Scott Hylands

Acting

Scott Hylands

Born January 1, 1943 · Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Died July 29, 2026 · aged 83

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 Conservat…

Known For

Death HuntDeath Hunt · 1981
Death Hunt
★ 6.71981
MovieAdventureWestern
Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
EarthquakeEarthquake · 1974
Earthquake
★ 6.11974
MovieActionDrama
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Beyond the Black RainbowBeyond the Black Rainbow · 2010
Beyond the Black Rainbow
★ 5.62010
MovieScience FictionHorror
In 1983, a young mute woman with psychic abilities is held captive within the Arboria Institute, a secluded futuristic facility overseen by a sinister doctor with an unraveling mind and a growing obsession with her.
The Boys in Company CThe Boys in Company C · 1978
The Boys in Company C
★ 6.51978
MovieWar
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
ElsewhereElsewhere · 2020
Elsewhere
★ 5.52020
MovieComedyDrama
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
Freefall: Flight 174Freefall: Flight 174 · 1995
Freefall: Flight 174
★ 5.71995
MovieDramaTV Movie
True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
The Glass HouseThe Glass House · 1972
The Glass House
★ 6.41972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to the viewer. As the story develops, one thing becomes clear. As in the outside world, there is a "system"; and just as on the outside, there is accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and all the other factors that make up our society. The film follows the three newcomers, it records the grim, terrifying, sometimes fascinating events that occur.
KnockoutKnockout · 2011
Knockout
★ 5.42011
MovieActionFamily
Outsider and new kid Matthew desperately wants to join his high school's boxing team, but resident bully and boxing champion Hector stands in his way. Facing constant torment, Matthew finds an unlikely ally in Dan, the school's janitor and one-time amateur boxer. Together, they train for the biggest boxing match of Matthew's life and discover what it truly means to be a winner.

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