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.
Known For
Judge Dredd
(1995)
Pa Angel
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
George Marshall
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Ambassador Swanbeck
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Dr. Temple
Monster
(2003)
Horton / Last "John"
Young Guns II
(1990)
Governor Lewis Wallace
The Heartbreak Kid
(2007)
Boo
The Walking Dead: The Return
(2024)
Hershel Greene (archive footage)
The Host
(2006)
Douglas
Hostiles
(2017)
Cyrus Lounde
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Harvey Oberst
G.I. Jane
(1997)
C.O. Salem
The Right Stuff
(1983)
Scott Crossfield
The Great Gatsby
(1974)
George Wilson
The Animal
(2001)
Mayor
Big Stan
(2007)
Warden Gasque
Full Filmography
Acting
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Harvey Oberst
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Richard 'Dick' Hickcock
The Gypsy Moths
(1969)
Malcolm Webson
Castle Keep
(1969)
Cpl. Clearboy
The Sky Divers
(1969)
Self
The Grissom Gang
(1971)
Slim Grissom
The New Centurions
(1972)
Gus
Lolly-Madonna XXX
(1973)
Thrush Feather
The Great Gatsby
(1974)
George Wilson
The Passover Plot
(1976)
Judah
The Illegal
(1979)
Police officer
The Ninth Configuration
(1980)
Capt. Billy Cutshaw
The Right Stuff
(1983)
Scott Crossfield
A Year of the Quiet Sun
(1984)
Norman
On the Line
(1984)
Mitch
The Aviator
(1985)
Jerry Stiller
Blue City
(1986)
Perry Kerch
Malone
(1987)
Paul Barlow
The Tracker
(1988)
John 'Red Jack' Stillwell
Jesse
(1988)
Sam Maloney
Johnny Handsome
(1989)
Mikey Chalmette
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Dr. Temple
Young Guns II
(1990)
Governor Lewis Wallace
La cruz de Iberia
(1990)
Johnson
Pure Luck
(1991)
Frank Grimes
Femme Fatale
(1991)
Dr. Beaumont
Flesh and Bone
(1993)
Elliot
Geronimo: An American Legend
(1993)
Redondo
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
(1993)
Vernon Presley
Dead Man Walking
(1995)
Chaplain Farley
Judge Dredd
(1995)
Pa Angel
Soul Survivors
(1995)
Bradley Facemeyer
The Grass Harp
(1995)
Eugene Fenwick
Tall Tale
(1995)
Zeb
Mother
(1995)
Dr. Chase
Shiloh
(1996)
Judd Travers
Our God's Brother
(1997)
Adam Chmielowski, Brother Albert
G.I. Jane
(1997)
C.O. Salem
Clay Pigeons
(1998)
Sheriff Dan Mooney
Pride
(1998)
Joseph Berry Keenan
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
(1999)
Judd Travers
The Jack Bull
(1999)
Governor
The Debtors
(1999)
The Way of the Gun
(2000)
Hale Chidduck
South of Heaven, West of Hell
(2000)
The Animal
(2001)
Mayor
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
George Marshall
Coastlines
(2002)
Pa Mann
Don't Let Go
(2002)
Jimmy Ray Stevens
I Was a Teenage Faust
(2002)
Minion
Bark!
(2002)
Harold
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Ambassador Swanbeck
Monster
(2003)
Horton / Last "John"
Junebug
(2005)
Eugene
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
(2006)
Eugene
Open Window
(2006)
Eddie
Come Early Morning
(2006)
Lowell Fowler
Saving Shiloh
(2006)
Judd Travers
The Sensation of Sight
(2006)
Tucker
The Host
(2006)
Douglas
Big Stan
(2007)
Warden Gasque
The Heartbreak Kid
(2007)
Boo
For Sale By Owner
(2009)
Doktor Banks
Five
(2011)
Bill (Older)
Kiss the Abyss
(2012)
Mark
Dorfman in Love
(2013)
Winston Cooke Sr.
Hostiles
(2017)
Cyrus Lounde
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
(2017)
Hershel Greene (voice)
The Walking Dead: The Return
(2024)
Hershel Greene (archive footage)