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Scott Wilson Biography

Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Attended college on a basketball scholarship
  • Appeared on the cover of Life magazine on May 12, 1967, with his In Cold Blood costar Robert Blake and the book's author, Truman Capote
  • Was offered the opportunity to join the TV series The Walking Dead, which shoots in Senoia, GA, when he was visiting Atlanta in 2011 for his mother's 97th birthday
  • Played Polish saint Brother Albert in Our God's Brother, a film adapted from a drama written by Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope John Paul II and granted Wilson a private audience
  • Received the Exemplary Achievement Award from the Floating Film Festival in 2006
  • Received the Ralph Morgan Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2007

Awards

  • 1981Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated

Relationships

  • Thomas Wilson -- Father
  • Jewell McMickle -- Mother
  • Dana Wilson -- Sister
  • Hugh Dorsey McMickle -- Stepfather
  • Heavenly Koh Wilson -- Wife