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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-12 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Wings Hauser

Biography:

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

Acting

2019

2014

2010

Rubber as Man in wheelchair
Rizzoli & Isles as Mark McFadden
The Defenders as Paul Dennis
Hawaii Five-0 as Walter Russell

2009

Castle as Jack Flanagan

2007

The Stone Angel as Older Bram
Avenging Angel as Colonel Cusack

2006

2005

Bones as Lenny Fitz
Criminal Minds as Sheriff Rhodes

2004

The Ruining as Not Hasselhoff
Irish Eyes as Kevin Kilpatrick
House as Michael Ryan

2003

Cold Case as Red Buckley (2007)

2002

The Blue Lizard as Little G
CSI: Miami as Ron Elner
Monk as Cobb - Juror No. 4

2001

Savage Season as Maddox

2000

The Clean and Narrow as Sheriff Brand

1999

The Insider as Tobacco Lawyer
Third Watch as Tommy Mack

1996

Original Gangstas as Michael Casey

1995

Tales from the Hood as Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Victim of Desire as Leland Duvall
Guns & Lipstick as Michael
Broken Bars as Warden Pitt
JAG as J.D. Gold

1994

Watchers III as Ferguson
Gang Boys as Joe Joiner
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up as Sheriff Baker

1993

GetEven as Huck Finney
Walker, Texas Ranger as Wayland Hampton
Space Rangers as Ex-Ranger Decker

1992

Mind, Body & Soul as John Stockton
Exiled in America as Fred Jenkins

1991

Blood Money as Jack Saxon
In Between as Jack Maxwell
Bump in the Night as Patrick Tierney
Frame Up as Ralph Baker
Lightning Force as Lt. Col. Matthew Alan 'Trane' Coltrane

1990

Pale Blood as Van Vandameer
Living To Die as Nick Carpenter
Coldfire as Lars
Reason to Die as Elliot Canner
Wilding as Tim Parsons
Street Asylum as Arliss Ryder
Out of Sight, Out of Mind as Victor Lundgren

1989

The Siege of Firebase Gloria as Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo
Bedroom Eyes II as Harry Ross
L.A. Bounty as Cavanaugh

1988

The Carpenter as Carpenter
Nightmare at Noon as Ken Griffiths
Dead Man Walking as John Luger

1987

No Safe Haven as Clete Harris
Tough Guys Don't Dance as Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
Hostage as Maj. Sam Striker

1986

The Wind as Phil
3:15 the Moment of Truth as Mr. Havilland (uncredited)
The Last Precinct as Lt. Hobbs
The Last Precinct as Lieutenant Hobbs

1985

Command 5 as Jack Coburn
The Long Hot Summer as Wilson Mahood

1984

A Soldier's Story as Lieutenant Byrd
Night Shadows as Josh Cameron
Sweet Revenge as Maj. Frank Hollins
Hunter as Jimmy Jo Walker
Murder, She Wrote as Wallace Evans
Murder, She Wrote as Sam Bennett
Murder, She Wrote as Howard Levering
Airwolf as Harlan Jenkins

1983

Ghost Dancing as Frank Carwell
Deadly Force as Stoney Cooper
The A-Team as Kyle Ludwig
The A-Team as Jack 'The Ripper' Lane

1982

Homework as Reddog
Vice Squad as Ramrod
Hear No Evil as Garrard

1980

Magnum, P.I. as Nick Frangakis

1978

Who'll Stop the Rain as Marine Driver

1975

1974

1962

Writing

1994

Gang Boys as Writer

1987

No Safe Haven as Writer

1983

Directing

1994

Gang Boys as Director
High Tide as Director

1991

The Art of Dying as Director

1990

Living To Die as Director
Coldfire as Director

Production

1994

Gang Boys as Producer

1983

Uncommon Valor as Associate Producer

Sound

1991