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In Cold Blood: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart. Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
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- 1967-12-15
In Cold Blood is a 1967 American neo-noir crime film written, produced and directed by Richard Brooks, based on Truman Capote's 1966 nonfiction novel of the same name. It stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard "Dick" Hickock, two men who murder a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas.
Oct 8, 2018 · Scott Wilson, who played criminals in films like “In Cold Blood” and more recently portrayed a rare figure of kindness in the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead,” has died. He was 76.
If that weren't a sufficient beginning, Wilson immediately followed this with the co-lead role of murderer Richard Hickok in the stark and disturbing In Cold Blood (1967), a superlative adaptation of the Truman Capote best-selling docu-novel. It didn't hurt that Scott himself had a startling resemblance to the real-life killer.
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His follow-up role, in the same year, was in the film version of In Cold Blood, based on the book of the same name by Truman Capote. [4] Wilson portrayed real-life murderer Richard Hickock, while Robert Blake played his partner, Perry Smith.
YearTitleRole2017Cyrus Lounde2011DorfmanWinston Cooke Sr.2010President Fremont2009Dr. BanksIn Cold Blood (1967) was directed by Richard Brooks and stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard Hickock. It features John Forsythe as investigator Alvin Dewey from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation who apprehended the killers.
The actors, Robert Blake (Smith) and Scott Wilson (Hickock), are so good they pass beyond performances and almost into life. Many other performances also have the flat, everyday, absolutely genuine ring of truth to them.
