
Scott Hylands
Known for Acting · 98 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

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Timothy Harlow

The X-Files
1993
as Gen. Benjamin Bloch

Fargo
2014
as Ennis Stussy

Once Upon a Time
2011
as Captain

Ironside
1967

The Waltons
1972

Due South
1994
as Gen. Bowman

Airwolf
1984
as Mitchell Bruck

Cannon
1971

Hart to Hart
1979

Eureka
2006
as Andre Sandrov

Police Woman
1974

The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Howard Sarrazin / Governor Oleaga / Col. Roger Tennent / Wayne

The Dead Zone
2002
as Senator

Medical Center
1969

Baretta
1975

V
2009
as Father Travis

The Twilight Zone
2002
as Admiral Munro

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Gant

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Wynonna Earp
2016
as Wyatt Earp

Mutant X
2001
as Clay Preston

Harry O
1974

Police Story
1973

Wonder Woman
1975
as Paul Bjornsen

FX: The Series
1996
as Sen. Ronald Roper

Night Heat
1985
as Kevin O'Brien

Counterstrike
1990
as Colonel Northan

The Magician
1973
as Hal Millotson

The Sixth Sense
1972
as Jason

Blue Thunder
1984
as Peter Anson

The Returned
2015
as George Goddard

Titanic
1996
as John Jacob Astor

Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Caparelli

The Guard
2008

Palace Guard
1991

Cassie & Co.
1982
as Mark Janis

For the Record
1976

MythQuest
2001
as King Arthur

When the Whistle Blows
1980

To Catch a Killer
1992
as Paxton

Kung Fu
1972
as Saunders
Movies (55)

Earthquake
1974
as Asst. Caretaker

Death Hunt
1981
as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker

Knockout
2011
as Grandfather Charlie Putman

Shock-Trauma
1982
as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight

Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010
as Mercurio Arboria

The Boys in Company C
1978
as Capt. Collins

Black River
2001
as Richard Crunch

Decoy
1995
as Jenner

Ba'al
2008
as Stanford

The Advocate's Devil
1997
as Mr. Cabot

Just the Way You Are
2015
as Munroe

Convictions
1997
as Matt Parker

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008
as Arnie Filmore

Elsewhere
2020
as Mr. Black

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979
as Lee Devlin

Freefall: Flight 174
1995
as Maurice Quintal

Ordeal in the Arctic
1993
as Fred Ritchie
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974
as Humphrey Devize

Earth II
1971
as Jim Capa

The Glass House
1972
as Ajax

The Accidental Witness
2006
as Detective Bill Malone

To Catch a Killer
1992
as Mike Paxton

Fools
1970
as David Appleton

Last Chance Cafe
2006
as Charlie Long

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Kenneth Daly

The Horses of McBride
2012
as Preston

Cleaverville
2007
as Ned

Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Frank Stewart

Tom, Dick and Harriet
2013
as Randall Cafter

With This Ring
1978
as Tom Burkhardt

36 Hours to Die
1999
as Stone Face

Bittersweet Love
1976
as Michael

A Ring by Spring
2014
as Harry

Anna's Storm
2007
as Clint Corbin

Terror on the Beach
1973
as Jerry

The Halfback of Notre Dame
1996
as Coach Les Modeau

Moonlight Becomes You
1998
as Dr. Weston Lane

Isaac Littlefeathers
1984
as Jesse Armstrong

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972
as Jason

Song of the Succubus
1975
as Alan Greene

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973
as Captain Melech Ben Zvi

Enigma
1977
as Andrew Icarus

Becoming Redwood
2012
as Earl Potter

The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
as Glenn Curtiss

Operation Snafu
1970
as Reginald Wollington

The Oasis
1984
as Jake
Slipstream
1973
as Terry

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Chris Durant

Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
2006
as Frank / Carny (voice)

Have You Seen My Son
1996
as Solomon John
The Hamster Cage
2005
as Stan

Coming Out Alive
1980
as Jocko

Time and Again
2007
as Sheriff

The Visitor
1974
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006
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 98 credits spanning from 1967 to 2020, Scott Hylands has appeared in 55 films and 43 TV shows.
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- Earthquake (1974) — as Asst. Caretaker
- Death Hunt (1981) — as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
- Knockout (2011) — as Grandfather Charlie Putman
- Shock-Trauma (1982) — as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
- Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) — as Mercurio Arboria
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