marin | Cinecolor | |
1951 | Sugarfoot | Jackson "Sugarfoot" Redan | Edwin L. Marin | Technicolor Reissued under the title Swirl of Glory |
Santa Fe | Britt Canfield | Irving Pichel | Technicolor | |
Fort Worth | Ned Britt | Edwin L. Marin | Technicolor | |
Man in the Saddle | Owen Merritt | André de Toth | Technicolor Released in the United Kingdom under the title The Outcast | |
Starlift | Himself | Roy Del Ruth | ||
1952 | Carson City | Silent Jeff Kincaid | André de Toth | WarnerColor |
Hangman's Knot | Major Matt Stewart | Roy Huggins | Technicolor | |
1953 | The Man Behind the Gun | Major Ransome Callicut | Felix Feist | Technicolor |
The Stranger Wore a Gun | Jeff Travis | André de Toth | 3-D Technicolor | |
Thunder Over the Plains | Captain David Porter | André de Toth | Technicolor | |
1954 | Riding Shotgun | Larry Delong | André de Toth | WarnerColor |
The Bounty Hunter | Jim Kipp | André de Toth | WarnerColor Reputedly filmed, but not released, in 3-D | |
1955 | Ten Wanted Men | John Stewart | H. Bruce Humberstone | Technicolor |
Rage at Dawn | James Barlow | Tim Whelan | Technicolor | |
Tall Man Riding | Larry Madden | Lesley Selander | WarnerColor | |
A Lawless Street | Marshal Calem Ware | Joseph H. Lewis | Technicolor | |
1956 | Seven Men from Now | Ben Stride | Budd Boetticher | WarnerColor |
7th Cavalry | Capt. Tom Benson | Joseph H. Lewis | Technicolor | |
1957 | The Tall T | Pat Brennan | Budd Boetticher | Technicolor |
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Capt. Buck Devlin | Richard Bare | Filmed in 1955 | |
Decision at Sundown | Bart Allison | Budd Boetticher | Technicolor | |
1958 | Buchanan Rides Alone | Tom Buchanan | Budd Boetticher | Technicolor |
1959 | Westbound | Capt. John Hayes | Budd Boetticher | WarnerColor |
Ride Lonesome | Ben Brigade | Budd Boetticher | CinemaScope Eastmancolor | |
1960 | Comanche Station | Jefferson Cody | Budd Boetticher | CinemaScope Eastmancolor |
1962 | Ride the High Country | Gil Westrum | Sam Peckinpah | CinemaScope Metrocolor Filmed with Panavision, released in CinemaScope Released in the United Kingdom under the title Guns in the Afternoon |
Box office ranking
editAt the height of his career, exhibitors voted Scott among the most popular stars in the country:
- 1949 - 12th (US)
- 1950 - 10th (US)
- 1951 - 7th (US)
- 1952 - 10th (US)
- 1953 - 10th (US)
- 1954 - 22nd (US)
- 1955 - 22nd (US)
- 1956 - 24th (US)
Short films
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Himself | Gene Burdette | Technicolor |
1941 | Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play | Himself | Gene Parsons | |
1951 | Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western | Himself | Ralph Staub | |
1953 | Screen Snapshots: Men of the West | Himself | Ralph Staub |
Television
editScott's only venture into television (other than an appearance on Celebrity Golf) was in the late 1950s as host of the proposed Randolph Scott's Theater of the West series. The pilot starred Scott Brady as a lawman trying to escape a criminal past. The series was never sold and the pilot episode never aired.