Actor Scott Wilson dies at 76

Actor Scott Wilson, best known for his roles as an itinerant murderer in In Cold Blood and as moral compass Hershel Greene on AMC’s The Walking Dead, died on Saturday after battling leukaemia. He was 76.

The news came on Saturday night from a statement issued by The Walking Dead comic book’s official Twitter. “We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Wilson, the incredible actor who played Hershel on #TheWalkingDead, has passed away,” it read. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Rest in paradise, Scott. We love you!”

“Scott will always be remembered as a great actor and we all feel fortunate to have known him as an even better person,” AMC said in an official statement. “The character he embodied on The Walking Dead, Hershel, lived at the emotional core of the show. Like Scott in our lives, Hershel was a character whose actions continue to inform our character’s choices to this day.”

“Scott is one of those guys who’s powerful, perversely, because he doesn’t call attention to himself,” said director Steve Klove, who directed Wilson in Flesh and Bone, in 1996.

Wilson is survived by his wife, Heavenly, an artist and attorney.