Subsequently concentrating on television, his film roles dissipated after that. After Lonnie (1963), Marlowe wouldn't act in another feature film until the star-studded remake of Journey into Fear (1975), followed by Circle of Power (1983). In the 1990s, he had roles in one more theatrical film, Chasers (1994); while the last two, Lightning in a Bottle (1998) and Counter Measures (1999) both went direct-to-video on VHS.
Television
In 1958, he played “Jess ‘Little Elk’ Carswell”, the son of the title character (played by James Whitmore) in the Wagon Train episode "The Gabe Carswell Story" (S1E18) which aired 1/14/1958.
In 1960, Marlowe starred opposite Clint Walker in the Cheyenne episode "Apache Blood" as “Mickey Free-Ward”. Also in 1960, he guest-starred in the episode "The Show Off" of Law of the Plainsman as "Clancy James". In 1961, he appeared as "Les" in the series Straightaway in the episode "Die Laughing". In 1962, he guest-starred on Stoney Burke in the episode “Point of Honor” (S1E04) as the troubled, would-be bull rider “Soames Hewitt”. He guest-starred in the 1963 episode "Legends Don't Sleep" (S9E03) as "Britt" in Gunsmoke. Marlowe had roles in three episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel: "The Hanging of Roy Carter" (S1E4); "Charley Red Dog" (S3E13); and "Duke of Texas" (S4E31).
Marlowe appeared twice on the The Outer Limits. As a guest-star in the 1963 episode "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork” he played a worried man searching for his missing brother played by Michael Forest, with BarBara Luna featured as his girlfriend. In the 1964 episode "The Forms of Things Unknown” he costarred with Cedric Hardwicke, David McCallum, and Vera Miles playing the blackmailing playboy “André Pavan”. Much of the footage for this latter episode served as the basis of a reworked plot, using additionally filmed scenes, for a pilot (titled, “The Unknown”) created by The Outer Limits producers for an unsold anthology series called The Unknown. [2]
Between 1966 to 1973 he appeared 10 times on The F.B.I. in the following episodes:
- The Exchange (1973) as Ray Curtis
- The Rap Taker (1973) as Bob Stern
- The Mastermind: Part 2 (1971) as Clenard Massey
- The Mastermind: Part 1 (1971) as Clenard Massey
- The Fatal Connection (1971) as Duke Bergan
- Blood Tie (1969) as Ricky Kriton
- The Young Warriors (1969) as William Rockhill
- The Tunnel (1968) as Eugene Waring
- Overload (1967) as Charles Nyack
- The Price of Death (1966) as Casey
In 1974, he guest-starred on the Mannix episode "The Green Man" portraying “Turner Dabney”, a counterfeiter.[3] He guest-starred the 1979 episode "Fatal Overture" (S7E19) of Barnaby Jones as “Peter”.
Episode: “The Forms of Things Unknown” (S1E32). It was filmed in a dual format as both a regular episode of The Outer Limits and as a pilot episode for a possible series called The Unknown.
^"Obituaries; Scott Marlowe; Actor Had Roles as Young Delinquent: [Home Edition]". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 2001. p. B4. ProQuest421570096. Scott Marlowe, 68, a youthful actor in 1950s juvenile delinquency movies who segued into roles in television movies and series. [...] Among the later TV series in which Marlowe appeared were "Executive Suite" in the 1970s and "Perfect Strangers" and "Murder, She Wrote" in the 1990s. He had prominent parts in several TV movies, including "No Place Like Home" with Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels and Kathy Bates; "Following Her Heart" with Ann-Margret and George Segal; and "Seasons of the Heart" with Carol Burnett and Segal. Marlowe also performed on stage, including the Chicago production of "Death of a Salesman," and was a founding member of Theatre West. On Jan. 6 in Los Angeles of a heart attack.