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Scott Wilson

Acting

Born March 29, 1942 · Thomasville, Georgia, USA

Died October 6, 2018

Also known as William Delano Wilson

Biography

Scott Wilson (March 29, 1942 – October 6, 2018) was an American film and television actor. Wilson has more than 50 film credits from the 1960s to the 2010s, including In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug.In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in The Ninth Configuration.From 2011 to 2013, Wilson was a main cast member on the AMC television series, The Walking Dead,in which he played veterinarian and Greene family patriarch Hershel Greene. Wilson was well-known especially for his recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as casino mogul Sam Braun, the father of investigator Catherine Willows.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1987 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The X-Files

1993as Rev. Orison

The Walking Dead

2010as Hershel Greene

Justified

2010as Frank Reasoner

The Sensation of Sight

2006as Tucker

Bosch

2015as Dr. Guyot

In the Heat of the Night

1967as Harvey Oberst

The Last Samurai

2003as Ambassador Swanbeck

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Sam Braun

The OA

2016as Abel Johnson

In Cold Blood

1967as Richard 'Dick' Hickcock

The Right Stuff

1983as Scott Crossfield

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024as Hershel Greene (archive footage)

Dead Man Walking

1995as Chaplain Farley

Law & Order

1990as Ben Chaney

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

2017as Hershel Greene (voice)

Monster

2003as Horton / Last "John"

Five

2011as Bill (Older)

The Host

2006as Douglas

Hostiles

2017as Cyrus Lounde

Pearl Harbor

2001as George Marshall

I Was a Teenage Faust

2002as Minion

Big Stan

2007as Warden Gasque

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2006as Eugene

Saving Shiloh

2006as Judd Travers

Junebug

2005as Eugene

G.I. Jane

1997as C.O. Salem

Young Guns II

1990as Governor Lewis Wallace

The Jack Bull

1999as Governor

Johnny Handsome

1989as Mikey Chalmette

The Ninth Configuration

1980as Capt. Billy Cutshaw

Damien

2016as John Lyons

The Way of the Gun

2000as Hale Chidduck

Tall Tale

1995as Zeb

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993as Redondo

The Exorcist III

1990as Dr. Temple

The Great Gatsby

1974as George Wilson

Clay Pigeons

1998as Sheriff Dan Mooney

Dorfman in Love

2013as Winston Cooke Sr.

Flesh and Bone

1993as Elliot

Malone

1987as Paul Barlow

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999as Judd Travers

The Grass Harp

1995as Eugene Fenwick

Judge Dredd

1995as Pa Angel

The Heartbreak Kid

2007as Boo

Shiloh

1996as Judd Travers

The Aviator

1985as Jerry Stiller

Castle Keep

1969as Cpl. Clearboy

Pure Luck

1991as Frank Grimes

Come Early Morning

2006as Lowell Fowler

Saving Grace B. Jones

2009as Reverend Potter