{"id":26306,"date":"2026-08-03T17:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26306"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:24:22","slug":"night-heat-star-scott-hylands-dies-at-age-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26306","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Night Heat&#8217; star Scott Hylands dies at age 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136348392.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scott Hylands, best known for his role on the police drama series \u201cNight Heat,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-deaths-2026-actors-singers-and-stars-we-lost-this-year\/\">has died<\/a>. He was 83. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am heartbroken to share the news that my Dad Scott has passed away Wednesday night,\u201d Hylands\u2019 son, Luke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbeK-WGEnWj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AGwehwXCYAcCQnRewP4R3cZ&amp;img_index=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on Instagram<\/a> over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Luke said he and his family \u201care still trying to process this horrible loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scott Hylands (seen above in \u201cNight Heat\u201d) died at age 83 on Wednesday, July 29. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>There simply are not enough words I can say about you right now,\u201d he continued of Hylands, whom he called his \u201cforever hero and best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luke added, \u201cAlways and forever. I love you. Goodbye Dad. xo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the start of his post, Luke called Hylands \u201cHusband, Father, Actor, Director, Writer, Storyteller, Friend, and lover of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luke also shared multiple photos of Hylands alone and with his family members. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">lukehylands\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">lukehylands\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">lukehylands\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>This story is developing\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Hylands, best known for his role on the police drama series \u201cNight Heat,\u201d has died. He was 83. \u201cI am heartbroken to share the news that my Dad Scott has passed away Wednesday night,\u201d Hylands\u2019 son, Luke, wrote on Instagram over the weekend. 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