# Scott Wilson, R.I.P. (The Walking Dead, CSI, In Cold Blood) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [October 7, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609 "2018-10-07T14:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/1 "2018-10-07T14:55:39Z")
[Scott Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wilson_(actor)) has [died at the age of 76](https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45776409), apparently of leukemia. I’d seen him in a few movies earlier, but I really started paying attention to him when he was on CSI. He had a recurring role as Catherine’s father, a sketchy casino owner named Sam Braun. Later I saw him in _In Cold Blood_ (1967) as one of the murderers, Dick Hickock. I was absolutely blown away by his performance. I honestly thought he deserved at least an Oscar nomination for that role, which was only his second film gig ever. Most people probably remember him for _The Walking Dead_, but I gave up on that show before he became part of the cast. In my opinion, he was a great actor, very much underappreciated. I can’t define screen presence, but whatever it is, he had it. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/2 "2018-10-07T15:24:40Z")
He first caught my eye in an episode of the '80’s Twilight Zone revival series. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/3 "2018-10-07T22:46:59Z")
Mr. Wilson is very good in _The Grissom Gang_ (1971) as the psycho gang leader who kidnaps Kim Darby and falls for her. He is excellent in _The Ninth Configuration_ (1980) - a high water mark in American surrealism - as an ex-astronaut turned loony bin inmate under the care of Stacy Keach (who’s even crazier). To “underappreciated,” I would add under-utilized. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/4 "2018-10-07T23:03:44Z")
He played Ashley Judd’s estranged father in, “Come Early Morning.” He was good; I wanted to punch his lights out. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/5 "2018-10-07T23:27:11Z")
Yep, i saw that. Sad. It was leukemia I think the article said. I loved him as Herschel in The Walking Dead. They said there is an episode in this season with him. I hope it’s already filmed and we get to see him again. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-wilson-r-i-p-the-walking-dead-csi-in-cold-blood/822609/6 "2018-10-07T23:58:52Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > Mr. Wilson is very good in _The Grissom Gang_ (1971) as the psycho gang leader who kidnaps Kim Darby and falls for her. He is excellent in _The Ninth Configuration_ (1980) - a high water mark in American surrealism - as an ex-astronaut turned loony bin inmate under the care of Stacy Keach (who’s even crazier). To “underappreciated,” I would add under-utilized. I couldn’t agree more about his work in the Ninth Configuration. He is the moral center of the film. Without him th he film would have been a ridiculous joke. He and Keack worked wonderfully together.