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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Johnny Handsome
as Mikey Chalmette
1989
The Last Samurai
as Ambassador Swanbeck
2003
Junebug
as Eugene
2005
Dead Man Walking
as Chaplain Farley
1995
In the Heat of the Night
as Harvey Oberst
1967
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
as Eugene
2006
The Great Gatsby
as George Wilson
1974
Open Window
as Eddie
2006
The Exorcist III
as Dr. Temple
1990
Come Early Morning
as Lowell Fowler
2006
For Sale by Owner
as Doktor Banks
2009
Young Guns II
as Governor Lewis Wallace
1990
Shiloh
as Judd Travers
1996
Malone
as Paul Barlow
1987
Big Stan
as Warden Gasque
2007
A Year of the Quiet Sun
as Norman
1984
The New Centurions
as Gus
1972
The Gypsy Moths
as Malcolm Webson
1969
The Tracker
as John 'Red Jack' Stillwell
1988
Flesh and Bone
as Elliot
1993
TV Appearances
The Walking Dead
as Hershel Greene
2010
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sam Braun
2000
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Quarantine")
1985
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The X-Files
as Rev. Orison
1993
Law & Order
as Ben Chaney
1990
Bosch
as Dr. Guyot
2015
The OA
as Abel Johnson
2016
Damien
as John Lyons
2016
Justified
as Frank Reasoner
2010
Linkers: Codes Secrets
2014
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944