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Scott Wilson

Born 1942-03-29

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

The Last Samurai 2003 · 7.8 Hostiles 2017 · 7.2 Monster 2003 · 7.3 The Host 2006 · 7.1 Dead Man Walking 1995 · 7.5 The Heartbreak Kid 2007 · 5.9 G.I. Jane 1997 · 6.0 In the Heat of the Night 1967 · 7.9 The Animal 2001 · 4.8 Big Stan 2007 · 6.2 The Exorcist III 1990 · 6.5 The Way of the Gun 2000 · 6.6 In Cold Blood 1967 · 7.9 The Great Gatsby 1974 · 6.4 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 2006 · 6.7 Junebug 2005 · 6.9 Clay Pigeons 1998 · 6.6 Johnny Handsome 1989 · 6.1 The Ninth Configuration 1980 · 6.7 Pure Luck 1991 · 5.8 Flesh and Bone 1993 · 6.2 Tall Tale 1995 · 5.9 Malone 1987 · 5.8 Shiloh 1996 · 6.3 The Aviator 1985 · 5.6 Dorfman in Love 2013 · 6.0 Blue City 1986 · 4.4 A Year of the Quiet Sun 1984 · 7.1 Saving Shiloh 2006 · 6.2 Lolly-Madonna XXX 1973 · 6.4 Our God's Brother 1997 · 6.1