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Scott Hylands

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 1, 1943 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Biography

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

Acting
2020ElsewhereMr. Black
2016Wynonna EarpWyatt Earp
2015Just the Way You AreMunroe
2015The ReturnedGeorge Goddard
2014A Ring by SpringHarry
2014FargoEnnis Stussy
2013Tom, Dick and HarrietRandall Cafter
2012The Horses of McBridePreston
2012Becoming RedwoodEarl Potter
2011KnockoutGrandfather Charlie Putman
2011Once Upon a TimeCaptain
2010Beyond the Black RainbowMercurio Arboria
2009VFather Travis
2008Freezer Burn: The Invasion of LaxdaleArnie Filmore
2008Ba'alStanford
2008The Guard
2007Anna's StormClint Corbin
2007CleavervilleNed
2007Time and AgainSheriff
2006The Accidental WitnessDetective Bill Malone
2006Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006Tony Hawk in Boom Boom SabotageFrank / Carny (voice)
2006Last Chance CafeCharlie Long
2006EurekaAndre Sandrov
2005The Hamster CageStan
2005SupernaturalJuge Tye Mortimer
2002The Dead ZoneSenator
2002The Twilight ZoneAdmiral Munro
2001Black RiverRichard Crunch
2001Mutant XClay Preston
2001MythQuestKing Arthur
199936 Hours to DieStone Face
1998Moonlight Becomes YouDr. Weston Lane
1997ConvictionsMatt Parker
1997The Advocate's DevilMr. Cabot
1997Stargate SG-1Timothy Harlow
1996The Halfback of Notre DameCoach Les Modeau
1996Have You Seen My SonSolomon John
1996FX: The SeriesSen. Ronald Roper
1996TitanicJohn Jacob Astor
1995DecoyJenner
1995Freefall: Flight 174Maurice Quintal
1995The Outer LimitsDr. Howard Sarrazin
1995The Outer LimitsGovernor Oleaga
1995The Outer LimitsCol. Roger Tennent
1995The Outer LimitsWayne
1994Due SouthGen. Bowman
1993Ordeal in the ArcticFred Ritchie
1993Miracle on Interstate 880Frank Stewart
1993The X-FilesGen. Benjamin Bloch
1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesGant
1992To Catch a KillerMike Paxton
1992To Catch a KillerPaxton
1991Palace Guard
1990CounterstrikeColonel Northan
1985Night HeatKevin O'Brien
1984Isaac LittlefeathersJesse Armstrong
1984The OasisJake
1984Blue ThunderPeter Anson
1984AirwolfMitchell Bruck
1982Shock-TraumaDr. "Tex" Goodnight
1982Cassie & Co.Mark Janis
1981Death HuntRCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
1980Coming Out AliveJocko
1980When the Whistle Blows
1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryLee Devlin
1979Hart to Hart
1978The Boys in Company CCapt. Collins
1978The Winds of Kitty HawkGlenn Curtiss
1978With This RingTom Burkhardt
1977EnigmaAndrew Icarus
1976Bittersweet LoveMichael
1976For the Record
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantDr. Chris Durant
1975Song of the SuccubusAlan Greene
1975Baretta
1975Wonder WomanPaul Bjornsen
1975Medical Story
1974The Visitor
1974The Lady's Not for BurningHumphrey Devize
1974EarthquakeAsst. Caretaker
1974Harry O
1974Police Woman
1973Terror on the BeachJerry
1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was JohnCaptain Melech Ben Zvi
1973SlipstreamTerry
1973Police Story
1973The MagicianHal Millotson
1972Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to DeathJason
1972The Glass HouseAjax
1972Kung FuSaunders
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Waltons
1972The Sixth SenseJason
1971Earth IIJim Capa
1971Cannon
1970FoolsDavid Appleton
1970Operation SnafuReginald Wollington
1969Daddy's Gone A-HuntingKenneth Daly
1969Medical Center
1967Ironside