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Scott Wilson, who played Hershel Greene on three seasons of AMC 's The Walking Dead, has died at age 76, the show tweeted Saturday.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends, Rest in paradise, Scott," the tweet read. "We love you!"
We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Wilson, the actor who played Hershel on #TheWalkingDead, has passed away at the age of 76. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Rest in paradise, Scott. We love you! pic.twitter.com/guNI7zSqDZ
– The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) October 7, 2018
Neither Wilson 's Representatives nor AMC.
Just hours before the news broke, the show's leadership announced at New York Comic Con 2018 Wilson, Shane Walsh and Sasha Williams, played by Jon Bernthal and Sonequa Martin-Green, respectively.
Wilson won hearts for playing Hershel, a veterinarian, farmer and father who survives the zombie outbreak and becomes a leader and symbol of hope before being murdered. It was unclear how to get back to life, but many were assuming it would have been a flashback or dream sequence. Episodes featuring him may have been filmed already.
"Like Scott in our lives, Hershel was a character whose actions continue to inform us of 'choices to this day,'" AMC said in a statement quoted by CNN. "Our hearts go to his wife, family, friends and to the millions of fans who loved him." Scott will be missed.
Actor Khary Payton, who plays King Ezekiel on The Walking Dead, was one of the first cast members to remember Wilson on Twitter.
"The first time I put Scott Wilson, he gave me a big hug and said that I had become a family," Payton wrote. "He said," I have had a responsibility to take care of you, I hope you will, sir, and I will continue.
The first time I put Scott Wilson, he gave me a big hug and say that this thing. He said I had a responsibility to take care of it. I have tried very hard to do that, sir. & I will continue. I promised. See you on the other side, my friend. pic.twitter.com/EhMm0dQbtx
– Khary Payton (@kharypayton) October 7, 2018
Born in Thomasville, Georgia in 1942, Wilson's first film role was in 1967's In the Heat of the Night, and he next starred in Cold Blood. He also acted in Pearl Harbor, The Great Gatsby, Judge Dredd, and Monster dozens of other films. Besides The Walking Dead, his TV credits include a recurring role on CSI, and appearances on everything from The X-Files to Robot Chicken, where he voiced his Walking Dead character.
"I had to wait for you," "Wilson told Access to Atlanta in 2011." I do not want to be a big movie star. I want to be as good as I can be, I am still striving for that – to be as good as I can be. "
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