Acting · Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada · Born January 1, 1943
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.
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as Frank / Carney (voice)
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2020
as Mr. Black
TVWynonna Earp
2016
as Wyatt Earp
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2015
as Munroe
TVThe Returned
2015
as George Goddard
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2014
as Ennis Stussy
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2014
as Harry
MovieTom, Dick and Harriet
2013
as Randall Cafter
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2012
as Preston
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as Earl Potter
TVOnce Upon a Time
2011
as Captain
MovieKnockout
2011
as Grandfather Charlie Putman
MovieBeyond the Black Rainbow
2010
as Mercurio Arboria
TVV
2009
as Father Travis
MovieBa'al
2008
as Stanford
TVThe Guard
2008
MovieFreezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008
as Arnie Filmore
MovieAnna's Storm
2007
as Clint Corbin
MovieTime and Again
2007
as Sheriff
MovieCleaverville
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as Ned
MovieLast Chance Cafe
2006
as Charlie Long
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2006
MovieTony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
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as Frank / Carny (voice)
TVEureka
2006
as Andre Sandrov
MovieThe Accidental Witness
2006
as Detective Bill Malone
TVSupernatural
2005
as Juge Tye Mortimer
The Hamster Cage
2005
as Stan
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Admiral Munro
TVThe Dead Zone
2002
as Senator
TVMutant X
2001
as Clay Preston
TVMythQuest
2001
as King Arthur
MovieBlack River
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as Richard Crunch
Movie36 Hours to Die
1999
as Stone Face
MovieMoonlight Becomes You
1998
as Dr. Weston Lane
MovieConvictions
1997
as Matt Parker
MovieThe Advocate's Devil
1997
as Mr. Cabot
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Timothy Harlow
TVTitanic
1996
as John Jacob Astor
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1996
as Sen. Ronald Roper
MovieThe Halfback of Notre Dame
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as Coach Les Modeau
MovieHave You Seen My Son
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as Solomon John
MovieDecoy
1995
as Jenner
MovieFreefall: Flight 174
1995
as Maurice Quintal
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Howard Sarrazin
TVDue South
1994
as Gen. Bowman
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Gen. Benjamin Bloch
MovieMiracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Frank Stewart
MovieOrdeal in the Arctic
1993
as Fred Ritchie
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Gant
MovieTo Catch a Killer
1992
as Mike Paxton
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1992
as Paxton
TVPalace Guard
1991
TVCounterstrike
1990
as Colonel Northan
TVNight Heat
1985
as Kevin O'Brien
MovieIsaac Littlefeathers
1984
as Jesse Armstrong
TVAirwolf
1984
as Mitchell Bruck
TVBlue Thunder
1984
as Peter Anson
MovieThe Oasis
1984
as Jake
MovieShock-Trauma
1982
as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
TVCassie & Co.
1982
as Mark Janis
MovieDeath Hunt
1981
as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
MovieComing Out Alive
1980
as Jocko
TVWhen the Whistle Blows
1980
TVHart to Hart
1979
MovieJennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Lee Devlin
MovieThe Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as Glenn Curtiss
MovieWith This Ring
1978
as Tom Burkhardt
MovieThe Boys in Company C
1978
as Capt. Collins
MovieEnigma
1977
as Andrew Icarus
MovieBittersweet Love
1976
as Michael
TVFor the Record
1976
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Paul Bjornsen
TVMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Caparelli
MovieThe First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Chris Durant
MovieSong of the Succubus
1975
as Alan Greene
TVBaretta
1975
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1974
as Humphrey Devize
MovieEarthquake
1974
as Asst. Caretaker
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVHarry O
1974
MovieThe Visitor
1974
TVThe Magician
1973
as Hal Millotson
MovieTerror on the Beach
1973
as Jerry
MoviePortrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973
as Captain Melech Ben Zvi
TVPolice Story
1973
Slipstream
1973
as Terry
TVKung Fu
1972
as Saunders
MovieDear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972
as Jason
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
TVThe Waltons
1972
MovieThe Glass House
1972
as Ajax
TVThe Sixth Sense
1972
as Jason
MovieEarth II
1971
as Jim Capa
TVCannon
1971
MovieFools
1970
as David Appleton
MovieOperation Snafu
1970
as Reginald Wollington
TVMedical Center
1969
MovieDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Kenneth Daly
TVIronside
1967
