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Scott Wilson

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Scott Wilson, entered Southern Polytechnic State University on an athletic scholarship, left college and hitchhiked to Los Angeles to become an actor. He studied for five years, gaining experience in local theatre while working menial jobs. In 1967, at age 25 he landed roles in two high-profile films, murder suspect Harvey Oberst In the Heat of the Night and murderer Richard Hickock In Cold Blood.

Scott Wilson, diagnosed with leukemia, died at age 76.

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The OA (2016)
Starring as Abel Johnson (7 episodes)
Damien (2016)
Guest starring as John Lyons (5 episodes)
Bosch (2015)
Starring as Dr. Guyot (3 episodes)
Talking Dead (2011)
Guest starring as Scott Wilson (4 episodes)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Starring as Hershel Greene (20 episodes)
Guest starring as Hershel Greene (12 episodes)
Justified (2010)
Guest starring as Frank Reasoner
Robot Chicken (2005)
Guest starring as Hershel Greene
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Sam Braun (8 episodes)
The X-Files (1993)
Guest starring as Reverend Orison
  • Episode 7x07: Orison (Jan 9, 2000)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Matthew Foreman
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