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
Hostiles
(2017)
Cyrus Lounde
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Ambassador Swanbeck
Monster
(2003)
Horton / Last "John"
Big Stan
(2007)
Warden Gasque
The Walking Dead: The Return
(2024)
Hershel Greene (archive footage)
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Dr. Temple
Young Guns II
(1990)
Governor Lewis Wallace
The Host
(2006)
Douglas
The Animal
(2001)
Mayor
The Heartbreak Kid
(2007)
Boo
The Great Gatsby
(1974)
George Wilson
G.I. Jane
(1997)
C.O. Salem
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Harvey Oberst
The Ninth Configuration
(1980)
Capt. Billy Cutshaw
Full Filmography
Acting
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Richard 'Dick' Hickcock
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Harvey Oberst
The Gypsy Moths
(1969)
Malcolm Webson
The Sky Divers
(1969)
Self
Castle Keep
(1969)
Cpl. Clearboy
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
Jesse
(1988)
Sam Maloney
The Tracker
(1988)
John 'Red Jack' Stillwell
Johnny Handsome
(1989)
Mikey Chalmette
Young Guns II
(1990)
Governor Lewis Wallace
The Exorcist III
(1990)
Dr. Temple
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
The Grass Harp
(1995)
Eugene Fenwick
Judge Dredd
(1995)
Pa Angel
Soul Survivors
(1995)
Bradley Facemeyer
Tall Tale
(1995)
Zeb
Dead Man Walking
(1995)
Chaplain Farley
Mother
(1995)
Dr. Chase
Shiloh
(1996)
Judd Travers
G.I. Jane
(1997)
C.O. Salem
Our God's Brother
(1997)
Adam Chmielowski, Brother Albert
Clay Pigeons
(1998)
Sheriff Dan Mooney
Pride
(1998)
Joseph Berry Keenan
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
(1999)
Judd Travers
The Debtors
(1999)
The Jack Bull
(1999)
Governor
The Way of the Gun
(2000)
Hale Chidduck
South of Heaven, West of Hell
(2000)
The Animal
(2001)
Mayor
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
George Marshall
Don't Let Go
(2002)
Jimmy Ray Stevens
Coastlines
(2002)
Pa Mann
Bark!
(2002)
Harold
I Was a Teenage Faust
(2002)
Minion
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Ambassador Swanbeck
Monster
(2003)
Horton / Last "John"
Junebug
(2005)
Eugene
Saving Shiloh
(2006)
Judd Travers
Come Early Morning
(2006)
Lowell Fowler
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
(2006)
Eugene
Open Window
(2006)
Eddie
The Sensation of Sight
(2006)
Tucker
The Host
(2006)
Douglas
The Heartbreak Kid
(2007)
Boo
Big Stan
(2007)
Warden Gasque
For Sale By Owner
(2009)
Doktor Banks
Five
(2011)
Bill (Older)
Kiss the Abyss
(2012)
Mark
Dorfman in Love
(2013)
Winston Cooke Sr.
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking
(2017)
Hershel Greene (voice)
Hostiles
(2017)
Cyrus Lounde
The Walking Dead: The Return
(2024)
Hershel Greene (archive footage)