Scott Hylands

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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Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Mind blowing

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Panos Cosmatos
CAST:  Michael J Rogers  •  Scott Hylands  •  Marilyn Norry  •  Eva Bourne

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Panos Cosmatos
CAST:  Michael J Rogers  •  Scott Hylands  •  Marilyn Norry  •  Eva Bourne

Earthquake (1974)

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Ava Gardner  •  George Kennedy  •  Lorne Greene

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Ava Gardner  •  George Kennedy  •  Lorne Greene

Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)

True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Montesi
CAST:  William Devane  •  Scott Hylands  •  Shelley Hack  •  Kevin McNulty

True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge Montesi
CAST:  William Devane  •  Scott Hylands  •  Shelley Hack  •  Kevin McNulty

Death Hunt (1981)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Lee Marvin  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Carl Weathers

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Lee Marvin  •  Andrew Stevens  •  Carl Weathers

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)

A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Carol White  •  Paul Burke  •  Mala Powers  •  Scott Hylands

A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Carol White  •  Paul Burke  •  Mala Powers  •  Scott Hylands

Moonlight Becomes You (1998)

At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most successful photographers—is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and she invites Maggie to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Corcoran
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  David Beecroft  •  Winston Rekert  •  Robert Joy

At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most successful photographers—is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and she invites Maggie to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Corcoran
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  David Beecroft  •  Winston Rekert  •  Robert Joy

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Singer
CAST:  Scott Hylands  •  Lawrence Pressman  •  Katherine Helmond  •  Karen Carlson

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Singer
CAST:  Scott Hylands  •  Lawrence Pressman  •  Katherine Helmond  •  Karen Carlson

Terror on the Beach (1973)

A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Dennis Weaver  •  Estelle Parsons  •  Kristoffer Tabori  •  Susan Dey

A family's outing turns out badly as they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Dennis Weaver  •  Estelle Parsons  •  Kristoffer Tabori  •  Susan Dey

Coming Out Alive (1980)

A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McBrearty
CAST:  Helen Shaver  •  Scott Hylands  •  Michael Ironside  •  Christopher Crabb

A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don McBrearty
CAST:  Helen Shaver  •  Scott Hylands  •  Michael Ironside  •  Christopher Crabb

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)

During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Raymond Burr  •  Don Galloway  •  David Opatoshu  •  John Colicos

During World War II, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli attempts to save Jews in Italy from Nazi exterminators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  Raymond Burr  •  Don Galloway  •  David Opatoshu  •  John Colicos

The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)

The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Michael Moriarty  •  David Huffman  •  Tom Bower  •  Robin Gammell

The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Michael Moriarty  •  David Huffman  •  Tom Bower  •  Robin Gammell

Decoy (1995)

Baxter and Travis are two guys hired to protect a millionaire's daughter from bad guys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Rambaldi
CAST:  Robert Patrick  •  Darlene Vogel  •  Peter Weller  •  Peter Breck

Baxter and Travis are two guys hired to protect a millionaire's daughter from bad guys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Rambaldi
CAST:  Robert Patrick  •  Darlene Vogel  •  Peter Weller  •  Peter Breck

Operation Snafu (1970)

In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nanni Loy
CAST:  Nino Manfredi  •  Lorenza Guerrieri  •  Jason Robards  •  Peter Falk

In WWII, a commando was sent in a secret mission in Sicily. They had a reluctant Italian prisoner of war to help them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nanni Loy
CAST:  Nino Manfredi  •  Lorenza Guerrieri  •  Jason Robards  •  Peter Falk

The Accidental Witness (2006)

A murderer goes after a female attorney when he thinks that she has witnessed one of his killings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristoffer Tabori
CAST:  Natasha Gregson Wagner  •  Currie Graham  •  Aaron Pearl  •  Scott Hylands

A murderer goes after a female attorney when he thinks that she has witnessed one of his killings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristoffer Tabori
CAST:  Natasha Gregson Wagner  •  Currie Graham  •  Aaron Pearl  •  Scott Hylands

Slipstream (1973)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Acomba
CAST:  Luke Askew  •  Patti Oatman  •  Eli Rill  •  Scott Hylands

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Acomba
CAST:  Luke Askew  •  Patti Oatman  •  Eli Rill  •  Scott Hylands

Time and Again (2007)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Buitenhuis
CAST:  Brooke Burns  •  Paul Anthony  •  Beau Starr  •  Christina Jastrzembska

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Buitenhuis
CAST:  Brooke Burns  •  Paul Anthony  •  Beau Starr  •  Christina Jastrzembska

Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale (2008)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grant Harvey
CAST:  Tom Green  •  Crispin Glover  •  Sarain Boylan  •  Scott Hylands

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grant Harvey
CAST:  Tom Green  •  Crispin Glover  •  Sarain Boylan  •  Scott Hylands

Ba'al (2008)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Ziller
CAST:  Derek Anderson  •  Peter Benson  •  Stefanie von Pfetten  •  Jeremy London

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Ziller
CAST:  Derek Anderson  •  Peter Benson  •  Stefanie von Pfetten  •  Jeremy London

The Hamster Cage (2005)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Kent
CAST:  Jillian Fargey  •  Scott Hylands  •  Carly Pope  •  Patricia Dahlquist

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Kent
CAST:  Jillian Fargey  •  Scott Hylands  •  Carly Pope  •  Patricia Dahlquist

Fools (1970)

A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gries
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Katharine Ross  •  Scott Hylands  •  Mako

A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gries
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Katharine Ross  •  Scott Hylands  •  Mako
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