Scott Hylands
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-01 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as
- Scott Hyland · Scott Hylands Douglas
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
TV Shows (43)
Supernatural
2005
as Juge Tye Mortimer
Ironside
1967
Baretta
1975
The X-Files
1993
as Gen. Benjamin Bloch
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Timothy Harlow
Once Upon a Time
2011
as Captain
Fargo
2014
as Ennis Stussy
The Waltons
1972
Hart to Hart
1979
Airwolf
1984
as Mitchell Bruck
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Admiral Munro
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Howard Sarrazin / Governor Oleaga / Col. Roger Tennent / Wayne
The Dead Zone
2002
as Senator
Cannon
1971
Due South
1994
as Gen. Bowman
Eureka
2006
as Andre Sandrov
Police Woman
1974
Wynonna Earp
2016
as Wyatt Earp
Medical Center
1969
V
2009
as Father Travis
Mutant X
2001
as Clay Preston
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Police Story
1973
FX: The Series
1996
as Sen. Ronald Roper
Harry O
1974
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Gant
Night Heat
1985
as Kevin O'Brien
Wonder Woman
1975
as Paul Bjornsen
Counterstrike
1990
as Colonel Northan
The Magician
1973
as Hal Millotson
The Returned
2015
as George Goddard
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Caparelli
The Sixth Sense
1972
as Jason
Blue Thunder
1984
as Peter Anson
The Guard
2008
Titanic
1996
as John Jacob Astor
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Mark Janis
Palace Guard
1991
MythQuest
2001
as King Arthur
For the Record
1976
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Kung Fu
1972
as Saunders
To Catch a Killer
1992
as Paxton
Movies (56)
Death Hunt
1981
as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
Earthquake
1974
as Asst. Caretaker
Shock-Trauma
1982
as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
Knockout
2011
as Grandfather Charlie Putman
Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010
as Mercurio Arboria
Elsewhere
2020
as Mr. Black
The Boys in Company C
1978
as Capt. Collins
Last Chance Cafe
2006
as Charlie Long
The Hamster Cage
2005
as Stan
The Accidental Witness
2006
as Detective Bill Malone
To Catch a Killer
1992
as Mike Paxton
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Frank Stewart
Song of the Succubus
1975
as Alan Greene
Ordeal in the Arctic
1993
as Fred Ritchie
36 Hours to Die
1999
as Stone Face
Freefall: Flight 174
1995
as Maurice Quintal
The Glass House
1972
as Ajax
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Kenneth Daly
The Horses of McBride
2012
as Preston
Just the Way You Are
2015
as Munroe
The Advocate's Devil
1997
as Mr. Cabot
Moonlight Becomes You
1998
as Dr. Weston Lane
Anna's Storm
2007
as Clint Corbin
Operation Snafu
1970
as Reginald Wollington
Fools
1970
as David Appleton
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Lee Devlin
Earth II
1971
as Jim Capa
A Ring by Spring
2014
as Harry
Ba'al
2008
as Stanford
With This Ring
1978
as Tom Burkhardt
Coming Out Alive
1980
as Jocko
Terror on the Beach
1973
as Jerry
Tom, Dick and Harriet
2013
as Randall Cafter
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as Glenn Curtiss
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
2006
as Frank / Carny (voice)
Cleaverville
2007
as Ned
Black River
2001
as Richard Crunch
Becoming Redwood
2012
as Earl Potter
Have You Seen My Son
1996
as Solomon John
Decoy
1995
as Jenner
Bittersweet Love
1976
as Michael
The Halfback of Notre Dame
1996
as Coach Les Modeau
Enigma
1977
as Andrew Icarus
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974
as Humphrey Devize
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973
as Captain Melech Ben Zvi
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Chris Durant
Convictions
1997
as Matt Parker
Time and Again
2007
as Sheriff
Isaac Littlefeathers
1984
as Jesse Armstrong
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008
as Arnie Filmore
Slipstream
1973
as Terry
The Oasis
1984
as Jake
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972
as Jason
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006
The Visitor
1974
Tony Hawk Tuahs boom boom cabbage coleslaw
2026
as Frank / Carney (voice)
About Scott Hylands
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 cred… With 99 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, Scott Hylands has appeared in 56 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Scott Hylands Movies
- Death Hunt (1981) — as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
- Earthquake (1974) — as Asst. Caretaker
- Shock-Trauma (1982) — as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
- Knockout (2011) — as Grandfather Charlie Putman
- Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) — as Mercurio Arboria
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