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Scott Wilson

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.

Filmography

2006
The Host

as Douglas

Movie
2003
The Last Samurai

as Ambassador Swanbeck

Movie
1997
G.I. Jane

as C.O. Salem

Movie
1995
Judge Dredd

as Pa Angel

Movie
1988
The Tracker

as John 'Red Jack' Stillwell

Movie
2010
The Walking Dead

as Hershel Greene

TV Show