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. In 1961 he starred opposite Lola Albright in "A Cold Wind in August." He also appeared as "Les" in the series Straightaway in an episode titled "Die Laughing".
Marlowe guest-starred in the 1960 episode "The Show Off" of Law of the Plainsman as "Clancy James". He also guest-starred in the 1963 episode "Legends Don't Sleep" as "Britt". On Gunsmoke (S9E3) playing a confused young man who is enamored of a paroled killer as a father figure.
Marlowe had important roles in three episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel: "The Hanging of Roy Carter" (S1E4); "Charley Red Dog" (S3E13); and "Duke of Texas" (S4E31)
Scott Marlowe was born Ronald Richard DeLeo on June 24, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey. Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the level-headed Michael Burke on the sitcom "Valley of the Dolls."
After beginning his career as a leading man in stock companies, he was introduced to director Elmer Davis while appearing in a stage production of "The Glass Menagerie." Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and unique voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a major role on an episode of "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse." From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, indigenous people, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, deputies, guards, policemen, city slickers, detectives, reporters, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, doctors, white-collared workers, chauffeurs, doormen, waiters, businessmen, retail clerks, educators, boyfriends, soldiers, authority figures, and patriarchs.
He appeared in such feature films as "The Scarlet Hour" (1956), "Men in War" (1957), "Young and Wild" (1958), "Riot in Juvenile Prison" (1959), "Lonnie" (1963), "Journey into Fear" (1975), "Circle of Power" (1981), and "Lightning in a Bottle" (1993). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Star Tonight," "Matinee Theatre," "Wagon Train," "One Step Beyond," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Checkmate," "Stoney Burke," "Breaking Point," "The Outer Limits," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "Medical Center," "Ironside," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Cannon," "Hawaii Five-O," "Mannix," "Executive Suite," "The Rockford Files," "Wonder Woman," "Another World," "Days of Our Lives," "Matt Houston," "Freddy's Nightmares," "Matlock," "Father Dowling Mysteries," "McKenna," and "Murder, She Wrote."
During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Feeding America, had been an advocate for the LGBT community, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, served on the board of directors for the Theatre West, had been one of actor
Tab Hunter's most notable lovers, and he was a sibling of musicians Dean and Robert DeLeo of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Following his 1998 retirement, Marlowe, who never married nor had any children, spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was a generous benefactor for several state parks and missions until his death.
Marlowe died on January 06, 2001 in Los Angeles, California.
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