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Scott Wilson is a Actor American born on 29 march 1942 at Atlanta (USA)

Scott Wilson

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Birth name William Delano Wilson
Nationality USA
Birth 29 march 1942 at Atlanta (USA)
Death 6 october 2018 (at 76 years)

Scott Wilson (born March 29, 1942) is an American film and television actor. Wilson has more than fifty film credits since the 1960s, including In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug. In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in The Ninth Configuration. Wilson was a main cast member on the AMC television series The Walking Dead, played from 2011 to 2014 in which he played veterinarian and Greene family patriarch Hershel Greene. Wilson had a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as casino mogul Sam Braun, father of investigator Catherine Willows.

Biography

Wilson est né dans la petite ville de Thomasville en Géorgie. Il a fait ses débuts à l'écran en jouant des personnages soupçonnés de meurtre dans ses trois premiers films. Dans son premier film, Wilson incarne le suspect d'un meurtre dans Dans la chaleur de la nuit (1967). Son rôle suivant, la même année, fut De sang-froid, adapté du livre du même nom de Truman Capote. Wilson interprétait le meurtrier Richard Hickock, tandis que Robert Blake jouait son partenaire, Perry Smith.

Le réalisateur Richard Brooks avait choisi Wilson et Blake pour les rôles principaux car ils étaient inconnus à l’époque. Le réalisateur a travaillé avec des acteurs plus connus, notamment Steve McQueen et Paul Newman. Wilson expliqua plus tard les motivations du casting de Brooks : « Brooks a embauché deux « inconnus » et il voulait que cela reste ainsi. Nous avons été traités comme deux tueurs qu'il avait en quelque sorte rencontrés ». Wilson s'est rendu à Sparta dans l'Illinois (où le film avait été tourné) le 15 mars 2014 pour célébrer le 175e anniversaire de la ville.

Le film a valu à Wilson une apparition sur la couverture du magazine Life le 12 mai 1967. Wilson n'avait que 25 ans à l'époque. Sur la couverture, Truman Capote se tient entre Wilson et Blake sur une autoroute vide du Kansas. La légende, Nightmare Revisited, apparaît avec eux sur la couverture. Wilson est apparu dans Gatsby le Magnifique en 1974 aux côtés de Robert Redford. Il a reçu une nomination au Golden Globe en 1980 pour le meilleur second rôle pour sa performance dans La Neuvième Configuration du réalisateur William Peter Blatty. Il a perdu le Golden Globe au profit de Timothy Hutton. En 1995, Wilson fut remarqué pour son rôle d'aumônier de prison dans La Dernière Marche, mettant en vedette Susan Sarandon et Sean Penn, d'après le livre du même nom de Sœur Helen Prejean.

La longue filmographie de Wilson inclut également Les parachutistes arrivent, L'Étoffe des héros, L'Année du soleil calme (film), Malone, un tueur en enfer, The Grass Harp, Junebug, The Host, Monster, Young Guns 2, Pearl Harbor (film), Le Grand Stan, Judge Dredd et la série de films Shaïlo et Derrière le masque. Wilson a tourné en Corée du Sud, au Japon et en Espagne. Il a joué un rôle récurrent dans plusieurs épisodes des Experts dans le rôle de Sam Braun, père de l’enquêtrice Catherine Willows (jouée par Marg Helgenberger). Braun a été tué dans l'épisode Built to Kill, Part 2. À l'automne 2011, il a également fait une apparition aux côtés de Laura Dern dans la série de HBO, Enlightened.

Wilson a été choisi comme vétérinaire, Hershel Greene, lors de la deuxième saison de The Walking Dead en juin 2011. Ce rôle lui a valu des critiques positives, notamment dans TV Guide qui indiquait qu'il avait apporté « des nuances subtiles d'humanité au personnage de Hershel Greene ». Wilson s'est vu offrir la possibilité de rejoindre la distribution de la série en se rendant en Géorgie pour rendre visite à sa mère, âgée de 97 ans. Il a décrit sa mère comme « une fan de la série ». Wilson quitte la série en décembre 2013.

Wilson a évoqué sa carrière dans une interview accordée à Rodney Ho pour le Access Atlanta, en 2011 : « Cela a toujours été le cas. Vous avez toujours été sec. À différents moments, vous recommencez. Si vous aimez, vous restez. C’est ce que je suis en train de faire. J’ai accompli plus que je ne l’aurais espéré. Je ne veux pas être une grande star de cinéma. Je peux être quelqu'un qui marche dans les rues et ne pas être assailli. Je veux être aussi bon acteur que je puisse être. Je m'efforce toujours d'être aussi bon que possible ». Wilson filmait des scènes pour The Walking Dead à Senoia en Géorgie lors de l'entretien. En 2014, Wilson a joué le rôle de Dr Guyot dans la série d'Amazon Bosch. En 2016, il est apparu dans la série Netflix The OA.

Le 6 octobre 2018, il décède des suites d'une leucémie à l'âge de 76 ans.

Best films

Junebug (2007)
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Filmography of Scott Wilson (55 films)

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The Ninth Configuration, 1h58
Directed by William Peter Blatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about religion, Films about psychiatry, Comedy horror films, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo
Roles Capt. Billy Cutshaw
Rating67% 3.397863.397863.397863.397863.39786
In the 1970s, a large castle is used by the US Government as an insane asylum for military personnel. Among the many patients there is a former astronaut, Billy Cutshaw (Scott Wilson), who aborted a moon launch and was dragged screaming from the capsule, suffering from an apparent mental breakdown.
The Passover Plot, 1h48
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Zalman King, Harry Andrews, Hugh Griffith, Dan Hedaya, Donald Pleasence, Scott Wilson
Roles Judah
Rating38% 1.946561.946561.946561.946561.94656
Une secte religieuse, les Zélotes, vole en secret le corps du Christ afin de réaliser la prophétie de sa résurrection et de rallier la population à leur cause...
The Great Gatsby, 2h24
Directed by Jack Clayton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Sam Waterston, Karen Black, Scott Wilson
Roles George Wilson
Rating63% 3.199073.199073.199073.199073.19907
Gatsby le Magnifique (The Great Gatsby) dépeint le tableau de la haute aristocratie américaine en mal de vivre. Après la Première Guerre mondiale, dans les années 1920, les « années folles », l'élégant et mystérieux Jay Gatsby (Robert Redford), millionnaire à la fortune douteuse, est obsédé par la belle Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), un amour de jeunesse qu'il tente de reconquérir. Une superbe et tragique histoire d'amour naît.
Lolly-Madonna XXX, 1h43
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jeff Bridges, Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Scott Wilson, Season Hubley, Katherine Squire
Roles Thrush Feather
Rating63% 3.194313.194313.194313.194313.19431
Two families in rural Tennessee, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather (Rod Steiger) and Pap Gutshall (Robert Ryan) are at odds with each other. The sons of the two families play harmless tricks on each other but soon the Feather boys decide to kidnap a girl, escalating the rivalry. She turns out to be innocent bystander Roonie Gill (Season Hubley), not the made-up girlfriend "Lolly Madonna." As events escalate, Zack Feather (Jeff Bridges) and Roonie fall in love and try to bring the others to their senses.
The New Centurions, 1h43
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Erik Estrada, Carol Speed
Roles Gus
Rating69% 3.4941353.4941353.4941353.4941353.494135
Three rookie cops, Roy Fehler, Gus Plebesly, and Sergio Duran, report for duty with the Los Angeles police department. Roy is married with a daughter and intends to eventually become a law student. Gus is a father of three. Serge is a native of East L.A., who never expected to end up patrolling its streets.
The Grissom Gang, 2h8
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing, Irene Dailey, Connie Stevens
Roles Slim Grissom
Rating66% 3.3455253.3455253.3455253.3455253.345525
In 1931, an heiress in Missouri is kidnapped for ransom by a brutal gang, whose mentally-impaired "leader" (Scott Wilson) falls in love with her.
The Gypsy Moths, 1h47
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, Sheree North
Roles Malcolm Webson
Rating62% 3.1473253.1473253.1473253.1473253.147325
A skydiving team called the Gypsy Moths visits a small town in Kansas to put on a show. Their leader, Mike Rettig (Burt Lancaster]), is accompanied by his partners, Joe Browdy (Hackman) and Malcolm Webson (Scott Wilson).
Castle Keep, 1h45
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Bruce Dern, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Falk, Astrid Heeren
Roles Cpl. Clearboy
Rating60% 3.046693.046693.046693.046693.04669
The film opens with long, beautiful shots of ancient European art and sculptures being blown to pieces amidst the sounds of war and dissonant screams; a lone narrator begins his tale of "eight American soldiers" as the scene abruptly flashes back to a few weeks beforehand. Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a ragtag squad of American soldiers (strongly implied to be some sort of convalescent or disciplinary outfit), led by one-eyed Major Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and including Sgt. Rossi (Peter Falk), art expert Captain Beckman (Patrick O'Neal), and the highly intelligent narrator and sole African- American, Pvt. Allistair Benjamin (Al Freeman, Jr.), takes shelter in an ancient Belgian castle, the Maldorais, containing many priceless and irreplaceable art treasures. Although Falconer begins an affair with the young and beautiful Countess, he is surprised to find the Count (Jean-Pierre Aumont) encouraging him; in fact, the impotent nobleman hopes the Major will impregnate the Countess so that his line may continue. Meanwhile, Beckman begins to butt heads with Falconer over both the value of the art (in the context of either saving or destroying it in the event of a German assault) as well as Beckman's own unrequited attraction to the Countess, who seems to symbolize the beauty and majesty of the European art he studied before the war. The enlisted men seek their own pleasures in the brothel of the nearby town, the psychedelic "Red Queen" run by a mystical madam, whilst Beckman marvels at the castle's artworks, many of which are stored beneath the castle for safekeeping. Sgt. Rossi, a baker before the war, falls in love with a baker's widow and decides to go AWOL, resuming his pre-war life; another soldier falls in love with a Volkswagen Beetle; his affection for the foreign vehicle borders on paraphilia and becomes a long running and anachronistic gag throughout the entire movie.
In the Heat of the Night, 1h49
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, James Patterson, William Schallert
Roles Harvey Oberst
Rating78% 3.948193.948193.948193.948193.94819
Mr. Colbert, a wealthy man from Chicago who was planning to build a factory in Sparta, Mississippi, is found murdered. White police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) comes under pressure to quickly find his killer. African-American northerner Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), passing through town, is picked up at the train station between trains with a substantial amount of cash in his wallet. Gillespie, prejudiced against blacks, jumps to the conclusion that he has his culprit but is embarrassed to learn that Tibbs is an experienced Philadelphia homicide detective who is simply passing through town after visiting his mother. After the racist treatment that he receives, Tibbs wants nothing more than to leave as quickly as possible, but his own chief, after questioning whether Tibbs himself is prejudiced, has him stay and help. Leslie Colbert (Lee Grant), the victim's widow, already frustrated by the ineptitude of the local police, is impressed by Tibbs's expertise when he clears another wrongly accused suspect whom Gillespie has arrested on circumstantial evidence. She threatens to stop construction on the much needed factory unless Tibbs leads the investigation. Unwilling to accept help, but under orders from the town's mayor, Gillespie talks a reluctant Tibbs into working on the case.
In Cold Blood, 2h14
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, James Flavin, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Roles Richard 'Dick' Hickcock
Rating78% 3.947113.947113.947113.947113.94711
November 1959. Perry Smith (Robert Blake) and "Dick" Hickock (Scott Wilson) concoct a plan to invade the home of the Clutter family, as Mr. Clutter supposedly keeps a large supply of cash on hand in a safe. While the two criminals feel their plan for the robbery is sound, it quickly unravels, resulting in the murders of Mr. and Mrs. Clutter and their two teenage children. The bodies are discovered the next day, and a police investigation is immediately launched. As the investigation builds, the two wanted men continue to elude law enforcement by heading south and crossing into Mexico; but, after a while, they return to the U.S. and decide to travel to Las Vegas to win some money at gambling. There, they are arrested for violating parole, being in possession of a stolen car, and passing bad checks.