Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-03-29

Day of Death

2018-10-06 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Thomasville, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

William Delano Wilson

Scott 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.

Known For

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

The Walking Dead: The Return

The Walking Dead: The Return

Five

Five

Monster

Monster

Acting

Johnny Handsome

1989

Johnny Handsome

as

Mikey Chalmette

The Last Samurai

2003

The Last Samurai

as

Ambassador Swanbeck

Junebug

2005

Junebug

as

Eugene

Dead Man Walking

1995

Dead Man Walking

as

Chaplain Farley

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Harvey Oberst

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2006

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

as

Eugene

The Great Gatsby

1974

The Great Gatsby

as

George Wilson

Open Window

2006

Open Window

as

Eddie

The Exorcist III

1990

The Exorcist III

as

Dr. Temple

Come Early Morning

2006

Come Early Morning

as

Lowell Fowler

For Sale By Owner

2009

For Sale By Owner

as

Doktor Banks

Young Guns II

1990

Young Guns II

as

Governor Lewis Wallace

Shiloh

1996

Shiloh

as

Judd Travers

Malone

1987

Malone

as

Paul Barlow

Big Stan

2007

Big Stan

as

Warden Gasque

A Year of the Quiet Sun

1984

A Year of the Quiet Sun

as

Norman

The New Centurions

1972

The New Centurions

as

Gus

The Gypsy Moths

1969

The Gypsy Moths

as

Malcolm Webson

1988

The Tracker

as

John 'Red Jack' Stillwell

Flesh and Bone

1993

Flesh and Bone

as

Elliot

In Cold Blood

1967

In Cold Blood

as

Richard 'Dick' Hickcock

The Ninth Configuration

1980

The Ninth Configuration

as

Capt. Billy Cutshaw

Pure Luck

1991

Pure Luck

as

Frank Grimes

Saving Shiloh

2006

Saving Shiloh

as

Judd Travers

The Aviator

1985

The Aviator

as

Jerry Stiller

Blue City

1986

Blue City

as

Perry Kerch

Femme Fatale

1991

Femme Fatale

as

Dr. Beaumont

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

as

Judd Travers

The Grissom Gang

1971

The Grissom Gang

as

Slim Grissom

Coastlines

2002

Coastlines

as

Pa Mann

The Passover Plot

1976

The Passover Plot

as

Judah

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

1993

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

as

Vernon Presley

Lolly-Madonna xxx

1973

Lolly-Madonna xxx

as

Thrush Feather

On the Line

1984

On the Line

as

Mitch

Don't Let Go

2002

Don't Let Go

as

Jimmy Ray Stevens

Bark!

2002

Bark!

as

Harold

The Heartbreak Kid

2007

The Heartbreak Kid

as

Boo

The Illegal

1979

The Illegal

as

Police officer

Jesse

1988

Jesse

as

Sam Maloney

The Right Stuff

1983

The Right Stuff

as

Scott Crossfield

The Sky Divers

1969

The Sky Divers

as

Self

Castle Keep

1969

Castle Keep

as

Cpl. Clearboy

The Animal

2001

The Animal

as

Mayor

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024

The Walking Dead: The Return

as

Hershel Greene (archive footage)

Judge Dredd

1995

Judge Dredd

as

Pa Angel

I Was a Teenage Faust

2002

I Was a Teenage Faust

as

Minion

Soul Survivors

1995

Soul Survivors

as

Bradley Facemeyer

Pearl Harbor

2001

Pearl Harbor

as

George Marshall

Radio Free Albemuth

2010

Radio Free Albemuth

as

President Fremont

Five

2011

Five

as

Bill (Older)

Dorfman in Love

2013

Dorfman in Love

as

Winston Cooke Sr.

Hostiles

2017

Hostiles

as

Cyrus Lounde

Monster

2003

Monster

as

Horton / Last "John"

The Way of the Gun

2000

The Way of the Gun

as

Hale Chidduck

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

Geronimo: An American Legend

as

Redondo

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

2017

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

as

Hershel Greene (voice)

Clay Pigeons

1998

Clay Pigeons

as

Sheriff Dan Mooney

Pride

1998

Pride

as

Joseph Berry Keenan

South of Heaven, West of Hell

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell

as

The Jack Bull

1999

The Jack Bull

as

Governor

Our God's Brother

1997

Our God's Brother

as

Adam Chmielowski, Brother Albert

The Grass Harp

1995

The Grass Harp

as

Eugene Fenwick

The Sensation of Sight

2006

The Sensation of Sight

as

Tucker

The Debtors

1999

The Debtors

as

The Host

2006

The Host

as

Douglas

G.I. Jane

1997

G.I. Jane

as

C.O. Salem

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

as

Zeb

La cruz de Iberia

1990

La cruz de Iberia

as

Johnson

Mother

1995

Mother

as

Dr. Chase

Saving Grace B. Jones

2009

Saving Grace B. Jones

as

Reverend Potter

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

as

Hershel Greene

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Sam Braun

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "Quarantine")

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Rev. Orison

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Ben Chaney

Bosch

Bosch

as

Dr. Guyot

The OA

The OA

as

Abel Johnson

Damien

Damien

as

John Lyons

Justified

Justified

as

Frank Reasoner

Linkers: Codes Secrets

Linkers: Codes Secrets

as

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

Directing