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| Scott Marlowe | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Marlowe in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | Ronald Richard DeLeo (1932-06-24)June 24, 1932 |
| Died | January 6, 2001(2001-01-06) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1998 |
Scott Gregory Marlowe (born Ronald Richard DeLeo; June 24, 1932 – January 6, 2001) was an American actor who had starring roles in the teen exploitation film The Cool and the Crazy (1958, alongside Dick Bakalyan) and the May-December independent film, A Cold Wind in August (1961, opposite Lola Albright).
Career
Film
Marlowe made his film debut with an uncredited role in Attila (1955). Over the next few years, he began accruing supporting parts in several films, co-starring opposite Leslie Caron in Gaby (1956); in the Michael Curtiz-directed film noir, The Scarlet Hour (1956); with Russ Tamblyn in The Young Guns (1956); opposite the Robert Ryan-led ensemble cast of Men in War (1957); and a young Anne Bancroft in The Restless Breed (1957).
However, in 1958, he garnered a pair of lead roles in teen exploitation films dealing with juvenile delinquency: Young and Wild and The Cool and the Crazy—the latter of which not only co-starred another rising star in the subgenre, Richard Bakalyan, but proved to be Marlowe's breakthrough role. He followed this up with Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) and The Subterraneans (1960). The latter featured an all-star cast and was adapted from Jack Kerouac's titular novel, albeit severely diluted from its original beatnik content.
In 1961, he starred opposite Lola Albright in the May-December independent romantic drama, A Cold Wind in August. Despite only being eight years younger than her, Marlowe portrayed a character half of Albright's age who was seduced and fell in love, but complications arose when her burlesque stripper past interfered with his idealized perception.
Subsequently concentrating on television, his film roles dissipated after that. After Lonnie (1963), Marlowe wouldn't act in another feature film until the star-studded remake of Journey into Fear (1975), followed by Circle of Power (1981). In the 1990s, he had roles in one more theatrical film, Chasers (1994); while the last two, Lightning in a Bottle (1998) and Counter Measures (1999) both went direct-to-video on VHS.
Television
In 1958, he played “Jess ‘Little Elk’ Carswell”, the son of the title character (played by James Whitmore) in the Wagon Train episode "The Gabe Carswell Story" (S1E18) which aired 1/14/1958.
In 1960, Marlowe starred opposite Clint Walker in the Cheyenne episode "Apache Blood" as “Mickey Free-Ward”. Also in 1960, he guest-starred in the episode "The Show Off" of Law of the Plainsman as "Clancy James". In 1961, he appeared as "Les" in the series Straightaway in the episode "Die Laughing". In 1962, he guest-starred on Stoney Burke in the episode “Point of Honor” (S1E04) as the troubled, would-be bull rider “Soames Hewitt”. He guest-starred in the 1963 episode "Legends Don't Sleep" (S9E03) as "Britt" in Gunsmoke. 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).
Marlowe appeared twice on the The Outer Limits. As a guest-star in the 1963 episode "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork” he played a worried man searching for his missing brother played by Michael Forest, with BarBara Luna featured as his girlfriend. In the 1964 episode "The Forms of Things Unknown” he costarred with Cedric Hardwicke, David McCallum, and Vera Miles playing the blackmailing playboy “André Pavan”. Much of the footage for this latter episode served as the basis of a reworked plot, using additionally filmed scenes, for a pilot (titled, “The Unknown”) created by The Outer Limits producers for an unsold anthology series called The Unknown.
Between 1966 to 1973 he appeared 10 times on The F.B.I. in the following episodes: - The Exchange (1973) as Ray Curtis - The Rap Taker (1973) as Bob Stern - The Mastermind: Part 2 (1971) as Clenard Massey - The Mastermind: Part 1 (1971) as Clenard Massey - The Fatal Connection (1971) as Duke Bergan - Blood Tie (1969) as Ricky Kriton - The Young Warriors (1969) as William Rockhill - The Tunnel (1968) as Eugene Waring - Overload (1967) as Charles Nyack - The Price of Death (1966) as Casey
In 1974, he guest-starred on the Mannix episode "The Green Man" portraying “Turner Dabney”, a counterfeiter. He guest-starred the 1979 episode "Fatal Overture" (S7E19) of Barnaby Jones as “Peter”.
In 1991, Marlowe starred as an alien Bajoran named “Keeve Falor” in Star Trek: The Next Generation in the episode “Ensign Ro” (S5E03).
Death
Marlowe died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on January 6, 2001, at 68 years of age.
Filmography
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Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | General Electric Theater | John Goodwin | Episode: “Summer Promise” (S4E18) | |
| 1958 | Flight | Cast Member | Episode: “Texas Fliers” (S1E18) | |
| Wagon Train | Jess “Little Elk” Caswell | Episode: “The Gabe Carswell Story” (S1E18) | ||
| Bronco | John Wesley Hardin | Episode: “The Turning Point” (S1E03) | ||
| 1960 | Hotel de Paree | Kid | Episode: “Sundance and the Kid from Nowhere” (S1E15) | |
| Cheyenne | Mickey Free/Ward | Episode: “Apache Blood” | ||
| Law of the Plainsman | Clancy James | Episode: “The Show Off” | ||
| 1961 | Zane Grey Theater | Jimmy Budd | Episode: “The Long Shadow” (S5E15) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Eliot Gray | Episode: “The Throwback” (S6E20) | ||
| Route 66 | Armand Fontaine | Episode: “Effigy in Snow” (S1E21) | ||
| One Step Beyond | Mario | Episode: “The Gift” | ||
| Straightaway | Les | Episode: “Die Laughing” | ||
| The Aquanauts | Ernie Baron | Episode: “The Frankie Adventure” (S1E25) | ||
| Thriller | Julian Boucher | Episode: “The Premature Burial” (S2E03) | ||
| Target: The Corruptors! | Phil Manzak | Episode: “Mr Megalomania” (S1E08) | ||
| 1962 | Stoney Burke | Soames Hewitt | Episode: “Point of Honor” (S1E04) | |
| Dr Kildare | Dr Eddie Moore | Episode: “The Dragon” (S1E20) | ||
| Target: The Corruptors! | Tito | Episode: “A Man’s Castle” (S1E26) | ||
| The Detectives | Frank Worden | Episode: “Night Boat” (S3E20) | ||
| Checkmate | Daniel Brack | Episode: “Brooding Fixation” (S2E22) | ||
| 1963 | Gunsmoke | Britt | Episode: “Legends Don’t Sleep” (S9E03) | |
| The Outer Limits | Jory Peters | Episode: “It Crawled Out of the Woodwork” (S1E11) | ||
| Ben Casey | Jason Landros | Episode: “For this Relief, Much Thanks” (S3E01). The events of this episode were continued in the series debut of Breaking Point. | ||
| Breaking Point | Jason Landros | Episode: “Solo for B-Flat Clarinet” (S1E01). A continuation of a two-part story that began on the Ben Casey episode, "For This Relief, Much Thanks". | ||
| 1964 | Bonanza | Lee Hewitt | Episode: “The Roper” (S5E27) | |
| The Outer Limits | Andre Pavan | Episode: “The Forms of Things Unknown” (S1E32). It was filmed in a dual format as both a regular episode of The Outer Limits and as a pilot episode for a possible series called The Unknown. | ||
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Jeremiah Gebhardt | Episode: “The Death Trap” | |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible | Josef Czerny | Episode: “The Martyr” | |
| Night Slaves | Matt Russell | Television Movie - ABC (Aired 9/29/1970) | ||
| Lancer | Billy Kells | Episode: “The Experiment” (S2E18) | ||
| 1974 | Mannix | Turner Dabney | Episode: “The Green Man” | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Army/Starwood | Episode: “The Young Assassins” (S7E01) | ||
| 1978 | The Critical List | Dr Albert Dubron | Television Movie - NBC (Aired 9/11/1978) | |
| 1979 | Barnaby Jones | Peter | Episode: “Fatal Overdose” (S7E19) | |
| 1982 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Mr. Lochman | Television Movie - NBC (Filmed 1979; Aired 4/12/1982) | |
| 1984 | Days of Our Lives | Eric Brady | 6 Episodes | |
| 1985 | T.J. Hooker | Marty Lathon | Episode: “The Ransom” | |
| 1989 | Beauty and the Beast | Richard Nolan | Episode: “Trial“ (S2E17) | |
| 1990 | Perfect Strangers | Marco Madison | 2 Episodes: “The Men Who Knew Too Much: Parts 1 & 2” (S6E7&8) | |
| Matlock | Al Blackman | 2 Episodes: “The Informer: Parts 1 & 2” (S4E20&21) | ||
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Keeve Falor | Episode: “Ensign Ro” (S5E03) | |
| Jake and the Fat Man | Moffit | Episode: “I Cover the Waterfront” (S6E17) | ||
| 1994 | Seasons of the Heart | Mike Santucci | Television Movie - NBC (Aired 5/24/1994) | |
| Following Her Heart | Frank | Television Movie - NBC (Aired 11/28/1994) | ||
| Valley of the Dolls | Michael Burke | Main Role - 65 Episodes | ||
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Avery Nugent | Episode: “School for Murder” (S11E19) |
References
- Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
- Hipson, Rick “Interview: Dave Rash and Dominic Stefano take us to The Outer Limits”, Cemetery Dance Publications, (March 26, 2021), https://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/interview-dave-rash-dominic-stefano-outer-limits/
- "Mannix". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- "Obituaries; Scott Marlowe; Actor Had Roles as Young Delinquent: ". 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
- "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.