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Scott Marlowe
Born
Ronald Richard DeLeo

(1932-06-24)June 24, 1932
DiedJanuary 6, 2001(2001-01-06) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1951–1998

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.

Career

In 1961, Marlowe starred opposite Lola Albright in A Cold Wind in August. 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 appeared along with an all-star cast in the 1975 remake of Journey into Fear.

Death

Marlowe died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on January 6, 2001, at 68 years of age.[2]

Selected Filmography

References

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  2. ^ "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.

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