The Georgia-born native (Atlanta born and raised) was awarded a basketball scholarship following high school at Georgia's Southern Tech University to study architecture. Scott Wilson, Actor: The Ninth Configuration.

He was 76 and his death was announced today on the Walking Dead comic official Twitter account. One chillingly infamous screen role for Scott Wilson in 1967 set the tone for an actor who went on to prove himself an invaluable character player for five decades.

Scott Wilson-- a veteran actor with more than 50 movie credits, but best known recently for his role as Hershel Greene on "The Walking Dead" -- has died ...TMZ has learned. ... Wilson was known for his role as Hershel Greene on "The Walking Dead," in addition to "In The Heat of the Night," "The OA" and Hostiles. Scott Wilson, the actor who played Hershel Greene On "The Walking Dead" has died, the show announced late Saturday night on Twitter. Here's how he died, and all about the late actor who played him, Scott Wilson. "The Walking Dead" showrunner Angela Kang revealed earlier Saturday during the show's New York Comic-Con panel that Wilson was set to reprise his role as Hershel on the new season

'Walking Dead' actor Scott Wilson dies at 76. Hershel returned on the latest episode of The Walking Dead.