Scott Wilson, who famously played Hershel Greene on the AMC series The Walking Dead, has died aged 76 in Los Angeles of complications from leukemia. The character he embodied on The Walking Dead, Hershel, lived at the emotional core of the show,' AMC told Us Weekly. The official Twitter account for The Walking Dead wrote: 'We are deeply saddened to report that Scott Wilson, the incredible actor who played Hershel on The Walking Dead, has passed away at the age of 76. The Walking Dead actor Khary Payton tweeted: 'The first time I met Scott Wilson, he gave me a big hug and said that this thing I had become apart of… was a family. At Comic-Con this week, Angela Kang, the showrunner of The Walking Dead, said that the show's new 9th season will feature Wilson.

Source: Daily Mail October 07, 2018 02:44 UTC