Scott Beach

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Scott Beach (January 13, 1931 - February 13, 1996) was a popular actor, writer, and disc jockey.

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.