Scott Hylands
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1943
- Died
- Jul 29, 2026 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Credits
- 99
Scott Hylands was 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
Filmography
Elsewhere
2020Movie
Mr. Black
Wynonna Earp
2016TV
Wyatt Earp
Just the Way You Are
2015Movie
Munroe
The Returned
2015TV
George Goddard
Fargo
2014TV
Ennis Stussy
A Ring by Spring
2014Movie
Harry
Tom, Dick and Harriet
2013Movie
Randall Cafter
The Horses of McBride
2012Movie
Preston
Becoming Redwood
2012Movie
Earl Potter
Once Upon a Time
2011TV
Captain
Knockout
2011Movie
Grandfather Charlie Putman
Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010Movie
Mercurio Arboria
V
2009TV
Father Travis
Ba'al
2008Movie
Stanford
The Guard
2008TV
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008Movie
Arnie Filmore
Anna's Storm
2007Movie
Clint Corbin
Time and Again
2007Movie
Sheriff
Cleaverville
2007Movie
Ned
Last Chance Cafe
2006Movie
Charlie Long
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006Movie
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
2006Movie
Frank / Carny (voice)
Eureka
2006TV
Andre Sandrov
The Accidental Witness
2006Movie
Detective Bill Malone
Supernatural
2005TV
Juge Tye Mortimer
The Hamster Cage
2005Movie
Stan
The Twilight Zone
2002TV
Admiral Munro
The Dead Zone
2002TV
Senator
Mutant X
2001TV
Clay Preston
MythQuest
2001TV
King Arthur
Black River
2001Movie
Richard Crunch
36 Hours to Die
1999Movie
Stone Face
Moonlight Becomes You
1998Movie
Dr. Weston Lane
Convictions
1997Movie
Matt Parker
The Advocate's Devil
1997Movie
Mr. Cabot
Stargate SG-1
1997TV
Timothy Harlow
Titanic
1996TV
John Jacob Astor
FX: The Series
1996TV
Sen. Ronald Roper
The Halfback of Notre Dame
1996Movie
Coach Les Modeau
Have You Seen My Son
1996Movie
Solomon John
Decoy
1995Movie
Jenner
The Surrogate
1995Movie
Detective Taggart
Freefall: Flight 174
1995Movie
Maurice Quintal
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Dr. Howard Sarrazin, Governor Oleaga, Col. Roger Tennent, Wayne
Due South
1994TV
Gen. Bowman
The X-Files
1993TV
Gen. Benjamin Bloch
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993Movie
Frank Stewart
Ordeal in the Arctic
1993Movie
Fred Ritchie
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993TV
Gant
To Catch a Killer
1992Movie
Mike Paxton
To Catch a Killer
1992TV
Paxton
Palace Guard
1991TV
Counterstrike
1990TV
Colonel Northan
Night Heat
1985TV
Kevin O'Brien
Isaac Littlefeathers
1984Movie
Jesse Armstrong
Airwolf
1984TV
Mitchell Bruck
Blue Thunder
1984TV
Peter Anson
The Oasis
1984Movie
Jake
Shock-Trauma
1982Movie
Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
Cassie & Co.
1982TV
Mark Janis
Death Hunt
1981Movie
RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
Coming Out Alive
1980Movie
Jocko
When the Whistle Blows
1980TV
Hart to Hart
1979TV
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979Movie
Lee Devlin
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978Movie
Glenn Curtiss
With This Ring
1978Movie
Tom Burkhardt
The Boys in Company C
1978Movie
Capt. Collins
Enigma
1977Movie
Andrew Icarus
Bittersweet Love
1976Movie
Michael
For the Record
1976TV
Wonder Woman
1975TV
Paul Bjornsen
Medical Story
1975TV
Dr. Caparelli
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975Movie
Dr. Chris Durant
Song of the Succubus
1975Movie
Alan Greene
Baretta
1975TV
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974Movie
Humphrey Devize
Earthquake
1974Movie
Asst. Caretaker
Police Woman
1974TV
Harry O
1974TV
The Visitor
1974Movie
The Magician
1973TV
Hal Millotson
Terror on the Beach
1973Movie
Jerry
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973Movie
Captain Melech Ben Zvi
Police Story
1973TV
Slipstream
1973Movie
Terry
Kung Fu
1972TV
Saunders
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972Movie
Jason
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
The Waltons
1972TV
The Glass House
1972Movie
Ajax
The Sixth Sense
1972TV
Jason
Earth II
1971Movie
Jim Capa
Cannon
1971TV
Fools
1970Movie
David Appleton
Operation Snafu
1970Movie
Reginald Wollington
Medical Center
1969TV
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969Movie
Kenneth Daly
Ironside
1967TV