Zachary Scott Net Worth
Zachary Scott Net Worth is
$1.6 Million
Zachary Scott Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
American leading man of suave or sinister roles. A collateral relative of George Washington and William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson, Scott was the son of a wealthy surgeon. Intending to follow his father into medicine, Scott studied at the University of Texas, but found he preferred the theater. He dropped out of college and signed on as a cabin boy ... | Salary | 46,314 USD, 46,314 USD, 46,314 USD |
| Date Of Birth | February 21, 1914 |
| Died | 1965-10-03 |
| Place Of Birth | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Spouse | Elaine Anderson Steinbeck |
| Children | Waverly Elaine Scott, Shelley Scott, Waverly Elaine Scott, Shelley Scott, Waverly Elaine Scott, Shelley Scott |
| Parents | Sally Lee Scott, Zachary Scott Sr., Sally Lee Scott, Zachary Scott Sr. |
| Siblings | Daniel Scott |
| Movies | Mildred Pierce, The Southerner, The Mask of Dimitrios, Flamingo Road, Born to Be Bad, The Unfaithful, Colt .45, Let's Make It Legal, The Young One, South of St. Louis, Danger Signal, Cass Timberlane, Treasure of Ruby Hills, Her Kind of Man, Lightning Strikes Twice, Guilty Bystander, Flaxy Martin, Ba... |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I wear one earring because two would be ostentatious. |
| 2 | [on his pierced ear] So far, I haven't had to punch anybody in the nose for making a crack about it. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | The oldest continuously operating theatre in Texas, also one of ten original resident theatre companies in America, was renamed the Zachary Scott Theatre in 1968 in honor of the Austin-born actor. In the early 1990's, the theatre moved to professional status with Actor's Equity Association and was selected for a National Endowment for the Arts Advancement Grant. |
| 2 | Maintained an apartment in Manhattan's infamous Dakota apartment building. |
| 3 | He filed papers to adopt his daughter, Shelley, on Feb. 9, 1953. The adoption was finalized later that year. |
| 4 | He left his royalties to daughter Shelley but requested that she give the money to her mother, his widow, as long as her mother was alive. About three months after he died, Shelley decided to keep the money for herself, leading to her estrangement from her mother. |
| 5 | His nickname for his wife was Ruthless. |
| 6 | He died penniless, except for a $100,000 insurance policy he left his widow. |
| 7 | His mother, Sally Lee Scott, died November 1983 at 95. She left everything to be divided by her 3 children. Zachary Scott's two daughters split their late father's share. his widow, Ruth, tried to sue for a share of it for herself, but didn't have enough money for a lawyer. |
| 8 | His daughter is married to painter Al Kaffaga. |
| 9 | His hobbies included golfing, gourmet cooking, gardening, horse riding, swimming, antique collecting, and classical music. |
| 10 | He was arrested in the summer of 1961 in Hawaii for public intoxication. He was doing a hula dance outside a bar when he was arrested. |
| 11 | In 1951 he was arrested at a bar in Louisiana for violating segregation laws. He was in a black establishment drinking alcohol with African-Americans. he protested in court that he was invited to the bar by black men in uniform and that he was proud to drink with US soldiers. |
| 12 | Brother-in-law of bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. |
| 13 | He suffered from depression for years after a rafting accident. While rafting with actor John Emery, a riptide flung him onto a rock, knocking him unconscious. Emery carried him to shore. |
| 14 | His daughter, Shelley, was born in 1941. He adopted her when he married her mother, Ruth Ford. |
| 15 | His grandson, David Melville Skinner, was born on January 6, 1957. |
| 16 | His daughter, Waverly Elaine Scott, was born January 24, 1936. Although Hollyood publicists wrote that she had been named after the novel, she was in fact named after her maternal grandfather. If she had been a boy, Scott had planned on naming him Zachary Thomson Scott III. |
| 17 | At his first wedding, his father was his best man and his two sisters were bridesmaids. |
| 18 | He was the son-in-law of Waverly Andrew Anderson, a Texas oil man, during his marriage to his first wife. |
| 19 | Known for his various charitable work, especially projects to help the poor and aid American troops. |
| 20 | He nearly drowned while on a rubber raft excursion in the Topanga Canyon area with actor John Emery. A riptide upset their boat, and Scott was knocked unconscious after hitting his head on a rock. Emery managed to rescue him and carry him to shore. |
| 21 | First wife actress Elaine Anderson filed for divorce citing mental cruelty in November of 1949, but it was widely suggested she had fallen in love with author John Steinbeck. She and Steinbeck married in December of 1950, only months after the divorce was final. |
| 22 | His father was a direct descendant of George Washington's only surviving sister, Betty. |
| 23 | Interred at Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas, USA, Block 4, Lot 187A, Space 12. |
| 24 | Daughter, Waverly Scott (b.1936) |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1960 | TV Series | Mr. Blake |
| Natchez Trace | 1960 | John A. Morrow John Murrell | |
| Diagnosis: Unknown | 1960 | TV Series | Alex Morton |
| The Chevy Mystery Show | 1960 | TV Series | Damian Shea |
| The Young One | 1960 | Miller | |
| Pursuit | 1958 | TV Series | Louis Martell |
| Violent Stranger | 1957/II | John Lewis Sullivan | |
| Theatre Night | 1957 | TV Series | Baxter Grant |
| The Counterfeit Plan | 1957 | Max Brant | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1950-1956 | TV Series | Monte Beragon Morgan Lacey James Dyke |
| Bandido | 1956 | Kennedy | |
| General Electric Summer Originals | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Celebrity Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Encounter | 1956 | TV Series | |
| The Star and the Story | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Don Pedro / Carlos Martial |
| Flame of the Islands | 1956 | Wade Evans | |
| Science Fiction Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Dr. Erwin Bach / Dr. Richard Marshall |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950-1955 | TV Series | Owen Gilroy / Platt Vencel / Philip Marlowe |
| Shotgun | 1955 | Reb | |
| General Electric Theater | 1955 | TV Series | David Wadsworth |
| Climax! | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Treasure of Ruby Hills | 1955 | Ross Haney | |
| Omnibus | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Ray Brinton |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The Motorola Television Hour | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Suspense | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Chevron Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Appointment in Honduras | 1953 | Harry Sheppard | |
| Medallion Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Dead on Course | 1952 | Richard Van Ness | |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | TV Series | Ray Clinton |
| Let's Make It Legal | 1951 | Victor Macfarland | |
| Stronghold | 1951 | Don Miguel Navarro | |
| The Secret of Convict Lake | 1951 | Johnny Greer | |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | 1951 | Harvey Fortescue Turner | |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | 1950 | TV Series | Sam Houston |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | |
| Pretty Baby | 1950 | Barry Holmes | |
| Born to Be Bad | 1950 | Curtis | |
| Colt .45 | 1950 | Jason Brett | |
| Shadow on the Wall | 1950 | David I. Starrling | |
| Guilty Bystander | 1950 | Max Thursday | |
| One Last Fling | 1949 | Larry Pearce | |
| Flamingo Road | 1949 | Fielding Carlisle | |
| South of St. Louis | 1949 | Charlie Burns | |
| Flaxy Martin | 1949 | Walter Colby | |
| Whiplash | 1948 | Rex Durant | |
| Ruthless | 1948 | Horace Woodruff Vendig | |
| Cass Timberlane | 1947 | Bradd Criley | |
| The Unfaithful | 1947 | Bob Hunter | |
| Stallion Road | 1947 | Stephen Purcell | |
| Her Kind of Man | 1946 | Steve Maddux | |
| Danger Signal | 1945 | Ronnie Mason | |
| Mildred Pierce | 1945 | Monte Beragon | |
| The Southerner | 1945 | Sam Tucker | |
| Hollywood Canteen | 1944 | Zachary Scott | |
| The Mask of Dimitrios | 1944 | Dimitrios Makropoulos | |
| The Rogues | 1965 | TV Series | Le Chat |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | 1963 | TV Series | James Breden |
| The Expendables | 1962 | TV Movie | Moline |
| It's Only Money | 1962 | Gregory DeWitt | |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1962 | TV Series | Otto Habershaw |
| The Defenders | 1962 | TV Series | Jason Lorne |
| The New Breed | 1962 | TV Series | Frank Luchek |
| Rawhide | 1961 | TV Series | White Eyes |
| Jane Eyre | 1961 | TV Movie | Edward Rochester |
| Play of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1960 | TV Series |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stallion Road | 1947 | performer: "Home on the Range" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Faulkner's Mississippi | 1965 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 18th Annual Tony Awards | 1964 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| Password All-Stars | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Your Show of Shows | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Performer |
| Celebrity Time | 1950 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The Friendship Train | 1948 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford at Warners | 2008 | Video documentary short | Monte Beragon |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6349 Hollywood Blvd. |
Known for movies
Mildred Pierce (1945)
as Monte Beragon
The Southerner (1945)
as Sam Tucker
The Young One (1960)
as Miller
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
as Dimitrios Makropoulos