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Zachary Scott is a Actor American born on 21 february 1914 at Austin (USA)
Zachary Scott (February 21, 1914 – October 3, 1965) was an American actor, most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men".
Il apparaît au cinéma de 1944 à 1962 et à la télévision (séries, téléfilms) entre 1950 et 1965.
De 1952 jusqu'à sa mort en 1965, il est marié à l'actrice Ruth Ford (1911-2009).
Une étoile lui est dédiée sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood Boulevard.
(1945)
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 february 1914 at Austin (USA)
Death 3 october 1965 (at 51 years) at Austin (USA)
Birth 21 february 1914 at Austin (USA)
Death 3 october 1965 (at 51 years) at Austin (USA)
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Au théâtre, à Broadway (New York), Zachary Scott joue dans six pièces entre 1941 et 1963.Il apparaît au cinéma de 1944 à 1962 et à la télévision (séries, téléfilms) entre 1950 et 1965.
De 1952 jusqu'à sa mort en 1965, il est marié à l'actrice Ruth Ford (1911-2009).
Une étoile lui est dédiée sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood Boulevard.
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Flight in Danger (1964)
, 1hOrigin Canada
Genres Thriller
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors James Doohan, Cec Linder, Kate Reid, Hanns Lothar, Corinne Conley, Zachary Scott
Roles Captain Dunning
Rating69%
While on a flight from Toronto, Ontario, to Vancouver, British Columbia, the pilots at the controls of a Canadair North Star, a large commercial airliner, fall victim to food poisoning. Approximately half of the passengers have also been incapacitated by eating the same fish served to the pilots. After the stewardess (Corinne Conley) asks for help from the passengers, George Spencer (James Doohan), an ex-Second World War Spitfire fighter pilot is forced to take over. His wife (Kate Reid) is able to help him at the controls, but he is worried about his sick son. A storm over Vancouver makes matters worse, with George not only having to overcome harrowing wartime flashbacks, but also struggling with the controls of an unfamiliar aircraft, in order to bring the airliner down safely.
It's Only Money (1962)
, 1h20Directed by Frank Tashlin
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Zachary Scott, Joan O'Brien, Mae Questel, Jesse White, Jack Weston
Roles Gregory DeWitt
Rating62%
Lester March (Jerry Lewis) is a 25-year-old orphan who is an electronics repairman. However, his real passion is detective novels, and he dreams of someday becoming a detective himself. His best friend, Pete Flint (Jesse White), is a detective, and they see a television program about a wealthy, single woman, Cecilia Albright (Mae Questel) who is looking for her long-lost nephew. The mention of a $100,000 reward gets their attention.
The Young One (1960)
, 1h35Directed by Luis Buñuel, Juan Luis Buñuel
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Actors Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton, Claudio Brook
Roles Miller
Rating73%
Based on a short story ("Travelin' Man") by American author Peter Matthiessen, the film tells the story of Traver, a black jazz musician on the run after a white woman has accused him of rape. Such a charge in the South could lead to his being lynched. After stealing a boat to escape, Traver makes his way to an island inhabited by the beekeeper Miller, and Evalyn, the granddaughter of his recently deceased partner.
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
, 1h20Directed by Montgomery Tully
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Zachary Scott, Peggie Castle, Mervyn Johns, David Lodge, Sydney Tafler, Lee Patterson
Roles Max Brant
Rating60%
Bandit! (1956)
, 1h28Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland, Zachary Scott, Rodolfo Acosta, José Torvay
Roles Kennedy
Rating59%
In the 1916 Mexican Revolution, American mercenary Wilson (Robert Mitchum) checks into a hotel in Northern Mexico during a battle. Equipped with a suitcase full of Mk 2 grenades, he throws a few "samples" at the Federal troops in the square, turning the tide of the battle. Revolutionary Col. Escobar (Gilbert Roland) and his men praise Wilson's efforts, calling him "El Alacran" (the scorpion) for the sting of his grenades. Col. Escobar is still a bit wary about why an American would want to help them. Wilson explains a plot by an American gun runner, Kennedy (Zachary Scott), to sell a large shipment of arms and explosives to Federal forces, but he's not sure where they are.
Shotgun (1955)
, 1h20Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Sterling Hayden, Yvonne De Carlo, Zachary Scott, Robert J. Wilke, John M. Pickard, Ralph Sanford
Roles Reb Carlton
Rating59%
Clay Hardin, l'adjoint du shérif Mark Fletcher, promet de venger son chef, assassiné par le dangereux Ben Thompson. Pendant ses recherches dans le Far West, Hardin croise la route d'un chasseur de primes accompagnée de sa femme, Abby. Elle sait où se trouve le meurtrier : il s'apprête à vendre des armes à ses alliés indiens...
Flame of the Islands (1955)
, 1h30Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Zachary Scott, James Arness, Frieda Inescort, Kurt Kasznar
Roles Wade Evans
Rating57%
Rosalind Dee (DeCarlo) is a cafe singer striving to enter high society. Rosalind stumbles upon a large amount of money by lucky means. Rosalind forms a partnership with gambling-club owners Wade Evans (Zachary Scott) and Cyril Mace (Kurt Kasznar), building the establishment into a gathering place for the elite. Along the way, she attempts to rekindle a romance with randy playboy Doug Duryea (Howard Duff), but she is soon lured in by Rev. Kelly Rand (James Arness) who comes to save Rosalind from her troubles.
Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
, 1h11Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran, Lola Albright, Gordon Jones
Roles Ross Haney
Rating56%
1877. À Arlington, dans la vallée de Ruby Hills, tous les modestes propriétaires terriens ont été dépossédés de leurs biens par deux riches éleveurs, Chalk Reynolds et Walt Payne, qui continuent à se faire la guerre pour la mainmise totale sur la région de Ruby Hills. Leurs hommes de main respectifs n'hésitent pas à tuer pour asseoir la suprématie de leur chef. Leur guerre est chamboulée par l'arrivée de Ross Hayne, le fils d'un célèbre hors-la-loi, qui a acquis légalement une partie de la région comportant la seule source d'eau capable d'approvisionner la vallée et les terrains de Payne et Reynolds. Quand l'associé de Hayne est abattu par un sbire de Reynolds, Hayne se rend à Ruby Hills pour se venger. Il découvre qu'un troisième homme, un certain Alan Doran, compte s'approprier les lieux après la mort des deux clans qui, selon lui, vont s'entre-tuer. Tombé amoureux de Sherry, la sœur et complice de Doran, Hayne se retrouve impliqué dans une lutte à mort pour l'appropriation des terres et de l'eau de la vallée de Ruby Hills.
Appointment in Honduras (1953)
, 1h19Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan, Zachary Scott, Rodolfo Acosta, Jack Elam, Americo "Rico" Alaniz
Roles Harry Sheppard
Rating55%
Taking place in 1910, during a fictional revolution in Honduras, Corbett was hired to ensure that a large sum of money came to the deposed political leader. Sylvia Sheppard (Ann Sheridan) and her wealthy husband Harry Sheppard (Zachary Scott) are unwilling hostages of Jim Corbett (Glenn Ford), who is accompanied through the jungle by several wanted criminals. Sylvia, ever the unfaithful wife, eventually falls in love with Corbett. They encounter various dangers, including crocodiles, "tiger fish," large snakes, biting ants, a huge swarm of some unnamed, assumedly stinging, insect, malaria, and armed insurgents.
Wings of Danger (1952)
, 1h13Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Zachary Scott, Robert Beatty, Naomi Chance, Kay Kendall, Colin Tapley, Diane Cilento
Roles Richard Van Ness
Rating52%
À Spencer Airlines, le pilote Richard "Van" Vaness essaie d'empêcher son ami Nick Talbot de décoller alors qu'une tempête s'annonce. Lorsque Nick le menace d'informer leur patron Boyd Spencer qu'il souffre parfois d'évanouissements suite à une vieille blessure de guerre, Van renonce, mais il ne peut dormir car il s'inquiète pour son ami. Le lendemain matin, des morceaux de l'avion sont retrouvés sur la plage et Nick est porté disparu. Van rend visite à Spencer et est surpris par le peu de réaction du vieil homme.
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
, 1h17Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Zachary Scott, Barbara Bates, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Wagner
Roles Victor Macfarland
Rating60%
Hugh (Macdonald Carey) and Miriam Halsworth (Claudette Colbert) are in the final stages of their divorce procedure. Miriam wants to separate because he's addicted to gambling - although he often wins. She's living with her daughter Barbara (Barbara Bates), her son-in-law Jerry Denham (Robert Wagner) and her little grandchild. Hugh, who's living at the hotel where he works, makes a fuss with the gardener about his rosebushes.
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
, 1h31Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott, Frank Conroy, Kathryn Givney
Roles Harvey Fortescue Turner
Rating64%
Once a rancher, Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is now on a Texas prison's death row. But he wins a new trial, then a complete acquittal when a lone juror holds out.
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
, 1h23Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Zachary Scott, Ann Dvorak, Cyril Cusack
Roles Johnny Greer
Rating68%
In 1871, six convicts escape from a Carson City prison. A posse loses them in a mountain blizzard, and after the posse turn back, the convicts continue on foot and one of the fugitives freezes to death. The five remaining are Canfield, Greer, Cockerell, Anderson and Maxwell. They make it to a lake called Monte Diablo, where five women live in a settlement while their men are away prospecting for silver. Granny is the elder, watching over Marcia, Rachel, Harriet and Barbara.
Born to Be Bad (1950)
, 1h34Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir
Actors Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie, Mel Ferrer, Harold Vermilyea
Roles Curtis Carey
Rating65%
Donna Foster works for publisher John Caine. She agrees to have his niece, Christabel, live with her in San Francisco while attending business school.
Colt .45 (1950)
, 1h14Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott, Lloyd Bridges, Alan Hale, Chief Thundercloud
Roles Jason Brett
Rating59%
In the town of Red Rock, gun salesman Steve Farrell (Randolph Scott) demonstrates the new Colt .45 repeating pistols to the sheriff who is impressed that the United States government just ordered two thousand of these powerful weapons for the army. The demonstration is interrupted when men arrive to transfer one of the prisoners to another jail. As he's being led away, prisoner Jason Brett (Zachary Scott) grabs the pistols, shoots the sheriff, and escapes, pretending that Farrell was his partner. Convinced that Farrell was involved in the escape, the townspeople arrest the innocent gun salesman. In the coming days, Brett initiates a campaign of robberies and cold blooded murder, with regular guns being no match for his Colt .45 pistols.