Biography and filmography

Scott Hylands

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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Movies (56)

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

2020 · Mr. Black

Just the Way You Are

Just the Way You Are

2015 · Munroe

A Ring by Spring

A Ring by Spring

2014 · Harry

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet

2013 · Randall Cafter

The Horses of McBride

The Horses of McBride

2012 · Preston

Becoming Redwood

Becoming Redwood

2012 · Earl Potter

Knockout

Knockout

2011 · Grandfather Charlie Putman

Más allá del arcoíris negro

Más allá del arcoíris negro

2010 · Mercurio Arboria

Ba'al

Ba'al

2008 · Stanford

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale

2008 · Arnie Filmore

Anna's Storm

Anna's Storm

2007 · Clint Corbin

Time and Again

Time and Again

2007 · Sheriff

Cleaverville

Cleaverville

2007 · Ned

Last Chance Cafe

Last Chance Cafe

2006 · Charlie Long

Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails

Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails

2006

Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage

Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage

2006 · Frank / Carny (voice)

The Accidental Witness

The Accidental Witness

2006 · Detective Bill Malone

The Hamster Cage

The Hamster Cage

2005 · Stan

Black River

Black River

2001 · Richard Crunch

36 Hours to Die

36 Hours to Die

1999 · Stone Face

Moonlight Becomes You

Moonlight Becomes You

1998 · Dr. Weston Lane

Convictions

Convictions

1997 · Matt Parker

The Advocate's Devil

The Advocate's Devil

1997 · Mr. Cabot

The Halfback of Notre Dame

The Halfback of Notre Dame

1996 · Coach Les Modeau

Have You Seen My Son

Have You Seen My Son

1996 · Solomon John

Decoy

Decoy

1995 · Jenner

The Surrogate

The Surrogate

1995 · Detective Taggart

Freefall: Flight 174

Freefall: Flight 174

1995 · Maurice Quintal

Miracle on Interstate 880

Miracle on Interstate 880

1993 · Frank Stewart

Ordeal in the Arctic

Ordeal in the Arctic

1993 · Fred Ritchie

To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

1992 · Mike Paxton

Isaac Littlefeathers

Isaac Littlefeathers

1984 · Jesse Armstrong

The Oasis

The Oasis

1984 · Jake

Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma

1982 · Dr. "Tex" Goodnight

Death Hunt

Death Hunt

1981 · RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker

Coming Out Alive

Coming Out Alive

1980 · Jocko

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

1979 · Lee Devlin

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

1978 · Glenn Curtiss

With This Ring

With This Ring

1978 · Tom Burkhardt

The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C

1978 · Capt. Collins

Enigma

Enigma

1977 · Andrew Icarus

Bittersweet Love

Bittersweet Love

1976 · Michael

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975 · Dr. Chris Durant

Song of the Succubus

Song of the Succubus

1975 · Alan Greene

The Lady's Not for Burning

The Lady's Not for Burning

1974 · Humphrey Devize

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974 · Asst. Caretaker

The Visitor

The Visitor

1974

Terror on the Beach

Terror on the Beach

1973 · Jerry

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

1973 · Captain Melech Ben Zvi

Slipstream

Slipstream

1973 · Terry

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death

1972 · Jason

The Glass House

The Glass House

1972 · Ajax

Earth II

Earth II

1971 · Jim Capa

Fools

Fools

1970 · David Appleton

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

1970 · Reginald Wollington

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969 · Kenneth Daly

TV shows (43)