Simon Scott (September 21, 1920 – December 11, 1991) was an American character actor from Monterey Park, California. He was best known for his role as Arnold Slocum on Trapper John M.D. and as General Bronson on McHale's Navy.
Career
Scott became a company member at Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek in 1950, Wisconsin using the name Dan Scott prior to his Hollywood success. He performed in many stage productions with the theater, including the 1948 production of The Second Man, the 1950 production of You Can't Take it With You and the 1963 production of The Night of the Iguana.
Scott starred in the early episodes of Markham as John Riggs, the title character's sidekick. However the character of Riggs was dropped after only eight episodes. Scott made five guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Stanley Overton in one of the series' final episodes in 1966 titled "The Case of the Positive Negative". He also appeared on dozens of other TV series, making numerous appearances each on series including 77 Sunset Strip, Bonanza, The F.B.I., 1973 Cannon, The Invaders, and Ironside. Scott also played in Barnaby Jones, in an episode titled “Trap Play”(01/07/1975).
Scott also had a recurring role as Chief Metcalf on the ABC series The Mod Squad. In addition he also guest starred on series including The Munsters, The Fugitive, Mannix and most notably the 1960 The Twilight Zone episode "The Last Flight".
Death
Scott died on December 11, 1991, in Los Alamitos, California of complications of Alzheimer's disease. The disease had forced him into retirement six years earlier.
Filmography
1954: The Raid as Capt. Floyd Henderson (uncredited) 1954: Black Tuesday as Parker (uncredited) 1956: I've Lived Before as Robert Allen, Attorney 1956: Accused of Murder as Jeff - Daytime Desk Cop (uncredited) 1957: Battle Hymn as Lt. Hollis 1957: Man of a Thousand Faces as Carl Hastings 1959: No Name on the Bullet as Reeger 1959: Compulsion as Detective Brown (uncredited) 1961: The Honeymoon Machine as Capt. Harvey Adam 1962: Moon Pilot as Medical Officer 1962: The Couch as Lt. Kritzman 1963: The Ugly American as Johnson 1964: Shock Treatment as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) 1964: Ready for the People (TV Movie) as District Attorney 1964: Father Goose as Captain of Submarine, USS Sailfin (uncredited) 1965: Strange Bedfellows as Jim Slade, Divorce Lawyer (uncredited) 1965: The Loved One as Priest at Meeting (uncredited) 1966: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as William Anderson 1968: In Enemy Country as General Jomar 1969: Anatomy of a crime (TV Movie) as George Harrington 1970: The Cliff (TV Movie) 1971: Cold Turkey as Mr. Kandiss 1972: Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (TV Movie) as Col. Anderson 1972: The Man as Hugh Gaynor 1972: The Marshall of Madrid (series special of Cade's County) 1973: Six Million Dollar Man, The: Wine, Women and War as Captain Dawson 1974: The Disappearance of Flight 412 (TV Movie) as Col. Freeman Barns 1975: The Hindenburg as Luftwaffe General 1977: Tail Gunner Joe (TV Movie) as Robert Ten Broeck Stevens 1977: Twilight's Last Gleaming as Gen. Phil Spencer 1979: The Return of Mod Squad (TV Movie) as Metcalf