Biography
Ken Scott (born Kenneth E. Schibath; October 13, 1928 – December 2, 1986) was an American actor best known for his work in films in the 1950s and on television after that. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Scott was the son of interior decorator Ernst Schibath and attended school at Erasmus Hall High School and Colby Academy. He worked as a truck driver, an artist, an actor, a salesman and finally a TV announcer at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. Discovered by producer Buddy Adler on a television show, he was contracted to 20th Century Fox on Oct. 8, 1956 with his first work narrating the film Three Brave Men. He had lead roles in several of the studio's API second features and made appearances in some of Fox's major films. Following his years at Fox he appeared as a guest star on numerous American television series,
Scott was cast as Johnny Ringo in the 1963 episode, "The Melancholy Gun", of the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Ringo, an expert gunslinger with a mysterious past seeks to lead a more respectable life. However, many want to make their reputations by challenging Ringo's shooting skills. Elizabeth MacRae was cast as his romantic interest, Myra Engles . Denver Pyle played a physician in this episode.In the 1964 Death Valley Days episode, "Trial at Belle Springs", Scott played the historical Virgil Earp, who goes undercover to break a robbery ring run by Belle Wilgus (Lynn Bari).In 1965, Scott teamed up again with McRae (under a more jaded romantic interest) in the S10E20 offering “Circus Trick” on Gunsmoke.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 26
TV Shows 5
Knight Rider (1982)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
The Gumball Rally (1976)
The Coming of Seymour (1976)
The Roommates (1973)
McCloud (1970)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Batman (1966)
The Murder Game (1965)
The Naked Brigade (1965)
Raiders from Beneath the Sea (1964)
The Rogues (1964)
Police Nurse (1963)
The Second Time Around (1961)
Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
The Fiercest Heart (1961)
Desire in the Dust (1960)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Five Gates to Hell (1959)
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Woman Obsessed (1959)
The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)
The Bravados (1958)
From Hell to Texas (1958)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Stopover Tokyo (1957)
The Way to the Gold (1957)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
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GenderMale
Birthday1928-10-13
Deathday1986-12-02 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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