Simon Scott (September 21, 1920 – December 11, 1991) was an American character actor from Monterey Park, California. He was best known for his role as Arnold Slocum on '' Trapper John M.D.'' and as General Bronson on '' McHale's Navy''.

Career

Scott became a company member at Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek in 1950, Wisconsin using the name Dan Scott prior to his Hollywood success. He performed in many stage productions with the theater, including the 1948 production of ''

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'', the 1950 production of '' You Can't Take it With You'' and the 1963 production of ''

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''. Scott starred in the early episodes of '' Markham'' as John Riggs, the title character's sidekick. However the character of Riggs was dropped after only eight episodes. Scott made five guest appearances on '' Perry Mason'', including the role of murderer Stanley Overton in one of the series' final episodes in 1966 titled "The Case of the Positive Negative". He also appeared on dozens of other TV series, making numerous appearances each on series including '' 77 Sunset Strip'', ''

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'', ''

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'', 1973 ''

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'', '' The Invaders'', and '' Ironside''. Scott also played in '' Barnaby Jones'', in an episode titled “Trap Play”(01/07/1975). Scott also had a recurring role as Chief Metcalf on the ABC series ''

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''. In addition he also guest starred on series including '' The Munsters'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'' and most notably the 1960 ''

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'' episode " The Last Flight".

Death

Scott died on December 11, 1991, in Los Alamitos, California of complications of

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Filmography

*1954: '' The Raid'' as Capt. Floyd Henderson (uncredited) *1954: '' Black Tuesday'' as Parker (uncredited) *1956: '' I've Lived Before'' as Robert Allen, Attorney *1956: ''

Accused of Murder ''Accused of Murder'' is a 1956 American Trucolor film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane and starring David Brian, Vera Ralston and Sidney Blackmer. Plot Nightclub singer Ilona Vance is accused of murder because she was the last person to ...

'' as Jeff - Daytime Desk Cop (uncredited) *1957: '' Battle Hymn'' as Lt. Hollis *1957: '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' as Carl Hastings *1959: '' No Name on the Bullet'' as Reeger *1959: '' Compulsion'' as Detective Brown (uncredited) *1961: '' The Honeymoon Machine'' as Capt. Harvey Adam *1962: ''

Moon Pilot ''Moon Pilot'' is a 1962 American Technicolor science fiction comedy film from Walt Disney Productions, released through Buena Vista Distribution, directed by James Neilson, and starring Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval, and ...

'' as Medical Officer *1962: '' The Couch'' as Lt. Kritzman *1963: '' The Ugly American'' as Johnson *1964: '' Shock Treatment'' as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *1964: '' Ready for the People'' (TV Movie) as District Attorney *1964: '' Father Goose'' as Captain of Submarine, USS Sailfin (uncredited) *1965: '' Strange Bedfellows'' as Jim Slade, Divorce Lawyer (uncredited) *1965: ''

The Loved One ''The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy'' (1948) is a short satirical novel by British novelist Evelyn Waugh about the funeral business in Los Angeles, the British expatriate community in Hollywood, and the film industry. Conception ''The ...

'' as Priest at Meeting (uncredited) *1966: ''

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. Plot ...

'' as William Anderson *1968: '' In Enemy Country'' as General Jomar *1969: '' Anatomy of a crime'' (TV Movie) as George Harrington *1970: ''

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'' (TV Movie) *1971: '' Cold Turkey'' as Mr. Kandiss *1972: ''

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol ''Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol'' is a 1972 television film directed by George McCowan and starring Martin Landau and Jane Alexander Jane Alexander (née Quigley; born October 28, 1939) is an American actress and author. She is the recipient ...

'' (TV Movie) as Col. Anderson *1972: '' The Man'' as Hugh Gaynor *1972: '' The Marshall of Madrid'' (series special of Cade's County) *1973: '' Six Million Dollar Man, The: Wine, Women and War'' as Captain Dawson *1974: '' The Disappearance of Flight 412'' (TV Movie) as Col. Freeman Barns *1975: '' The Hindenburg'' as Luftwaffe General *1977: ''

Tail Gunner Joe ''Tail Gunner Joe'' is a 1977 television movie dramatizing the life of U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who claimed knowledge of communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the 1950s. The film was broadcast on ...

'' (TV Movie) as Robert Ten Broeck Stevens *1977: '' Twilight's Last Gleaming'' as Gen. Phil Spencer *1979: '' The Return of Mod Squad'' (TV Movie) as Metcalf

Television

*1952: '' Biff Baker, U.S.A.'' as Perkins *1955: ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'' as Mr. Rogers *1958: '' Perry Mason'' 1x39 The Case of the Rolling Bones as George Metcalf, 3x06 The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma as Charles Dameron, 5x22 The Case of the Crippled Cougar as Elliot Dunbar, 8x03 The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor as Rex Ainsley, 9x28 The Case of the Positive Negative as Stanley Overton *1959: '' Markham'' as John Riggs *1959–1968: ''

'' 1x13 Vendetta as Tom Pryor, 3x20 Lost Yesterday as Trev Holcomb, 5x09 Dead-Eye Dick as District Attorney, 7x14 All Ye His Saints as Evan Thorpe (1965), 9x22 The Late Ben Cartwright as Judge John Farraday (1968) *1959: ''

'' *1962: '' Alcoa Premiere'' 2x12 The Potentate as Raknitch *1962: '' Surfside 6'' 2x31 Green Bay Riddle as Chris Nordheim *1962: '' Saints and Sinners'' 1x07 A Servant in the House of My Party as Bill Wexler *1962: '' GE True'' 1x10 Cheating Cheaters as Captain *1962: '' Going My Way'' 1x08 A Matter of Principle as Larry Raymond *1961–1963: '' 77 Sunset Strip'' 4x13 The Navy Caper as Capt. Bill Ivers, 4x21 Brass Ring Caper as Brad Kalem, 5x01 The Reluctant Spy as Hank Rush, 5x15 Scream Softly, Dear Was arren Collins *1963: ''

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'' as Fred Fleming *1963: ''

Hawaiian Eye ''Hawaiian Eye'' is an American detective television series that ran from October 1959 to April 1963 on the ABC television network. Premise Private investigator Tracy Steele ( Anthony Eisley) and his half-Hawaiian partner, Tom Lopaka ( Robert ...

'' 4x13 Kupikio Kid as Judson Kirk *1963–1964: '' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' 1x17 Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog as Stan Wilson, 2x09 The Dividing Wall as Durrell, 3x10 Memo from Purgatory as The Defender *1963–1964: ''

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'' 1x11 Seventy Times Seven as Sheriff Hab Martin, 1x26 Miss Katherine as Henry Rivers *1963–1964: '' Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' 1x08 The Candidate as Dr. Bross, 1x21 A Slow Fade to Black as Henderson *1963–1966: '' The Virginian'' 2x05 The Evil That Men Do as Warden Fred Harris *1964: '' The Rogues'' 1x10 Fringe Benefits as Gus Becker *1964: '' Mr. Novak'' 2x05 One Monday Afternoon as Ralph Donan *1965: ''

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'' 1x12 Three Hours on a Sunday Night as Mr. Starrett *1965: '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' 1x23 The Human Computer as Reston *1965: '' A Man Called Shenandoah'' 1x08 Town on Fire as Tom Wade *1965: ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' 14x07 No Place for a Lady as Samuel Magoffin *1965: ''

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'' 1x02 Flight from Norway as Gen. Walther Korsch *1965–1966: '' McHale's Navy'' 4x07 The Bald-Headed Contessa, 4x08 Voltafiore Fish-Fry, 4x11 The McHale Opera Company, 4x13 Blitzkrieg at McHale's Beach, 4x16 The Boy Scouts of 73, 4x17 Fire in the Liquor Locker, 4x21 McHale's Country Club Caper, 4x22 Secret Chimp 007, 4x27 The McHale Grand Prix, all as Gen. Bronson *1966: ''

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'' 1x10 To Bell T.H.E. Cat as Senator *1966: '' The Munsters'' 2x31 Herman's Lawsuit as Wilbur Kingsley *1966: '' Pistols 'n' Petticoats'' 1x09 Cards Anyone as Sloan *1966: '' The Fugitive'' 4x05 Ten Thousand Pieces of Silver as Martin Pierce *1966–1968: ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels ...

'' 1x24 The Night of the Druid's Blood as Col. Fairchild, 2x02 The Night of the Golden Cobra as Col. Stanton Mayo, 4x03 The Night of the Juggernaut as Theodore Bock *1966–1969: ''

'' 1x24 The Man Who Went Mad by Mistake as John Goddard, 2x19 The Gray Passenger as Colfax, 3x01 The Gold Card as Aaron Kellin, 3x16 Crisis Ground as Talbot, 4x02 Out of Control as Douglas Benson, 5x06 Gamble with Death as Alexander York *1967: '' Iron Horse'' 2x09 Four Guns to Scalplock as Glenn Falconer *1967: '' Ironside'' 1x04 Dead Man's Tale as Warren Stuart, 1x15 Girl in the night as Jim Cardoff, 2x01 Shell Game as Waltham, 3x13 Beyond a shadow as John Lovell, 4x10 The man on the inside as Carmine De Bello *1967–1968: '' The Invaders'' 1x12 Storm as Dr. Ed Gantley / Prof. Malcolm Gantley, 2x01 Condition: Red as Maj. Pete Stanhope, 2x19 The Pit as Dr. John Slaton *1968: '' The Outsider'' 1x13 There Was a Little Girl as George Harrington *1968: ''

'' 2x01 The Silent Cry as Roger L. Wade *1968: '' The Name of the Game'' 1x07 Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil as Harvey Hampton *1968–1969: '' Judd, for the Defense'' 1x26 You Remember Joe Maddox as George Keefer, 2x22 The View from the Ivy Tower as Max Chancery *1968–1973: ''

'' 1x01 The Teeth of the Barracuda, 1x08 The Price of Terror, 1x19 The Uptight Town, 5x08 Corbey as Chief Barney Metcalf *1969 '' Medical Center'' 1x03 Emergency in Ward E as Carl Marriott *1970: ''

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'' The 7 Minute Life of James Houseworthy as Clyde, Why Don't You Call Me Skipper Anymore? as William Lunt *1970: '' The Interns'' 1x05 Eyes of the Beholder as Jim *1970: '' Matt Lincoln'' 1x02 Charles *1971: '' Cade's County'' 1x04 Crisscross as Owen Rauth *1971: '' Days of Rage'' 1x24 Days of Rage as Walter Hendricks *1972: '' Longstreet'' 1x23 The Sound of Money Talking as Henry Benton *1972: ''

The Sixth Sense ''The Sixth Sense'' is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient ( Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead. Released ...

'' 1x05 The Man Who Died at Three and Nine as Stuart Forbes *1972–1976: ''

'' 2x12 The Endangered Species as Bill Coates (1972), 2x23 Press Pass To The Slammer, 3x12 Trial By Terror, 4x08 A Killing In The Family, 5x21 The Quasar Kill as Dr. Lawrence (1976), 5x25 Madman as General Stevenson *1972–1976: '' The Rookies'' 1x07 The Bear That Didn't Get Up as Mr. Palmer *1973: ''

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'' 1x21 Ends of the Earth as Timothy Slater *1973: ''

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'' 1x1 The Sub as Adm. Lockery *1973: '' McCloud'' 4x02 The Solid Gold Swingers as Arthur Ferris *1973: '' The Wide World of Mystery'' 1.12 Night Train to Terror as McGuffin *1974: '' Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law'' I've Promised You a Father as Frank Bayliss *1974: '' The Magician'' 1x19 The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings as Jackson Wyndham *1974: ''

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'' 2 episodes as Dr. Barto / Dr. Samuel Abbott *1974: '' Petrocelli'' 1x09 An Act of Love as Sam James, 1x17 A Lonely Victim as Ryder Carson *1975: ''

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'' 1x20 The Death Watch *1975: ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ...

'' 2x09 The Twenty-Four Karat Plague as Professor William Mason *1975: '' Barnaby Jones'' 3x14 Trap Play as Paul *1975: '' Barbary Coast'' as Senator Manning / Brant Hollister *1975: '' Caribe'' 1x13 Assault on the Calavera as Gabriel Hopkins *1976: '' Once an Eagle'' in 4 episodes *1976: ''

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'' 3x10 Piece Work as Gregory McGill *1977: '' The New Adventures of Wonder Woman'' as Sam Tucker *1977: '' Kingston: Confidential'' as Duane Maxwell *1977: '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' 1x01 The Mystery of the Haunted House as Man *1978: ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...

'' The Deadly Dust: Part 1 as Dr. Baylor *1979–1985: ''

Trapper John, M.D. ''Trapper John, M.D.'' is an American medical drama television series and spin-off of the film ''M*A*S*H'' (1970). Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, Californ ...

'' as Arnold Slocum (final television appearance) *1980: ''

Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by ...

'' 4x25/26 One Love... Two Angels: Part I+II as Richard Carver *1980: ''

Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 10 ep ...

'' 1x04 The Super Scouts, Part I as Captain

References

5. Demetria Fulton; previewed Simon Scott on Barnaby Jones, in the episode titled “Trap Play”(01/07/1975).

External links

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