Scott Beach
Scott Beach | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1931 |
| Died | February 13, 1996 (aged 65) |
| Years active | 1968-1996 |
Scott Beach (January 13, 1931 – February 13, 1996) was a popular actor, writer, and disc jockey.
Biography
Born Alvin Scott Beach, he appeared in numerous motion pictures, most notably as a German scientist patterned after Wernher von Braun in The Right Stuff.
Beach's deep, resonant voice was often heard in films. He once said that director George Lucas liked his voice and often used him in his films, beginning with THX 1138.[1] Beach also appeared as Mr. Gordon in American Graffiti and provided an uncredited stormtrooper voice in Star Wars.
Along with his acting career, Beach was a natural for radio and was on the staff of KSFO in San Francisco, California. During a radio broadcast on January 28, 1973, he reported that the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam had been signed on the previous day in Paris, France. That agreement, also known as the Paris Peace Accords, ended direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War. Beach concluded his report about the peace agreement by stating, "I fear that the last U.S. soldier to die in Vietnam is still alive." That "fear" became a reality on April 29, 1975. See McMahon and Judge.
Beach twice served as the narrator in performances of Arthur Honegger's King David with the Masterworks Chorale of San Mateo, California, directed by Galen Marshall; he had also narrated other performances of the oratorio in both the original French and the English translation used by the Masterworks Chorale. He was the host of the San Francisco Opera broadcasts over KKHI during the early 1970s.[2] Beach also provided the voice of the comic strip cat Garfield in the character's first television appearance; he was later replaced in that role by Lorenzo Music.
Film credits
Beach was seen or heard in the following films:
- Bullitt (1968) (uncredited) – Man
- THX 1138 (1971) (voice) – Announcer
- One Is a Lonely Number (1972) (as A. Scott Beach) – Amy's Lawyer Frawley King
- American Graffiti (1973) – Mr. Gordon
- The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) – Reporter
- The Grizzly and the Treasure (1975) – Narrator
- Star Wars (1977) (voice) (uncredited) – Stormtrooper
- You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979) (TV) – Announcer (voice)
- She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980) (TV) – Coach/Announcer (voice)
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) (1980) – Waiter/Baron/Driver/Tennis Announcer/English Voice/American Male (voice)
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) – Harry
- Out (1982) – Sailor
- Breach of Contract (1982)
- The Right Stuff (1983) – Wernher Von Braun
- To Be or Not to Be (1983) – Narrator
- Stand by Me (1986) – Mayor Grundy
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) – Floyd D. Cerf, Banker
- Midnight Caller – Vinnie Delano (1 episode, 1990)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) – Judge
- Psychic Detective (1994) (VG) – Drunk Inmate
- Getting Even with Dad (1994) – Wino[3]
References
- ^ Interview with Scott Beach
- ^ Eyewitness account by Robert E. Nylund, member of Masterworks Chorale, 1970-85.
- ^ Scott Beach at IMDb
External links
- Scott Beach at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Scott Beach at AllMovie
- Photographs of Scott Beach may be found at Broadcast Legends.
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