Scott Beach

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Scott Beach (January 13, 1931 - February 13, 1996) was a popular actor, writer, and disc jockey. He was the announcer in "You're The Greatest, Charlie Brown" (1979).

1 Biography
2 Film Credits
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] 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.^[1] 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 preformances 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.^[2]

[edit] Film Credits

Beach was seen or heard in the following films:^[3]

Getting Even with Dad (1994) .... Wino
Psychic Detective (1994) (VG) .... Drunk Inmate
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) .... Judge
"Midnight Caller" .... Vinnie Delano (1 episode, 1990)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) .... Floyd D. Cerf, Banker
Stand by Me (1986) .... Mayor Grundy
To Be or Not to Be (1983) .... Narrator
The Right Stuff (1983) .... Werner Von Braun
Out (1982) .... Sailor

... aka Deadly Drifter

Breach of Contract (1982)
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) .... Harry
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) (1980) (voice) .... Waiter/Baron/Driver/Tennis Announcer/English Voice/American Male
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980) (TV) (voice) .... Coach/Announcer
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979) (TV) (voice) .... Announcer
Star Wars (1977) (voice) (uncredited) .... Stormtrooper

... aka Guerra de las estrellas, La (USA: Spanish title) ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title) ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))