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Scott Wilson

Acting
76 years oldThomasville, Georgia, USA

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.

Personal Details

Born
March 29, 1942 - October 6, 2018 (age 76)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Thomasville, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

William Delano Wilson

Movies (42)

The Walking Dead: The Return
7.3

The Walking Dead: The Return

as Hershel Greene (archive footage)

2024

Hostiles
6.9

Hostiles

as Cyrus Lounde

2017

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
7.2

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

as Hershel Greene (voice)

2017

Dorfman in Love
6.0

Dorfman in Love

as Winston Cooke Sr.

2013

Five
7.1

Five

as Bill (Older)

2011

Radio Free Albemuth
5.4

Radio Free Albemuth

as President Fremont

2010

For Sale by Owner
3.3

For Sale by Owner

as Doktor Banks

2009

Saving Grace B. Jones
5.8

Saving Grace B. Jones

as Reverend Potter

2009

Big Stan
6.6

Big Stan

as Warden Gasque

2007

The Heartbreak Kid
5.7

The Heartbreak Kid

as Boo

2007

Open Window
5.3

Open Window

as Eddie

2006

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
6.5

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

as Eugene

2006

The Sensation of Sight
7.0

The Sensation of Sight

as Tucker

2006

The Host
7.0

The Host

as Douglas

2006

Saving Shiloh
6.4

Saving Shiloh

as Judd Travers

2006

Come Early Morning
5.4

Come Early Morning

as Lowell Fowler

2006

Junebug
6.5

Junebug

as Eugene

2005

Monster
7.2

Monster

as Horton / Last "John"

2003

The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

as Ambassador Swanbeck

2003

I Was a Teenage Faust
5.5

I Was a Teenage Faust

as Minion

2002

Don't Let Go
6.0

Don't Let Go

as Jimmy Ray Stevens

2002

Coastlines
5.0

Coastlines

as Pa Mann

2002

Bark!
4.3

Bark!

as Harold

2002

The Animal
5.1

The Animal

as Mayor

2001

Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

as George Marshall

2001

The Way of the Gun
6.3

The Way of the Gun

as Hale Chidduck

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell
4.8

South of Heaven, West of Hell

2000

The Debtors
3.0

The Debtors

1999

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
5.8

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

as Judd Travers

1999

The Jack Bull
6.3

The Jack Bull

as Governor

1999

Clay Pigeons
6.2

Clay Pigeons

as Sheriff Dan Mooney

1998

Pride
5.0

Pride

as Joseph Berry Keenan

1998

G.I. Jane
6.5

G.I. Jane

as C.O. Salem

1997

Our God's Brother
5.3

Our God's Brother

as Adam Chmielowski, Brother Albert

1997

Shiloh
5.7

Shiloh

as Judd Travers

1996

The Grass Harp
5.8

The Grass Harp

as Eugene Fenwick

1996

Dead Man Walking
7.3

Dead Man Walking

as Chaplain Farley

1995

Soul Survivors

Soul Survivors

as Bradley Facemeyer

1995

Judge Dredd
5.8

Judge Dredd

as Pa Angel

1995

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
6.2

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

as Zeb

1995

Mother
5.1

Mother

as Dr. Chase

1995

Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3

Geronimo: An American Legend

as Redondo

1993

TV Shows (8)