Editing George C. Scott (section)

===1980–1989===
Scott starred in ''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'' (1980), with [[Melvyn Douglas]], [[John Colicos]], [[Jean Marsh]], and Van Devere, for which he received the Canadian [[Genie Award]] for Best Foreign Film Actor for his performance.<ref name="changeling">{{cite web| url=http://www.reelfilm.com/chngling.htm| title=The Changeling| date=December 17, 2001|author=David Nusair| publisher=Reel Film Reviews|access-date=2011-12-23}}</ref> He followed this with ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]'' (1980) co-starring [[Marlon Brando]], which was a flop. With one exception, it was the last time he had the lead in a major studio feature film. Scott returned to Broadway for ''Tricks of the Trade'' in 1980 with Van Devere, but it ran for a single performance. 

Scott appeared alongside [[Timothy Hutton]] and rising stars [[Sean Penn]] and [[Tom Cruise]] in the coming-of-age film ''[[Taps (film)|Taps]]'' (1981), and was cast as [[Fagin]] in the CBS made-for-TV adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' (1982). On Broadway, he starred in and directed a successful revival of Noël Coward's ''[[Present Laughter]]'' which ran during 1982–83. He starred in ''China Rose'' (1983) on television, and in 1984, had a supporting role in ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]'' and portrayed [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in a television adaptation of ''[[A Christmas Carol (1984 film)|A Christmas Carol]]''. He directed the 1984 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's ''[[Design for Living]]'', which ran for 245 performances. In 1986, on Broadway, Scott did ''The Boys in Autumn'' in 1986. In 1993, he appeared off-Broadway successfully with ''Wrong Turn at Lungfish''. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. Scott played the title role in the television film ''[[Mussolini: The Untold Story]]'' (1985).

{{quote box|title=On Influences:|quote=I think I learned to act from people like [[James Cagney]] and [[Paul Muni]]. And I'm sure I learned more from [[Bette Davis]] than anyone. She has enormous presence, a sense of surprise. She sets you up like a great boxer and BAM! she gives you something else. She does have a certain consistent style, but when you examine her work you find enormous variety of color and intelligence.|source=''Scott on Some Aspects of Acting'', ''Time'', March 22, 1971||width=40%||quoted=1}}

Scott reprised his role as Patton in a made-for-television sequel, ''[[The Last Days of Patton]]'' (1986). Based on the final weeks of Patton's life after being mortally injured in a car accident, it contains flashbacks of Patton's life. At the time the sequel was aired, Scott mentioned in a [[TV Guide]] interview that he told the academy to donate his Oscar to the [[General George Patton Museum of Leadership|Patton Museum]], but since the instructions were never put in writing, it was never delivered.<ref name="Roberts">{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Jerry |title=The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History |date=2012 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |location=Charleston, S.C. |isbn=978-1-61423-786-0 |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JGZ_CQAAQBAJ&q=what+became+of+George+C+Scott%27s+oscar++%22Patton+Museum%22&pg=RA3-PA15 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

On television, Scott appeared in ''[[The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]'' (1986) and ''[[Pals (1987 film)|Pals]]'' (1987; with [[Don Ameche]]). He also played the lead role in the TV series ''[[Mr. President (TV series)|Mr. President]]'' (1987–88), and appeared on ''[[The Johnny Carson Show]]'' in March 1987. Scott starred in the television film ''[[The Ryan White Story]]'' (1989) as Charles Vaughan, the lawyer defending [[Ryan White]].