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