Scott Hylands
Date of birth: 1943-01-01
Place of birth: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
Decoy
1995-12-19
Two highly skilled ex-intelligence operatives are hired to protect the daughter of their former dire
Ordeal in the Arctic
1993-02-15
Based on a true story. A Canadian military flight from Greenland to Canada crashes in the frozen arc
Death Hunt
1981-04-15
Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains,
Just the Way You Are
2015-05-09
When a professional matchmaker’s own marriage loses its spark, she seeks to recharge the relationshi
The Boys in Company C
1978-02-02
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and consta
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
2008-01-01
Disguised as executives from a Dutch Oil Company, Aliens from outer space buy a local farming compan
The Visitor
1974-03-01
In this off-beat romance, a grad student rents a house for three weeks to do her research. Soon afte
Ba'al
2008-09-13
A world-renowned archaeologist must reawaken the storm god Ba'al by collecting four ancient amulets
Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010-12-03
Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a do
To Catch a Killer
1992-05-15
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful nei
Anna's Storm
2007-06-02
When a barrage of meteors hurtles through the atmosphere straight for Mayor Anna McPherson's town, A
Freefall: Flight 174
1995-10-10
True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969-05-13
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
The Accidental Witness
2006-01-01
A murderer goes after a female attorney when he thinks that she has witnessed one of his killings.
Earth II
1971-11-28
In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research
Isaac Littlefeathers
1984-12-07
A young half-breed boy, the son of a hockey player and an Indian woman, is adopted by a Jewish shopk
Cleaverville
2007-03-12
A life-time criminal is on the run after completing a diamond theft gone wrong. She seeks her mother
Time and Again
2007-05-05
When Anna Malone finds an old music box hidden in a house she is renovating, she has no idea the joy
The Hamster Cage
2005-08-29
Lucy and Paul return to their childhood home for a celebration dinner when their Uncle Stan shows up
Terror on the Beach
1973-09-18
When their campsite is vandalized by troublemakers, a family fights fire with fire.
Bittersweet Love
1976-10-01
A pregnant woman and her husband discover they are half-brother and half-sister, thanks to his fathe
Coming Out Alive
1980-09-27
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975-05-13
A young doctor fresh out of medical school takes a job at a big-city hospital, and on his first day
The Horses of McBride
2012-12-02
When Nicki finds two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she makes it her mission to fi
Fools
1970-12-23
A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
The Oasis
1984-01-02
A plane crash in the Mexican desert leaves a small group of survivors who are desperate for food and
Tom, Dick and Harriet
2013-06-20
When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his care
Operation Snafu
1970-03-03
World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun i
Black River
2001-07-06
Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the
The Halfback of Notre Dame
1996-01-21
A high school halfback must choose between the gridiron dreams of his football coach father, and his
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978-12-17
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first succe
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972-09-30
Joan Crawford plays a widow named Joan Fairchild who stumbles upon a group of ESP enthusiasts that d
Shock-Trauma
1982-10-27
Dr. R. Adams Cowley, the Baltimore physician who pioneered medicine's first shocktrauma unit, fights
With This Ring
1978-05-05
A romantic comedy about various engaged couples and their families who, as wedding dates rapidly app
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974-11-18
A war-weary soldier who wants to die tries to convince a zealous cleric to accuse him of witchcraft
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993-02-22
A man attempts to rescue people trapped on the I-880 bridge after the top half collapses during the
Moonlight Becomes You
1998-01-11
At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most successful photographers—is
Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
2006-11-09
Detailing the life and cinematic oeuvre of Canadian filmmaker Larry Kent, featuring interviews with
The Glass House
1972-02-04
Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973-04-21
During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminato
36 Hours to Die
1999-04-11
Treat Williams stars in this drama as the owner of a brewing company who refuses to knuckle under wh
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
2006-09-12
Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam arrives in the town of Lincolville and bumps a crummy circus. The evil
Last Chance Cafe
2006-11-13
After uncovering evidence that her stepfather was murdered by her D.A. ex-husband and a ring of corr
Convictions
1997-11-10
It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent h
Have You Seen My Son
1996-01-08
A woman fears for her son's health when her ex-husband kidnaps him.
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979-03-05
The widow of a wealthy shipbuilder tries to hold onto his business and becomes involved with boardro
Elsewhere
2020-01-24
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wif
A Ring by Spring
2014-03-08
One woman's unexpected race to the altar teaches her a whole new meaning to marriage.
Earthquake
1974-11-15
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits
Slipstream
1973-01-01
A reclusive Albertan DJ runs his popular pirate radio station in a remote farmhouse but begins to fe
Song of the Succubus
1975-03-07
The leader of a rock group is haunted by the ghost of a music star who took her own life at the turn
Becoming Redwood
2012-09-28
A quirky coming of age story about an 11-year-old boy named Redwood who dreams that if he can beat J
The Advocate's Devil
1997-10-05
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a
Knockout
2011-03-05
Outsider and new kid Matthew desperately wants to join his high school's boxing team, but resident b
Enigma
1977-05-27
The exploits of secret agent Andrew Icarus who works for a world wide crime-fighting organization.