- He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967) and The Right Stuff (1983).
- Had no children.
- Scott stayed in close contact with his mother, until her passing at age 100.
- According to Producer Bill Greene, Scott was very humble about himself and his work and, unfortunately, shied away from talk show guest appearances.
- As a child, growing up in Georgia, Scott used to avidly fish the local creeks with a bamboo pole and line according to Bill Greene in a pre-production conversation.
- Scott's wife, Heavenly, is originally from Korea.
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