Scott Wilson (actor) as a prison chaplain in "Dead Man Walking", starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean. Wilson's long filmography also includes "The Gypsy Moths", "The Right Stuff", "A Year of the Quiet Sun", "Malone", "The Grass Harp", "Junebug", "The Host", "Monster", "Young Guns II", "Pearl Harbor", "Big Stan", "Judge Dredd", the "Shiloh" film series and "". Wilson has filmed on location in South Korea, Japan and Spain. Wilson had a recurring role in several episodes of "" as Sam Braun, father of crime-scene investigator Catherine Willows (portrayed by Marg Helgenberger).
The Rimers of Eldritch at the Cherry Lane Theatre on February 20, 1967, where it ran for 32 performances. The cast included Dena Dietrich, Don Scardino, Helen Stenborg, Susan Tyrrell, and Bette Henritze, who won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance. Wilson adapted his play into a television movie broadcast by PBS as the first episode of its "Great Performances" series on November 4, 1972. The production was directed by Davey Marlin-Jones, and stars Roberts Blossom, Susan Sarandon, Rue McClanahan, K Callan, Will Hare, Kate Harrington, Frances Sternhagen, and Ernest Thompson. The play was revived at La MaMa in 1981 for the theater's 20th