RIP Scott Wilson, "Hershel" on The Walking Dead

Scott Wilson - IMDb

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Scott Wilson, an acting veteran of 50 years who was a high-profile member of the cast of “The Walking Dead” between 2011 and 2014, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 76.

His death was announced Saturday on “The Walking Dead” official Twitter account.

Wilson played rural farmer Hershel Greene on the series. He was a regular on “The Walking Dead” during its second, third and fourth seasons. His character helped the resistance led by star Andrew Lincoln in battling the show’s walkers. The character lost a leg in season three and was killed off in season four.

He played pilot Scott Crossfield in “The Right Stuff,” a prison chaplain in “Dead Man Walking,” the U.S. Ambassador to Japan in “The Last Samurai” and a victim of Charlize Theron’s serial killer in Patty Jenkins’ “Monster.” His credits included “The Heartbreak Kid,” “Hostiles,” “The Gypsy Moths,” “Pearl Harbor,” “G.I. Jane,” “Junebug,” “Judge Dredd,” the Shiloh film series and “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.” He had a recurring role in several episodes of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” as Sam Braun.