Men Of Character Character Actors
Simon Scott
Trapper John, MD (TV)/ Arnold Slocum
Battle Hymn/ Lt. Hollis
Man Of A Thousand Faces/Carl Hastings
The Couch/ Lt. Kritzman
Simon Scott was an American character actor who appeared in films and on television. His main career, though, was in the medium of television.
He was born Daniel Simon Scott in 1920 at Monterey Park, CA.
His career ran from 1952 until 1985 in which he had 132 credits for his appearances in film and television.
Scott many times played roles like military men and detectives. He is best known for his role of Arnold Slocum in the TV series Trapper John MD.
Some of the film roles of Simon Scott were:
The Raid (1954) as Capt. Floyd Henderson
Black Tuesday (1954) as Parker
I've Lived Before (1956) as Attorney Robert Allen
Accused Of Murder (1956) as Jeff - Daytime Desk Cop
Battle Hymn (1957) as Lt. Hollis
Man Of A Thousand Faces (1957) as Carl Hastings
Now Is Tomorrow (1958-TV) as Col. Hilyard
No Name On The Bullet ( 1959) as Raeger
Compulsion (1959) as Detective Brown
Moon Pilot (1962) as Medical Officer
The Couch (1962) as Lt. Kritzman
Shock Treatment (1964) as Police Desk Sergeant
Ready For The People (1964-TV) as District Attorney
Father Goose (1964) as Captain Of Submarine
Strange Bedfellows (1965) as Jim Slade, Divorce Lawyer
Dead Heat On A Merry Go Round (1966) as William Anderson
In Enemy Country (1968) as General Jomar
Anatomy Of A Crime (1969-TV) as George Harrington
Cold Turkey (1971) as Mr. Kandiss
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) as Colonel Anderson
The Man (1972) as Hugh Gaynor
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women And War (1973-TV) as Captain Dawson
The Disappearance Of Flight 412 (1974-TV) as Col. Freeman Banes
The Hindenburg (1975) as Luftwaffe General
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as General Phil Spencer, Chairman Of Joint Chiefs
The Return Of The Mod Squad (1979-TV) as Metcalf
Mr. Scott was very active on television appearing in such programs as Biff Baker USA, Fireside Theater, Waterfront, Treasury Men In Action, The Pepsi Cola Playhouse, Dragnet, Crusader, State Trooper, Star Stage, Medic, Soldiers Of Fortune, Zane Grey Theater, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theater, The Millionaire, Navy Log, The Joseph Cotton Show, Suspicion, Flight, Studio 57, The Silent Service, M Squad, Wagon Train, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Man With A Camera, Peter Gunn, Behind Closed Doors, Markham, General Electric Theater, Black Saddle, Johnny Midnight, Twilight Zone, Mr. Lucky, Checkmate, Hong Kong, Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, Cheyenne, Ben Casey, Target The Corruptors, Surfside 6, G E True Theater, Alcoa Premiere, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Temple Houston, Mr. Novak, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Convoy, Death Valley Days, A Man Called Shenandoah, I Spy, McHale's Navy, The Munsters, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, The Virginian, The Invaders, Bonanza, Mannix, The Wild Wild West, Judd For The Defense, The FBI, The Name Of The Game, The Interns, Ironside, Dan August, Cade's County, Longstreet, The Rookies, Mod Squad, The Streets Of san Francisco, McCloud, Owen Marshall Counselor At Law, Gunsmoke, Petrocelli, Cannon, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Wonder Woman, Galactica 1980 and Charlie's Angels.
He appeared as a regular on Trapper John MD as Arnold Slocum from 1979 to 1985.
Scott made five guest appearances on Perry Mason . He appeared in one of the last shows of the series entitled The Case Of The Positive Negative as the murderer Stanley Overton.
He also had a recurring role as Chief Metcalf on the TV series The Mod Squad.
Scott played General Bronson of the McHale's Navy TV series as well. He played quite a few military leaders during his career.
Simon Scott passed away in December 1991 at age 71.
I enjoyed this actor in the films Man Of A Thousand Faces, No Name On The Bullet, Moon Pilot, In Enemy Country, Twilight's Last Gleaming as well as his many TV appearances especially as Arnold Slocom on Trapper John MD
Louie The Movie Buff