What type of details about randolph scott can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: george randolph scott -lrb- january 23 , 1898 -- march 2 , 1987 -rrb- was an american film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962 . as a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career , scott appeared in a variety of genres , including social dramas , crime dramas , comedies , musicals -lrb- albeit in non-singing and non-dancing roles -rrb- , adventure tales , war films , and a few horror and fantasy films . however , his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle western hero . out of his more than 100 film appearances over 60 were in westerns ; thus , '' of all the major stars whose name was associated with the western , scott most closely identified with it . '' scott 's more than 30 years as a motion picture actor resulted in his working with many acclaimed screen directors , including henry king , rouben mamoulian , michael curtiz , john cromwell , king vidor , allan dwan , fritz lang , and sam peckinpah . he also worked on multiple occasions with prominent directors : henry hathaway -lrb- eight times -rrb- , ray enright -lrb- seven -rrb- , edwin l. marin -lrb- seven -rrb- , andre de toth -lrb- six -rrb- , and most notably , his seven film collaborations with budd boetticher . scott also worked with a diverse array of cinematic leading ladies , from shirley temple and irene dunne to mae west and marlene dietrich . tall -lrb- 6 ft 2 1/2 in ; 189 cm -rrb- , lanky and handsome , scott displayed an easygoing charm and courtly southern drawl in his early films that helped offset his limitations as an actor , where he was frequently found to be stiff or '' lumbering '' . as he matured , however , scott 's acting improved while his features became burnished and leathery , turning him into the ideal '' strong , silent '' type of stoic hero . '' the bfi companion to the western '' noted : in his earlier westerns ... the scott persona is debonair , easy-going , graceful , though with the necessary hint of steel . as he matures into his fifties his roles change . increasingly...
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