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{{short description|American actor}} {{short description|American actor}}


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{{Infobox person {{Infobox person
| name = Wings Hauser | name = Wings Hauser
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| birth_name = Gerald Dwight Hauser | birth_name = Gerald Dwight Hauser
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|12|12}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|12|12}}
| birth_place = ], Los Angeles, California, US | birth_place = ], Los Angeles, California, US
| other_names = J.D. Hauser | other_names = J.D. Hauser
| occupation = Actor, film director | occupation = Actor, film director
| years_active = 1966–present | years_active = 1966–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|Margaret Boltinhouse|1970|1973|reason=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|Cass Warner|1974|1977|reason=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|Nancy Locke|1979|1999|reason=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|Cali Lili Hauser|2002}}
* {{marriage|Margaret Boltinhouse|1970|1973|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Cass Warner|1974|1977|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Nancy Locke|1979|1999|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Cali Lili Hauser|2002}}
}}
| children = 2, including ] | children = 2, including ]
| parents = ] <br> Geraldine Thienes | parents = ] <br> Geraldine Thienes
}} }}


'''Gerald Dwight''' "'''Wings'''" '''Hauser''' (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor and occasional director. He received an ] nomination for his supporting role in '']'' (1987). '''Gerald Dwight''' "'''Wings'''" '''Hauser''' (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician. A prolific ], he has appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1967, and was once called "the biggest star you've never heard of."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Wings Hauser is the biggest star you never heard of |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/04/12/wings-hauser-biggest-star-you-never-heard/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

Hauser received an ] nomination for his supporting role in '']'' (1987).

==Early life==
⚫ Hauser was born in ], California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and ], a director and producer.<ref></ref> His brother is actor Erich Hauser. The elder Hauser's career was hampered by ], and the family moved outside Los Angeles when Hauser was 8 years old, where his father started a small theatre group.<ref name=":0" />

Hauser made his film debut at the age of 18, when he played a small role in the 1967 war film ]. Although from an acting family, Hauser did not seriously pursue acting at first, and spent most of his twenties working as a ] and ]. For a period in the early 1970s, Hauser was ], and spent several months living in a vacant garage with his 13-month-old daughter Bright.<ref name=":0" />

In 1975, Hauser released an album for ] titled ''Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets''. For this LP, he used the name "Wings Livinryte."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livinryte |first=Wings |title=Your Love Keeps Me Off The Streets |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1147364-Wings-Livinryte-Your-Love-Keeps-Me-Off-The-Streets |website=Discogs}}</ref> Though the album was not a success, it enabled Hauser to move into more stable housing with his daughter. The same year, he appeared in an episode of the television series ], earning his ] card.

== Career ==
Hauser first attracted notice in December 1977, when as an unknown he was cast to play ] on the soap opera '']'', succeeding ] in the part. Hauser remained with the show until 1981, when he was succeeded by ]. He returned to the part nearly thirty years later for three episodes, in 2010.

Hauser's had his film breakthrough playing the villainous pimp Ramrod in '']'' (1982). Hauser also wrote and performed the film's theme song, "Neon Slime".

In 1983, he wrote the story for the ] box-office hit ''].'' The film was stories of a childhood friend, Gary Dickerson, who had been to Vietnam. "I saw that he had left something behind in Viet Nam and that triggered the whole thing," said Hauser. "And then I became aware of the MIA and the POW situation and said well that will be the excuse to go back to Nam and get the POWs, but what they’re really going back for is their own clarity and their own integrity right? And that’s the story. That’s the whole film."''<ref name="video">{{cite magazine |last=Rao |first=Char |date=Summer 1989 |title=Wings Hauser |url=https://archive.org/details/Psychotronic_Video_03 |magazine=Psychotronic Video |page= |number=3}}</ref>''


He starred in the 1982 ] '']'' as Garrard.{{sfn|Terrace|1985|page=188}}<ref name="Evil">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18393/Hear-No-Evil/full-credits.html|title=Hear No Evil|work=]|publisher=]|location=United States|access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref>{{sfn|Terrace|2011|page=445}} In 1987, he was co-starred in the ]-directed ''],'' earning an ] nomination for ].
==Life and career==
⚫ Hauser was born in ], California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and director and producer ] (1911–1969).<ref></ref> His brother is actor Erich Hauser. In 1967, Hauser landed his first acting role as a marine rifleman in the World War II-drama ].


In 1975, Hauser released an album for ] entitled ''Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets''. For this LP, he used the name Wings Livinryte. Hauser first attracted notice in 1977 in '']'' as Greg Foster. He starred in the 1982 ] '']'' as Garrard.{{sfn|Terrace|1985|page=188}}<ref name="Evil">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18393/Hear-No-Evil/full-credits.html|title=Hear No Evil|work=]|publisher=]|location=United States|access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref>{{sfn|Terrace|2011|page=445}} Hauser appeared in forty-one television series, including recurring roles in '']'', '']'', and '']'', and a cameo as a juror in the season 4 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" of '']''. Hauser appeared in 41 television series, including recurring roles in '']'', '']'', and '']'', and a cameo as a juror in the season-4 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" of '']''.


In 1983, a story he wrote became the Paramount box-office hit '']''. Hauser appeared in the 1982 movie '']'' as the pimp "Ramrod," and performed the song "Neon Slime" for the opening and closing credits. He appeared in ''Deadly Force'', ''No Safe Haven'', ''Tough Guys Don't Dance'', and the French movie '']'',<ref></ref> directed by French musician ].<ref></ref> He appeared in the French movie '']'',<ref></ref> directed by French musician ].<ref></ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
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* 1992 ''Frame Up II: The Cover-Up'' (a.k.a. ''Deadly Conspiracy'') as Sheriff Ralph Baker * 1992 ''Frame Up II: The Cover-Up'' (a.k.a. ''Deadly Conspiracy'') as Sheriff Ralph Baker
* 1992 ''Mind, Body & Soul'' as John Stockton * 1992 ''Mind, Body & Soul'' as John Stockton
* 1992 ''Exiled in America'' as Fred Jenkins * 1992 '']'' as Fred Jenkins
* 1993 ''Road to Revenge'' as Huck Finney * 1993 '']'' as Huck Finney
* 1994 '']'' as Ferguson * 1994 '']'' as Ferguson
* 1994 ''Skins (a.k.a. Gang Boys)'' as Joe Joiner * 1994 ''Skins (a.k.a. Gang Boys)'' as Joe Joiner
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===Television episodes=== ===Television episodes===
* 1975 '']'' “A Touch of Venom” as Ethan Morse (Credited as Wings Livinryte)
* 1981-2010 '']'' as Greg Foster * 1981-2010 '']'' as Greg Foster
* 1981 '']'' - "Wave Goodbye" as Nick Frangakis * 1981 '']'' - "Wave Goodbye" as Nick Frangakis
*' 1983 ']'' - "Just a Small Circle of Friends" as Baba *1983 '']'' - "Just a Small Circle of Friends" as Baba
* 1984 '']'' - "Dead or Alive" as Jimmy Jo Walker * 1984 '']'' - "Dead or Alive" as Jimmy Jo Walker
* 1985 '']'' - "Airwolf II" as Harlan Jenkins * 1985 '']'' - "Airwolf II" as Harlan Jenkins
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* 1985-1996 '']'' - "Reflections of the Mind", "Night Fear", "Love & Hate in Cabot Cove", "Track of a Soldier" as Howard Levering / Sam Bennett / Wallace Evans / Carl * 1985-1996 '']'' - "Reflections of the Mind", "Night Fear", "Love & Hate in Cabot Cove", "Track of a Soldier" as Howard Levering / Sam Bennett / Wallace Evans / Carl
* 1986 '']'' as Lieutenant Hobbs * 1986 '']'' as Lieutenant Hobbs
* 1987 '']'' - "The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel" as Captain James Rivers * 1987 '']'' - "The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel" as Captain James Rivers
* 1988-1991 '' ]'' as Lt. Col. Mac Miller * 1988-1991 '' ]'' as Lt. Col. Mac Miller
*1992 '']'' as LT. Col Matthew 'Trane' Coltrane *1992 '']'' as LT. Col Matthew 'Trane' Coltrane
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* 2003 '']'' as Doug Duffy * 2003 '']'' as Doug Duffy
* 2005 '']'' - "Hunting" as Michael Ryan * 2005 '']'' - "Hunting" as Michael Ryan
* 2007 '']'' - "The Man in the Mud" (2007) as Lenny Fitz * 2007 '']'' - "The Man in the Mud" (2007) as Lenny Fitz
* 2009 '']'' - "Paint It Red" as A.P. Caid * 2009 '']'' - "Paint It Red" as A.P. Caid
* 2010 '']'' - "Exit Wounds" as Sheriff Rhodes * 2010 '']'' - "Exit Wounds" as Sheriff Rhodes
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==References== ==References==
===Citations=== ===Citations===
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===Sources=== ===Sources===
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&q=Christina+Hart+as+Sheila+Green&pg=PA188|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=Zoetrope Publishing|location=]|edition=1st|volume=2|year=1985|isbn=978-0918432612|page=188}} * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&q=Christina+Hart+as+Sheila+Green&pg=PA188|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=Zoetrope Publishing|location=]|edition=1st|volume=2|year=1985|isbn=978-0918432612|page=188}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=Mimi+Rogers+as+Meg&pg=PA445|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=]|location=]|year=2011|edition=2nd|isbn=978-0786464777|page=445}} * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=Mimi+Rogers+as+Meg&pg=PA445|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=]|location=]|year=2011|edition=2nd|isbn=978-0786464777|page=445}}
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{IMDb name|369567|Wings Hauser}} *{{IMDb name|369567|Wings Hauser}}
⚫ * (Aveleyman)
*{{Amg name|93732}}
⚫ *(Aveleyman)


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American actor
Wings Hauser
BornGerald Dwight Hauser
(1947-12-12) December 12, 1947 (age 77)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US
Other namesJ.D. Hauser
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1966–present
Spouses
Margaret Boltinhouse ​ ​(m. 1970; div. 1973)​
Cass Warner ​ ​(m. 1974; div. 1977)​
Nancy Locke ​ ​(m. 1979; div. 1999)​
Cali Lili Hauser ​(m. 2002)​
Children2, including Cole
Parent(s)Dwight Hauser
Geraldine Thienes

Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician. A prolific character actor, he has appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1967, and was once called "the biggest star you've never heard of."

Hauser received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his supporting role in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987).

Early life

Hauser was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and Dwight Hauser, a director and producer. His brother is actor Erich Hauser. The elder Hauser's career was hampered by McCarthyism, and the family moved outside Los Angeles when Hauser was 8 years old, where his father started a small theatre group.

Hauser made his film debut at the age of 18, when he played a small role in the 1967 war film First to Fight. Although from an acting family, Hauser did not seriously pursue acting at first, and spent most of his twenties working as a folk musician and busker. For a period in the early 1970s, Hauser was homeless, and spent several months living in a vacant garage with his 13-month-old daughter Bright.

In 1975, Hauser released an album for RCA titled Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets. For this LP, he used the name "Wings Livinryte." Though the album was not a success, it enabled Hauser to move into more stable housing with his daughter. The same year, he appeared in an episode of the television series Cannon, earning his SAG card.

Career

Hauser first attracted notice in December 1977, when as an unknown he was cast to play Greg Foster on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, succeeding Brian Kerwin in the part. Hauser remained with the show until 1981, when he was succeeded by Howard McGillin. He returned to the part nearly thirty years later for three episodes, in 2010.

Hauser's had his film breakthrough playing the villainous pimp Ramrod in Vice Squad (1982). Hauser also wrote and performed the film's theme song, "Neon Slime".

In 1983, he wrote the story for the Paramount Pictures box-office hit Uncommon Valor. The film was stories of a childhood friend, Gary Dickerson, who had been to Vietnam. "I saw that he had left something behind in Viet Nam and that triggered the whole thing," said Hauser. "And then I became aware of the MIA and the POW situation and said well that will be the excuse to go back to Nam and get the POWs, but what they’re really going back for is their own clarity and their own integrity right? And that’s the story. That’s the whole film."

He starred in the 1982 made-for-TV movie Hear No Evil as Garrard. In 1987, he was co-starred in the Norman Mailer-directed Tough Guys Don't Dance, earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male.

Hauser appeared in 41 television series, including recurring roles in Beverly Hills 90210, Murder, She Wrote, and Roseanne, and a cameo as a juror in the season-4 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" of Monk.

He appeared in the French movie Rubber, directed by French musician Quentin Dupieux.

Personal life

Hauser has a daughter, Bright Hauser, from his first marriage to Jane Boltinhouse. From his second marriage to Cass Warner Sperling, daughter of Milton Sperling, he has a son, actor Cole Hauser. Wings Hauser is married to actress Cali Hauser. The Melbourne Underground Film Festival held a retrospective with his films in 2009.

Filmography

Film

  • 1967 First to Fight as Ragan (uncredited)
  • 1978 Who'll Stop the Rain as Marine Driver
  • 1982 Vice Squad as 'Ramrod'
  • 1982 Homework as 'Reddog'
  • 1982 Hear No Evil as Garrard
  • 1983 Ghost Dancing as Frank Carswell
  • 1983 Deadly Force as 'Stoney' Cooper
  • 1984 Mutant as Josh Cameron
  • 1984 A Soldier's Story as Lieutenant Byrd
  • 1984 Sweet Revenge as Major Frank Hollins
  • 1984 Terror in the Aisles as 'Ramrod' (in 'Vice Squad') (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1985 Command 5 as Jack Coburn
  • 1985 The Long Hot Summer as Wilson Mahood
  • 1986 Dark Horse as Unknown
  • 1986 3:15 as Mr. Havilland (uncredited)
  • 1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Cliff
  • 1986 The Wind as Phil
  • 1986 Hostage as Major Sam Striker
  • 1986 Raw Terror as Unknown
  • 1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance as Captain Alvin Luther Regency
  • 1987 No Safe Haven as Clete Harris
  • 1988 Dead Man Walking as John Luger
  • 1988 Death Street USA (a.k.a. Nightmare at Noon) as Ken Griffiths
  • 1988 The Carpenter as Carpenter
  • 1989 The Siege of Firebase Gloria as Corporal Joseph L. DiNardo
  • 1989 L.A. Bounty as Cavanaugh
  • 1989 Bedroom Eyes II as Harry Ross
  • 1990 Reason to Die as Elliot Canner
  • 1990 Marked for Murder as Emerson
  • 1990 Coldfire as Lars
  • 1990 Street Asylum as Arliss Ryder
  • 1990 Out of Sight, Out of Mind as Victor Lundgren
  • 1990 Wilding as Tim Parsons
  • 1990 Pale Blood as Van Vandameer
  • 1990 Living to Die as Nick Carpenter
  • 1991 Bump in the Night as Patrick Tierney
  • 1991 Frame Up as Ralph Baker
  • 1991 The Killers Edge (a.k.a. Blood Money) as Jack
  • 1991 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as Arklon
  • 1991 The Art of Dying as Jack
  • 1991 In Between as Jack Maxwell
  • 1992 Frame Up II: The Cover-Up (a.k.a. Deadly Conspiracy) as Sheriff Ralph Baker
  • 1992 Mind, Body & Soul as John Stockton
  • 1992 Exiled in America as Fred Jenkins
  • 1993 Champagne and Bullets as Huck Finney
  • 1994 Watchers 3 as Ferguson
  • 1994 Skins (a.k.a. Gang Boys) as Joe Joiner
  • 1995 Victim of Desire as Leland Duvall
  • 1995 Tales from the Hood as Officer Strom
  • 1995 Broken Bars as Warden Pitt
  • 1995 Guns & Lipstick as Michael
  • 1996 Original Gangstas as Michael Casey
  • 1999 Life Among the Cannibals as Vince
  • 1999 The Insider as Tobacco Lawyer
  • 1999 Clean and Narrow as Sheriff Brand
  • 2001 Savage Season as Maddox
  • 2002 The Blue Lizard as 'Little G'
  • 2004 Irish Eyes (a.k.a. Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy) as Kevin Kilpatrick
  • 2004 The Running as Not Hasselhoff
  • 2006 Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery as Strother Elam
  • 2007 Avenging Angel as Colonel Cusack
  • 2007 The Stone Angel as Older Bram
  • 2010 Rubber as Man In Wheelchair

Television episodes

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Wings Hauser is the biggest star you never heard of". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. Wings Hauser Biography (1947-)
  3. Livinryte, Wings. "Your Love Keeps Me Off The Streets". Discogs.
  4. Rao, Char (Summer 1989). "Wings Hauser". Psychotronic Video. No. 3. p. 51.
  5. Terrace 1985, p. 188.
  6. "Hear No Evil". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. Terrace 2011, p. 445.
  8. Sales Art and Bizarro Clip - Junk Gets Revenge in Rubber
  9. A Fiery Death for Race of 'Rubber'

Sources

External links

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