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Alma mater
  
University of Houston

Role
  
Character actor

Name
  
Trey Wilson

Occupation
  
actor


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Born
  
January 21, 1948 (
1948-01-21
)
Houston, Texas, United States

Died
  
January 16, 1989, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Judy Blye Wilson (m. 1975–1989), Cynthia June Brinson (m. 1969–1974)

Parents
  
Donald Yearnsley Wilson, Irene Louise Wilson

Movies
  
Raising Arizona, Bull Durham, Great Balls of Fire!, Twins, Miss Firecracker

Similar People
  
Robert Wuhl, Jim McBride, Ron Shelton, Jenny Robertson, Thomas Schlamme

Donald Yearnsley "Trey" Wilson III (January 21, 1948 – January 16, 1989) was an American character actor known for playing rural, authoritarian type characters, most notably in comedies such as Raising Arizona and Bull Durham.

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Career

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During his career, Wilson appeared in numerous stage productions and 30 films or television shows, including guest roles on Spenser: For Hire and The Equalizer. On stage, he appeared in The Front Page at Lincoln Center and on Broadway, he appeared with Sandy Duncan in Peter Pan. He also appeared in Pat Benatar's music video Love Is a Battlefield, as the father who throws her out of the house.

His most memorable roles were in two films, Raising Arizona, as unpainted furniture store owner Nathan Arizona, and Bull Durham, as Joe Riggins, manager of the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team. The end credits of The Silence of the Lambs and Miss Firecracker dedicate the films to him.

Personal life and death

Born in Houston, Texas, to Donald Yearnsley Wilson and Irene Louise Wilson, he attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire and then majored in English and theater at the University of Houston. It was there that Wilson met Judy Blye, a well-known New York soap opera casting agent, and they were married on August 25, 1975. He was a cousin of former Texas Republican State Senator Kim Brimer.

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Wilson died at age forty from a cerebral hemorrhage in New York City on January 16, 1989, and was buried at Forest Park Cemetery in Houston five days later, on what would have been his 41st birthday.

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Released after his death, Wilson's final film was Great Balls of Fire!, the biopic of Jerry Lee Lewis, where he played American record producer Sam Phillips. He had been cast in the Coen brothers' film Miller's Crossing at the time of his death, and was replaced by Albert Finney.

Filmography

Actor
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Defense Attorney Eddie Cosmatos
- Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990) - Defense Attorney Eddie Cosmatos
1989
Welcome Home as
Colonel Barnes
1989
Great Balls of Fire! as
Sam Phillips
1989
Miss Firecracker as
Benjamin Drapper
1988
Twins as
Beetroot McKinley
1988
Married to the Mob as
Regional Director Franklin
1988
Bull Durham as
Skip
1988
Crime Story (TV Series) as
Sheriff Bo Cray
- Brothel Wars (1988) - Sheriff Bo Cray
1988
The House on Carroll Street as
Lieutenant Sloan
1987
Leg Work (TV Series) as
Breckinridge
- Mystery Woman (1987) - Breckinridge
1987
End of the Line as
Sheriff Maxie Howell
1987
Raising Arizona as
Nathan Arizona, Sr.
1987
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Peter Marstand
- A Place to Stay (1987) - Peter Marstand
1986
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
Terry Vogel / Jack Weller
- Trial and Error (1987) - Terry Vogel
- Rage (1986) - Jack Weller
1986
F/X as
Lt. Murdoch
1985
Call to Glory (TV Series) as
Interrogator
- The End, the Beginning (1985) - Interrogator
1985
Marie as
FBI Agent
1985
The Protector as
Truck Driver
1985
Robert Kennedy and His Times (TV Mini Series) as
Jimmy Hoffa
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Jimmy Hoffa
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Jimmy Hoffa
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Jimmy Hoffa
1985
Scandal Sheet (TV Movie) as
Paul Brown
1984
A Soldier's Story as
Colonel Nivens
1984
Places in the Heart as
Texas Voice #3 (voice)
1983
Kennedy (TV Mini Series) as
Kenneth O'Donnell
- Episode #1.7 (1983) - Kenneth O'Donnell
- Episode #1.6 (1983) - Kenneth O'Donnell
- Episode #1.5 (1983) - Kenneth O'Donnell
- Episode #1.4 (1983) - Kenneth O'Donnell
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Kenneth O'Donnell
1983
Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield (Music Video) as
Father (uncredited)
1983
The News Is the News (TV Series)
- Episode dated 15 June 1983 (1983)
1982
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Shorty Rollins
- Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (1982) - Shorty Rollins
1981
Another World (TV Series) as
Stu Massey
- Episode #1.4361 (1981) - Stu Massey
1980
Big Blonde (TV Movie) as
The Playboy
1979
Three-Way Weekend as
Howard Creep (as Dan Diego)
1978
The Lord of the Rings as
Character Actor (voice)
1978
Dallas (TV Series) as
Johnnie
- Survival (1978) - Johnnie
1978
Vampire Hookers as
Terry Wayne
1978
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series) as
Rich
- Reunion in Terror (1978) - Rich
1977
Three Warriors as
Chuck
1976
Drive-In as
Gifford
Composer
1979
Three-Way Weekend
Producer
1979
Three-Way Weekend (associate producer)
Soundtrack
1989
Miss Firecracker (writer: "Miss Firecracker")
Thanks
1991
The Silence of the Lambs (dedicated to)
1989
Welcome Home (in memoriam)
1989
Great Balls of Fire! (dedicatee: we miss you)
1989
Miss Firecracker (dedicated to)
Self
1988
American Tongues (Documentary) as
Narrrator
1987
Consuming Hunger (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Selling the Feeling (1987) - Self - Narrator
- Shaping the Image (1987) - Self - Narrator
- Getting the Story (1987) - Self - Narrator
1974
The 1st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - accepting Award for outstanding entertainment children's special
Archive Footage
2009
Video on Trial (TV Series) as
Pat's Father (segment: Love is a Battlefield)
- Totally '80s Video on Trial (2009) - Pat's Father (segment: Love is a Battlefield)

References

Trey Wilson Wikipedia


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