Scott Hylands
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-01-01 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Scott Hylands
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
(2020)
Elsewhere
as Mr. Black
(2015)
Just the Way You Are
as Munroe
(2014)
A Ring by Spring
as Harry
(2013)
Tom, Dick and Harriet
as Randall Cafter
(2012)
The Horses of McBride
as Preston
(2012)
Becoming Redwood
as Earl Potter
(2011)
Knockout
as Grandfather Charlie Putman
(2010)
Beyond the Black Rainbow
as Mercurio Arboria
(2008)
Ba'al
as Stanford
(2008)
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
as Arnie Filmore
(2007)
Anna's Storm
as Clint Corbin
(2007)
Cleaverville
as Ned
(2007)
Time and Again
as Sheriff
(2006)
Last Chance Cafe
as Charlie Long
(2006)
The Accidental Witness
as Detective Bill Malone
(2006)
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
as Frank / Carny
(2006)
(2005)
The Hamster Cage
as Stan
(2001)
Black River
as Richard Crunch
(1999)
36 Hours to Die
as Stone Face
(1998)
Moonlight Becomes You
as Dr. Weston Lane
(1997)
Convictions
as Matt Parker
(1997)
The Advocate's Devil
as Mr. Cabot
(1996)
Have You Seen My Son
as Solomon John
(1996)
The Halfback of Notre Dame
as Coach Les Modeau
(1995)
Freefall: Flight 174
as Maurice Quintal
(1995)
Decoy
as Jenner
(1993)
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Frank Stewart
(1993)
Ordeal in the Arctic
as Fred Ritchie
(1992)
To Catch a Killer
as Mike Paxton
(1984)
Isaac Littlefeathers
as Jesse Armstrong
(1984)
The Oasis
as Jake
(1982)
Shock-Trauma
as Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
(1981)
Death Hunt
as RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
(1980)
Coming Out Alive
as Jocko
(1979)
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Lee Devlin
(1978)
The Boys in Company C
as Capt. Collins
(1978)
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as Glenn Curtiss
(1978)
With This Ring
as Tom Burkhardt
(1976)
Bittersweet Love
as Michael
(1975)
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Chris Durant
(1975)
Song of the Succubus
as Alan Greene
(1974)
Earthquake
as Asst. Caretaker
(1974)
The Lady's Not for Burning
as Humphrey Devize
(1974)
(1973)
Terror on the Beach
as Jerry
(1973)
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Captain Melech Ben Zvi
(1973)
Slipstream
as Terry
(1972)
The Glass House
as Ajax
(1972)
(1971)
Earth II
as Jim Capa
(1970)
Fools
as David Appleton
(1970)
Operation Snafu
as Reginald Wollington
(1969)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Kenneth Daly