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Scott Hylands

Born
January 1, 1943
Scott Hylands is a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for playing Detective Kevin 'O. B.' O'Brien on the television police drama series Night Heat from 1985 to 1989. He's a graduate with a BA in Theatre and English from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1964. After moving to the USA, he became one of the original company members of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California, appearing in over 20 productions. Over the next 15 years, he accumulated an impressive and long list of credits in Los Angeles based film and television as well as a strong profile in the theatre community, appearing often at the Mark Taper Forum, the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, and Theatricum Bottanicum. He returned to Canada in 1981, kept working in theatres across Canada, and appeared in innumerable film and television projects.
Known For
Earthquake
(1974)
Asst. Caretaker
Death Hunt
(1981)
RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
To Catch a Killer
(1992)
Mike Paxton
Freefall: Flight 174
(1995)
Maurice Quintal
Beyond the Black Rainbow
(2010)
Mercurio Arboria
The Boys in Company C
(1978)
Capt. Collins
Full Filmography
Acting
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
(1969)
Kenneth Daly
Fools
(1970)
David Appleton
Operation Snafu
(1970)
Reginald Wollington
Earth II
(1971)
Jim Capa
The Glass House
(1972)
Ajax
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
(1972)
Jason
Slipstream
(1973)
Terry
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
(1973)
Captain Melech Ben Zvi
Terror on the Beach
(1973)
Jerry
The Visitor
(1974)
The Lady's Not for Burning
(1974)
Humphrey Devize
Earthquake
(1974)
Asst. Caretaker
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
(1975)
Dr. Chris Durant
Song of the Succubus
(1975)
Alan Greene
Bittersweet Love
(1976)
Michael
With This Ring
(1978)
Tom Burkhardt
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
(1978)
Glenn Curtiss
The Boys in Company C
(1978)
Capt. Collins
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
(1979)
Lee Devlin
Coming Out Alive
(1980)
Jocko
Death Hunt
(1981)
RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
Shock-Trauma
(1982)
Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
Isaac Littlefeathers
(1984)
Jesse Armstrong
The Oasis
(1984)
Jake
To Catch a Killer
(1992)
Mike Paxton
Ordeal in the Arctic
(1993)
Fred Ritchie
Miracle on Interstate 880
(1993)
Frank Stewart
Freefall: Flight 174
(1995)
Maurice Quintal
Decoy
(1995)
Jenner
The Halfback of Notre Dame
(1996)
Coach Les Modeau
Have You Seen My Son
(1996)
Solomon John
Convictions
(1997)
Matt Parker
Moonlight Becomes You
(1998)
Dr. Weston Lane
Black River
(2001)
Richard Crunch
The Hamster Cage
(2005)
Stan
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
(2006)
The Accidental Witness
(2006)
Detective Bill Malone
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
(2006)
Frank / Carny
Last Chance Cafe
(2006)
Charlie Long
Cleaverville
(2007)
Ned
Time and Again
(2007)
Sheriff
Anna's Storm
(2007)
Clint Corbin
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
(2008)
Arnie Filmore
Ba'al
(2008)
Stanford
Beyond the Black Rainbow
(2010)
Mercurio Arboria
Becoming Redwood
(2012)
Earl Potter
The Horses of McBride
(2012)
Preston
Tom, Dick and Harriet
(2013)
Randall Cafter
A Ring by Spring
(2014)
Harry
Just the Way You Are
(2015)
Munroe
Elsewhere
(2020)
Mr. Black
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