26 Facts About Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott was an American actor who was known for his roles as villains and "mystery men".

Zachary Scott was in The Damask Cheek, The Rock, and Those Endearing Young Charms.

Jack L Warner saw Scott perform in Those Endearing Young Charms and signed him to his first film contract, which led to his screen debut in The Mask of Dimitrios.

Zachary Scott was one of the many Warners stars who had small roles in Hollywood Canteen.

Zachary Scott was loaned to United Artists to play the lead in The Southerner directed by Jean Renoir.

Back at Warners, Zachary Scott was cast in Mildred Pierce and received much acclaim for his performance as the duplicitous lover of both Joan Crawford and her daughter, and his mysterious murder forms the basis of the plot and frames the film's opening and closing.

Zachary Scott co-starred with Faye Emerson in Danger Signal and was with Janis Paige and Dane Clark in Her Kind of Man.

Zachary Scott supported Ann Sheridan in The Unfaithful and Ronald Reagan and Alexis Smith in Stallion Road.

Zachary Scott had the lead in a noir for Eagle Lion, Ruthless, then returned to Warners for Whiplash with Clark.

Zachary Scott was reunited with Crawford in Flamingo Road.

Zachary Scott starred in some films outside the studio: Guilty Bystander and Shadow on the Wall.

Zachary Scott did Born to Be Bad for Nicholas Ray and Pretty Baby for Warners.

Zachary Scott appeared on a variety of television series such as Armstrong Circle Theatre and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse.

Zachary Scott did Lightning Strikes Twice for King Vidor and The Secret of Convict Lake.

Possibly as a result of these developments or due to a box-office slump, Zachary Scott succumbed to depression, which affected his acting for Warner Bros.

Zachary Scott followed it with Let's Make It Legal.

Zachary Scott was on TV in Tales of Tomorrow and Betty Crocker Star Matinee and went to England to make Wings of Danger.

Zachary Scott made the occasional film such as Treasure of Ruby Hills, Shotgun, Flame of the Islands, The Counterfeit Plan, and Man in the Shadow.

Zachary Scott returned to Broadway with Requiem for a Nun.

Zachary Scott was in The Young One directed by Luis Bunuel.

Zachary Scott guest starred on The Chevy Mystery Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Diagnosis: Unknown.

Zachary Scott was in the film Natchez Trace and had roles in The DuPont Show of the Month, Play of the Week, The New Breed, The Defenders and The DuPont Show of the Week.

Zachary Scott returned to Broadway for A Rainy Day in Newark by Howard Teichmann.

Zachary Scott died on October 3,1965 from a malignant brain tumor at the home of his mother in Austin, Texas at the age of 51.

Zachary Scott has a star at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Zachary Scott's family endowed two chairs at the University of Texas's theatre department in his name.