
Scott Wilson
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-03-29 in Thomasville, Georgia, USA
Died
2018-10-06
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.
Most Known For

Law & Order
as Ben Chaney

The X-Files
as Rev. Orison

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sam Braun

The Walking Dead
as Hershel Greene

Bosch
as Dr. Guyot

Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Quarantine")

Justified
as Frank Reasoner

The OA
as Abel Johnson

The Last Samurai
as Ambassador Swanbeck

Pearl Harbor
as George Marshall

Judge Dredd
as Pa Angel

The Animal
as Mayor

Junebug
as Eugene

Bark!
as Harold

Big Stan
as Warden Gasque

The Host
as Douglas

Femme Fatale
as Dr. Beaumont

G.I. Jane
as C.O. Salem

Hostiles
as Cyrus Lounde