- Spent his final 6 years living as a 'guest' in the spare bedroom of one of his fans in Baltimore, Maryland.
- At the height of his Tarzan/gladiator fame, Scott was a mighty 6' 3", 218 pounds and had 19-inch biceps.
- He was a friend of Hercules actor Steve Reeves. It was Reeves' idea for him to play Remus opposite his Romulus in Duel of the Titans (1961) (aka "Duel of the Titans").
- He played Tarzan in six films, more than anyone except for Johnny Weissmuller, who played the role in twelve films.
- Was a lifeguard at the Saraha Hotel in Las Vegas when he was discovered by Hollywood producer Sol Lesser.
- His prior experience on a half dozen Tarzan movies made him one of the few stars of the Italian produced sword and sandal/mythological muscleman movies to be praised for this acting talent as well as his physique.
- Son Michael Scott born in 1957.
- He was to be the star of the proposed television series "Hercules" in which he would be the title character. A pilot episode, Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965), was filmed but the series didn't sell.
- The only actor to have played both Tarzan and Zorro.
- In 1957, he appeared on the TV show, You Bet Your Life (1950). Host Groucho Marx jokingly called him, "Great Scott".
- Ex-stepfather of Kelley Miles and Debra Miles.
- He is buried in the Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Winchester County, New York, where the Russian born composer Sergei Rachmaninoff is also buried.
- Met wife-to-be Vera Miles in an unusual way. He accidentally bumped into her as he was walking on his hands.
- Married three times.
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