Scott Hylands

Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 1, 1943

Died

Jul 29, 2026

From

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Scott Hylands was 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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Supernatural

20058.3out of 10

The X-Files

19938.4out of 10

Fargo

20148.3out of 10

Once Upon a Time

20117.4out of 10

Stargate SG-1

19978.3out of 10

V

20096.8out of 10

Wynonna Earp

20167.8out of 10

Eureka

20067.7out of 10

Wonder Woman

19757.0out of 10

Airwolf

19847.6out of 10

Beyond the Black Rainbow

20105.7out of 10

Earthquake

19746.2out of 10

The Outer Limits

19957.7out of 10

Kung Fu

19727.7out of 10

Death Hunt

19816.7out of 10

The Dead Zone

20027.3out of 10

The Returned

20156.8out of 10

Hart to Hart

19796.9out of 10