Scott Hylands, who starred as the cynical Det. Kevin “O.B.” O’Brien on the 1980s cop show Night Heat, the first Canadian original drama series to simultaneously air in the U.S., has died. He was 83. Hylands died July 29, his son, Luke Hylands, announced. A longtime resident of Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in October 2021. The Canadian actor had portrayed his share of villains and heavies in guest spots on U.S. television for about two decades when he returned north to star as a good guy — finally! — in Night Heat, filmed in Toronto. On the documentary-style series, conceived by…
