Wings Hauser

Acting

Wings Hauser

Born December 12, 1947 · Hollywood, California, USA

Died March 15, 2025 · aged 77

Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser (December 12, 1947 – March 15, 2025) was an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician. A prolific character actor, he appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1967, and was once called "the biggest star you've never heard of".

Known For

The InsiderThe Insider · 1999
The Insider
7.51999
MovieDramaThriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Uncommon ValorUncommon Valor · 1983
Uncommon Valor
6.31983
MovieDramaWar
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
RubberRubber · 2010
Rubber
5.92010
MovieComedyDrama
In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.
Tales from the HoodTales from the Hood · 1995
Tales from the Hood
6.31995
MovieHorrorCrime
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of TimeBeastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time · 1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
4.71991
MovieActionAdventure
The Beastmaster Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert into... well... a desert!
A Soldier's StoryA Soldier's Story · 1984
A Soldier's Story
6.81984
MovieMysteryCrime
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Who'll Stop the RainWho'll Stop the Rain · 1978
Who'll Stop the Rain
6.51978
MovieCrimeAction
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.
Night ShadowsNight Shadows · 1984
Night Shadows
5.11984
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When brothers Josh and Mike go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. Mike soon disappears as well, leaving Josh to team up with the local sheriff and school teacher to find him in a town that’s hiding a dark, twisted secret.

Filmography

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelPerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7.41987
MovieDramaThriller
Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and Della. The editor also has "dirt" files on an Army General, his banker and other "clients". All of them make little-concealed verbal threats to him at a party but the person that hated him most is a female reporter who the editor had just fired from the paper for attempting to write a serious story. She threatens him and soon after the editor is found, floating in his pool, shot. The reporter is arrested for the crime and Perry, who has a personal stake in this matter, with the aid of Della and Paul set out to solve the mystery. But the other suspects just want the case over with and will go to any lengths to protect their pasts and their secrets

Capt. James Rivers

HunterHunter · 1984
Hunter
7.11984
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

Jimmy Jo Walker