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Wings Hauser
Actor · Director · Writer· Hollywood, California, USA
Wings Hauser, an American actor, screenwriter, director, and musician, spent five decades captivating audiences with his versatile performances in over a hundred film and television projects. Born on December 12, 1947, and passing away on March 15, 2025, Hauser's prolific career as a character actor earned him the moniker "the biggest star you've never heard of," a testament to his unsung yet enduring influence on American cinema.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Insider
Tobacco Lawyer · 1999
Rubber
Man in Wheelchair · 2010
A Soldier's Story
Lieutenant Byrd · 1984
Tales from the Hood
Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation") · 1995
Vice Squad
Ramrod · 1982
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Arklon · 1991
Who'll Stop the Rain
Marine Driver · 1978
Night Shadows
Josh Cameron · 1984
Filmography
50 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rubber | Man in Wheelchair | Film |
| 2007 | Avenging Angel | Colonel Cusack | Film |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Older Bram | Film |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery | Strother Elam | Film |
| 2003 | Kingpin | Doug Duffy | TV |
| 1999 | The Insider | Tobacco Lawyer | Film |
| 1999 | Life Among the Cannibals | Vince | Film |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Michael Casey | Film |
| 1995 | Victim of Desire | Leland Duvall | Film |
| 1995 | Tales from the Hood | Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation") | Film |
| 1995 | Guns & Lipstick | Michael | Film |
| 1994 | Watchers III | Ferguson | Film |
| 1994 | Gang Boys | Joe Joiner | Film |
| 1994 | Gang Boys | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Gang Boys | Writer | Film |
| 1994 | Gang Boys | Producer | Film |
| 1993 | GetEven | Huck Finney | Film |
| 1992 | Mind, Body & Soul | John Stockton | Film |
| 1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Arklon | Film |
| 1991 | Blood Money | Jack Saxon | Film |
| 1991 | The Art of Dying | Jack | Film |
| 1991 | The Art of Dying | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Pale Blood | Van Vandameer | Film |
| 1990 | Reason to Die | Elliot Canner | Film |
| 1990 | Street Asylum | Arliss Ryder | Film |
| 1990 | Living To Die | Nick Carpenter | Film |
| 1990 | Coldfire | Lars | Film |
| 1990 | Living To Die | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Coldfire | Director | Film |
| 1989 | L.A. Bounty | Cavanaugh | Film |
| 1989 | The Siege of Firebase Gloria | Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo | Film |
| 1989 | Bedroom Eyes II | Harry Ross | Film |
| 1989 | Marked for Murder | Emerson | Film |
| 1988 | Nightmare at Noon | Ken Griffiths | Film |
| 1988 | The Carpenter | Carpenter | Film |
| 1988 | Dead Man Walking | John Luger | Film |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Capt. Alvin Luther Regency | Film |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Capt. James Rivers | Film |
| 1987 | No Safe Haven | Clete Harris | Film |
| 1987 | No Safe Haven | Writer | Film |
| 1986 | 3:15 the Moment of Truth | Mr. Havilland (uncredited) | Film |
| 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Cliff | Film |
| 1986 | The Wind | Phil | Film |
| 1985 | The Long Hot Summer | Wilson Mahood | TV |
| 1984 | Night Shadows | Josh Cameron | Film |
| 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Lieutenant Byrd | Film |
| 1983 | Deadly Force | Stoney Cooper | Film |
| 1982 | Homework | Reddog | Film |
| 1982 | Vice Squad | Ramrod | Film |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Marine Driver | Film |
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