Simon Scott (September 21, 1920 â€" 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.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 8 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".
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.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 8 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".
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