Scott Hylands

Scott Hylands

Birth : 1943-01-01, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

History

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.

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Movies

Elsewhere
Mr. Black
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
Just the Way You Are
Munroe
When a professional matchmaker’s own marriage loses its spark, she seeks to recharge the relationship by asking her husband out on a blind date. As Mother’s Day approaches and their romance starts to rekindle, she wonders if her career-driven husband will finally learn to put his family’s needs before his job.
A Ring by Spring
Harry
One woman's unexpected race to the altar teaches her a whole new meaning to marriage.
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Randall Cafter
When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his career.
The Horses of Mcbride
Preston
When Nicki finds two horses stranded deep in the Rocky Mountain snow, she makes it her mission to find a way to get them to safety. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile-long path, inspiring her father, Matt, and the rest of the community to join together and save the horses in the spirit of Christmas.
Becoming Redwood
Earl Potter
A quirky coming of age story about an 11-year-old boy named Redwood who dreams that if he can beat Jack Nicklaus at the 1975 Master's of golf he'll reunite his parents.
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Mercurio Arboria
Deep within the mysterious Arboria Institute, a disturbed and beautiful girl is held captive by a doctor in search of inner peace. Her mind controlled by a sinister technology. Silently, she waits for her next session with deranged therapist Dr. Barry Nyle. If she hopes to escape, she must journey through the darkest reaches of The Institute, but Nyle wonʼt easily part with his most gifted and dangerous creation.
Ba'al
Stanford
A world-renowned archaeologist must reawaken the storm god Ba'al by collecting four ancient amulets scattered around the world. As each amulet is uncovered, Ba'al's fury threatens to destroy everything in its path with the most powerful storm mankind has ever seen.
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
Arnie Filmore
Disguised as executives from a Dutch Oil Company, Aliens from outer space buy a local farming company and promise to create jobs for the failing farming town. Their goal is to use crop circles to heat up the temperature of the earth and eventually turn the entire planet into a Club-Med for extra-terrestrials.
Anna's Storm
Clint Corbin
When a barrage of meteors hurtles through the atmosphere straight for Mayor Anna McPherson's town, Anna must lead the desperate fight to save the town and her family from the flaming balls of destruction shooting down from the sky.
Time and Again
Sheriff
When Anna Malone finds an old music box hidden in a house she is renovating, she has no idea the joys, sorrows, and hidden dangers it will bring.
Cleaverville
Ned
A life-time criminal is on the run after completing a diamond theft gone wrong. She seeks her mother's help in staying on the run and resist the urge to reconnect with her daughter.
Last Chance Cafe
Charlie Long
After uncovering evidence that her stepfather was murdered by her D.A. ex-husband and a ring of corrupt cops, a young woman is forced to flee with her daughter. She winds up hiding in a small, rural town, and things take a turn for the better when she falls head over heels for a local ranch owner -- but is danger still hot on her tail? Stay tuned!
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
Frank / Carny
Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam arrives in the town of Lincolville and bumps a crummy circus. The evil circus ringleader, Grimley, exacts his revenge by kidnapping Tony and jacking the HuckJam. Tony's only hope is a bunch of local skater punks.
The Accidental Witness
Detective Bill Malone
A murderer goes after a female attorney when he thinks that she has witnessed one of his killings.
The Hamster Cage
Stan
Lucy and Paul return to their childhood home for a celebration dinner when their Uncle Stan shows up with inappropriate gifts for all, and a way-too-young fiancée named Candy. Once the gifts are unwrapped, all Hell breaks loose.
Black River
Richard Crunch
Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens (Jay Mohr) is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the hustle and bustle of the big city and arrives in picturesque Black River in Northern California, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. In small, idyllic Black River, nearly everyone is happy, contented, and welcoming of strangers. But despite the beautiful setting, Bo begins to feel unsettled after several disturbing incidents. He discovers that all of his money has been transferred to a bank account in Black River, and a house has been purchased for him by someone on "his" instructions.
Convictions
Matt Parker
It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent her rage at him over what he did, and discovers he's not the monster she thought he was.
The Halfback of Notre Dame
Coach Les Modeau
A high school halfback must choose between the gridiron dreams of his football coach father, and his own dream of becoming a musician.
Have You Seen My Son
Solomon John
A woman fears for her son's health when her ex-husband kidnaps him.
Decoy
Jenner
Baxter and Travis are two guys hired to protect a millionaire's daughter from bad guys.
Freefall: Flight 174
Maurice Quintal
True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
Miracle on Interstate 880
Frank Stewart
A man attempts to rescue people trapped on the I-880 bridge after the top half collapses during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.
Ordeal in the Arctic
Fred Ritchie
Everybody expected military flight Boxtop 22 from Thule into the vast frozen wilderness of Canada's North Western territories to be boring routine, but in a matter of minutes a crash reduces Gulf War veteran pilot Captain John Couch's crew and passengers to ever-growing despair. First they consider themselves relatively lucky as 14 out of 18 aboard are alive, including Captain Wilma De Groot, a medical doctor, but as time progresses the merciless cold makes it seem hopeless to check on Bob and Sue, who cannot be moved near the only campfire, while rescue attempts on land from Alert ('only' about 10 miles) and by air from Edmonton (8 hours flying) take no less then 32 hours to reach the plane wreck...
Elkapni a gyilkost
Delta Squad Sergeant Mike Paxton
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.
The Oasis
Jake
A plane crash in the Mexican desert leaves a small group of survivors who are desperate for food and water. Fearing that they may never be found where they are, they head for where it is hoped there will be civilization and rescue. When their hopes prove unfounded, they must face the horrible possibility of choosing between giving up and dying, or doing the unthinkable to survive.
Shock-Trauma
Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
Dr. R. Adams Cowley, the Baltimore physician who pioneered medicine's first shocktrauma unit, fights hospital bureaucracy to gain recognition for his center.
Death Hunt
RCAF Pilot Capt. Hank Tucker
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.
Coming Out Alive
Jocko
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Lee Devlin
The widow of a wealthy shipbuilder tries to hold onto his business and becomes involved with boardroom intrigue in her bitter struggle to maintain control of the company. Based on British TV series "The Foundation." Pilot to a prospective series.
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Glenn Curtiss
A beautifully photographed story that gives insight into the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers and the period in which they lived.
With This Ring
Tom Burkhardt
A romantic comedy about various engaged couples and their families who, as wedding dates rapidly approach, are caught up in a whirlwind of emotional crises, from past loves and parental pressure to social and financial obligations.
The Boys in Company C
Capt. Collins
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.
Bittersweet Love
Michael
A pregnant woman and her husband discover they are half-brother and half-sister, thanks to his father and her mother.
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
Dr. Chris Durant
A young doctor fresh out of medical school takes a job at a big-city hospital, and on his first day finds himself making life-and-death decisions.
Song of the Succubus
Alan Greene
The leader of a rock group is haunted by the ghost of a music star who took her own life at the turn of the century.
The Lady's Not for Burning
Humphrey Devize
A war-weary soldier who wants to die tries to convince a zealous cleric to accuse him of witchcraft and hang him instead of a beautiful condemned woman already accused of witchcraft who wants to live.
Earthquake
Asst. Caretaker
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Terror on the Beach
Jerry
A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Captain Melech Ben Zvi
During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminators.
Slipstream
Terry
A reclusive Albertan DJ runs his popular pirate radio station in a remote farmhouse but begins to feel pressure from his romantic relationship with a fan and his producer who wants more mainstream content.
The Glass House
Ajax
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.
Earth II
Jim Capa
In the near future, a space station dubbed Earth II is built for the purpose of scientific research and world peace. However, that peace is shattered when the Chinese send up a nuclear bomb that is orbiting just a few miles away from the station. Can the crew disarm the bomb before it detonates, not only destroying the station but setting off World War III?
Fools
David Appleton
A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
Operation Snafu
Reginald Wollington
In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them.
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Kenneth Daly
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.