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Scott Gregory Marlowe (born Ronald Richard DeLeo; June 24, 1932 – January 6, 2001)[1] was an American actor who had a starring role in the 1957 teen exploitation film The Cool and the Crazy. The following year, he played Jess "Little Elk" Carswell, the son of the title character (played by James Whitmore) in the Wagon Train S1 E18 episode "The Gabe Carswell Story" which aired 1/14/1958.
Scott Marlowe | |
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.jpg) Marlowe in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | Ronald Richard DeLeo June 24, 1932 |
| Died | January 6, 2001 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1998 |
Career
editIn 1960, Marlowe starred opposite Clint Walker in Cheyenne "Apache Blood" as Mickey Free - Ward. In 1961, he also appeared as "Les" in the series Straightaway in the episode titled "Die Laughing". He guest-starred in the 1960 episode "The Show Off" of Law of the Plainsman as "Clancy James". He guest-starred in the 1963 episode "Legends Don't Sleep" as "Britt". Marlowe had roles in three episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel: "The Hanging of Roy Carter" (S1E4); "Charley Red Dog" (S3E13); and "Duke of Texas" (S4E31). He also guest-starred in a 1963 episode of The Outer Limits titled, "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork," and a 1964 episode titled "The Forms of Things Unknown." In 1974, he guest-starred on a Mannix episode, "The Green Man," portraying Turner Dabney, a counterfeiter.[2] He also appeared along with an all-star cast in the 1975 remake of Journey into Fear. He guest-starred the 1979 episode "Fatal Overture" (S7E19) of "Barnaby Jones" as Peter.
Death
editMarlowe died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on January 6, 2001, at 68 years of age.[3]
Selected Filmography
edit- Have Gun, Will Travel (1960) (Season 4 Episode 31: "Duke of Texas") as Franz
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 20: "The Throwback") as Eliot Gray
References
edit- ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
- ^ "Mannix". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Obituaries; Scott Marlowe; Actor Had Roles as Young Delinquent: [Home Edition]". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 2001. p. B4. ProQuest 421570096.
Scott Marlowe, 68, a youthful actor in 1950s juvenile delinquency movies who segued into roles in television movies and series. [...] Among the later TV series in which Marlowe appeared were "Executive Suite" in the 1970s and "Perfect Strangers" and "Murder, She Wrote" in the 1990s. He had prominent parts in several TV movies, including "No Place Like Home" with Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels and Kathy Bates; "Following Her Heart" with Ann-Margret and George Segal; and "Seasons of the Heart" with Carol Burnett and Segal. Marlowe also performed on stage, including the Chicago production of "Death of a Salesman," and was a founding member of Theatre West. On Jan. 6 in Los Angeles of a heart attack.
Further reading
edit- "Today's Stars Are Mean People". Fort Lauderdale News. April 5, 1964. p. 17E.
- Wedman, Les (August 1, 1974). "Eluding Stardom With Mr. Marlowe". The Vancouver Sun. p. 33.
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