Scott Beach

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. 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. He 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.

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 & 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