Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser
Born	Gerald Dwight Hauser (1947-12-12) December 12, 1947 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	J.D. Hauser
Occupation	Actor & Director
Years active	1966–present
Spouse(s)	Margaret Boltinhouse ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1973)​ Cass Warner ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1977)​ Nancy Locke ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1999)​ Cali Lili Hauser ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Dwight Hauser Geraldine Thienes

Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor and occasional director. He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his supporting role in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987).

Life and career

Hauser was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and director and producer Dwight Hauser (1911–1969). His brother is actor Erich Hauser. In 1967, Hauser landed his first acting role as a marine rifleman in the World War II-drama First to Fight.

In 1975, Hauser released an album for RCA entitled Your Love Keeps Me Off the Streets. For this LP, he used the name Wings Livinryte. Hauser first attracted notice in 1977 in The Young and the Restless as Greg Foster. He starred in the 1982 made-for-TV-movie Hear No Evil as Garrard. Hauser has appeared in 41 television series, including recurring roles in Beverly Hills 90210, Murder, She Wrote and Roseanne, and a brief cameo as a juror in the season 4 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" of Monk.

In 1983, he wrote the story that became the Paramount box-office hit Uncommon Valor. Hauser also has appeared in Vice Squad, Deadly Force, No Safe Haven, Tough Guys Don't Dance, and the French movie Rubber, which is 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, 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

• First to Fight (1967)
• Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
• Vice Squad (1982)
• Hear No Evil (1982 made-for-TV-movie)
• Homework (1982)
• Ghost Dancing (1983)
• Deadly Force (1983)
• Mutant (1984)
• A Soldier's Story (1984)
• Terror in the Aisles (1984)
• Sweet Revenge (1984)
• Command 5 (1985)
• The Long Hot Summer (1985)
• Dark Horse (1985)
• Raw Terror (1986)
• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
• The Last Precinct (1986)
• The Wind (1986)
• Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
• No Safe Haven (1987)
• Hostage (1987)
• Dead Man Walking (1988)
• Death Street USA (a.k.a. Nightmare at Noon) (1988)
• The Carpenter (1988)
• L.A. Bounty (1989)
• The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
• Bedroom Eyes II (1989)
• Reason to Die (1990)
• Marked for Murder (1990)
• Coldfire (1990)
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind (1990)
• Street Asylum (1990)
• Wilding (1990)
• Pale Blood (1990)
• Living to Die (1990)
• Bump in the Night (1991)
• Frame Up (1991)
• The Killers Edge (a.k.a. Blood Money) (1991)
• Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
• The Art of Dying (1991)
• In Between (1991)
• Frame Up II: The Cover-Up (a.k.a. Deadly Conspiracy) (1992)
• Mind, Body & Soul (1992)
• Exiled in America (1992)
• Road to Revenge (1993)
• Watchers 3 (1994)
• Skins (a.k.a. Gang Boys) (1994)
• Victim of Desire (1995)
• Tales from the Hood (1995)
• Guns & Lipstick (1995)
• Broken Bars (1995)
• Original Gangstas (1996)
• Life Among the Cannibals (1996)
• The Insider (1999)
• Clean and Narrow (1999)
• Savage Season (2001)
• The Blue Lizard (2002)
• Irish Eyes (a.k.a. Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy) (2004)
• The Running (2004)
• Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006)
• Avenging Angel (2007)
• The Stone Angel (2007)
• Rubber (2010 film)

Television episodes

• Magnum, P.I. - "Wave Goodbye" (1981)
• The Fall Guy - "Just a Small Circle of Friends" (1983)
• Hunter - "Dead or Alive" (1984)
• Airwolf - "Airwolf II" (1985)
• The A-Team - "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers", "The Big Squeeze" (1985)
• Murder, She Wrote - "Reflections of the Mind" (1985)
• Roseanne (1992–1993) - as neighbor Ty Tilden
• Murder, She Wrote - "Night Fears" (1991), "Love & Hate in Cabot Cove" (1993)
• Space Rangers - "Fort Hope" (1993)
• Walker, Texas Ranger - "Right Man, Wrong Time" (1994)
• Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - "Brotherhood of the Bell" (1995)
• Murder, She Wrote - "Track of a Soldier" (1996)
• JAG - "Sightings" (1996)
• Kingpin (2003)
• House - "Hunting" (2005)
• Bones (TV series) - "The Man in the Mud" (2007)
• Criminal Minds - "Exit Wounds" (2010)

References

Sources

• Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. Vol. 2 (1st ed.). New York City: Zoetrope Publishing. p. 188. ISBN 978-0918432612.
• Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). New York City: McFarland and Company. p. 445. ISBN 978-0786464777.

External links

• Wings Hauser at IMDb
• Wings Hauser at AllMovie
• Wings Hauser(Aveleyman)