Since George C. Scott had told the Academy he refused the Best Actor nomination, his win surprised people, including presenter Goldie Hawn who said, "Oh my God," according to History, when she saw the winner's name. Scott had called the awards ceremony, "a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons."
Scott might have belittled his award for Patton, but he accepted the windfall salary. For the role, Scott collected $600,000 plus 5 percent of the movie's gross — $2.25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which is about $15 million today.
Besides his prolific work in the entertainment industry, Scott also married five times — wedding actress Colleen Dewhurst twice! He fathered six children, including the actors Devon and Campbell Scott and theater stage manager, Alexander Scott. According to the Los Angeles Times, Scott often expressed his distaste of the entertainment industry and that he came to feel that it was "psychologically damaging." Still he acted until the end of his life, and his last role was the 1999 TV movie, Inherit the Wind.
When he passed away on September 22, 1999, at the age of 71, Scott's net worth was $25 million, about $30 million now, reported Celebrity Net Worth.
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