Wings Hauser (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor, director, and film writer.
Life and career Hauser was born Gerald Dwight Hauser in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and director and producer Dwight Hauser (1911–1969). His brother is actor Erich Hauser.
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 soap opera The Young and the Restless , as Greg Foster. He 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 the hit TV series Monk .
In 1983, he wrote the story that became the Paramount box-office hit, Uncommon Valor . Hauser has also appeared in Vice Squad , Deadly Force , No Safe Haven and Tough Guys Don't Dance , and the French movie Rubber , which is directed by French musician Quentin Dupieux.
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. A cult film festival, "The Melbourne Underground Film Festival," held a Wings Hauser retrospective in 2009.
Actor
2018
Humbucker (Short) (completed) as
Del Givens
2019
Eve N' God: This Female is Not Yet Rated (TM) as
Doctor Goddard
2016
Castle (TV Series) as
Jack Flanagan
- Fidelis Ad Mortem (2016) - Jack Flanagan
2016
Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) as
Ret. Det. Mark McFadden
- A Shot in the Dark (2016) - Ret. Det. Mark McFadden
2015
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) as
Walter Russell
- Poina 'ole (2015) - Walter Russell
2013
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Tony Lash
- Backfire (2013) - Tony Lash
2010
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Paul Dennis
- Nevada v. Dennis (2010) - Paul Dennis
1978
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Greg Foster
2010
Rubber as
Man in Wheelchair
2010
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Sheriff Rhodes
- Exit Wounds (2010) - Sheriff Rhodes
2009
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
A.P. Caid
- Paint It Red (2009) - A.P. Caid
2008
Saving Grace (TV Series) as
Ed Guthrie
- Do You Love Him? (2008) - Ed Guthrie
2008
Bones (TV Series) as
Lenny Fitz
- The Man in the Mud (2008) - Lenny Fitz
2007
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Red Buckley '07
- Boy Crazy (2007) - Red Buckley '07
2007
Viva Laughlin (TV Series) as
Buddy Baxter
- Pilot (2007) - Buddy Baxter
2007
The Stone Angel as
Older Bram
2007
Avenging Angel (TV Movie) as
Colonel Cusack
2006
Mystery Woman (TV Series) as
Strother Elam
- Wild West Mystery (2006) - Strother Elam
2006
Monk (TV Series) as
Cobb - Juror No. 4
- Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty (2006) - Cobb - Juror No. 4
2005
House M.D. (TV Series) as
Michael Ryan
- Hunting (2005) - Michael Ryan
2005
Eyes (TV Series) as
Clint Armstrong
- Wings (2005) - Clint Armstrong
2005
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Tommy Mack
- Forever Blue (2005) - Tommy Mack
2004
The Ruining (Video) as
Not Hasselhoff
2004
Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy as
Kevin Kilpatrick
2003
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Ron Elner
- Grand Prix (2003) - Ron Elner
2003
Kingpin (TV Mini Series) as
Doug Duffy
- Gimme Shelter (2003) - Doug Duffy
- The Odd Couple (2003) - Doug Duffy
- French Connection (2003) - Doug Duffy
- Black Magic Woman (2003) - Doug Duffy
1997
Arli$$ (TV Series) as
Garnite Giles
- All That Glitters (2002) - Garnite Giles
- The Value of Loyalty (1997) - Garnite Giles
2002
The Blue Lizard as
Little G
2000
Clean and Narrow as
Sheriff Brand
1999
The Insider as
Tobacco Lawyer
1999
Life Among the Cannibals as
Vince
1996
Going Home (Short) as
Buddy
1994
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) as
J. Jay Jones
- You Say It's Your Birthday: Part 1 (1996) - J. Jay Jones (voice)
- Offensive Interference (1995) - J. Jay Jones
- Little Monsters (1995) - J. Jay Jones
- Hazardous to Your Health (1995) - J. Jay Jones
- Sweating It Out (1995) - J. Jay Jones (voice)
- Christmas Comes This Time Each Year (1994) - J. Jay Jones
1996
Original Gangstas as
Michael Casey
1985
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Howard Levering / Sam Bennett / Wallace Evans / ...
- Track of a Soldier (1996) - Howard Levering
- Love & Hate in Cabot Cove (1993) - Sam Bennett
- Night Fears (1991) - Wallace Evans
- Reflections of the Mind (1985) - Carl
1996
JAG (TV Series) as
J.D. Gold
- Sightings (1996) - J.D. Gold
1995
Broken Bars as
Warden Pitt
1995
Guns and Lipstick as
Michael
1995
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series) as
Damon
- Brotherhood of the Bell (1995) - Damon
1995
High Tide (TV Series) as
Harry
- The Grind (1995) - Harry
1995
Tales from the Hood as
Strom
1995
Victim of Desire as
Leland Duvall
1995
Marker (TV Series) as
Shane Madsen
- Spiked Through the Heart (1995) - Shane Madsen
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Wayland Hampton
- Right Man, Wrong Time (1994) - Wayland Hampton
1993
Champagne and Bullets as
Huck Finney
1993
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Gerald Claremont
- Dream Lover (1993) - Gerald Claremont
1992
Roseanne (TV Series) as
Ty Tilden
- Lose a Job, Winnebago (1993) - Ty Tilden
- Crime and Punishment (1993) - Ty Tilden
- Good Girls, Bad Girls (1992) - Ty Tilden
- Stand on Your Man (1992) - Ty Tilden
- Pretty in Black (1992) - Ty Tilden
1993
Space Rangers (TV Series) as
Ex-Ranger Decker
- Fort Hope (1993) - Ex-Ranger Decker
1992
Exiled in America as
Fred Jenkins
1992
Mind, Body & Soul as
John Stockton
1992
The Young Riders (TV Series) as
Randle
- Lessons Learned (1992) - Randle
1992
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up as
Sheriff Ralph Baker
1992
Lightning Force (TV Series) as
Lt. Col. Matthew Alan 'Trane' Coltrane (1991-1992)
- Deadliest Game (1992) - Lt. Col. Matthew Alan 'Trane' Coltrane (1991-1992)
1991
In Between as
Jack Maxwell
1990
China Beach (TV Series) as
Lt. Col. 'Mac' Miller
- Rewind (1991) - Lt. Col. 'Mac' Miller
- She Sells More Than Sea Shells (1990) - Lt. Col. 'Mac' Miller
- The Big Bang (1990) - Lt. Col. 'Mac' Miller
- F.N.G. (1990) - Lt. Col. 'Mac' Miller
1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time as
Arklon
1991
The Killers Edge (Video) as
Jack
1991
Bump in the Night (TV Movie) as
Patrick Tierney
1990
Living to Die as
Nick Carpenter
1990
Pale Blood as
Van Vandameer
1990
Out of Sight, Out of Mind as
Victor Lundgren
1990
Street Asylum as
Arliss Ryder
1990
Hardball (TV Series) - The Cool Katt (1990)
1990
Marked for Murder (Video) as
Emerson
1990
Reason to Die as
Elliot Canner
1990
Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series) as
Sonny
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1990) - Sonny
1989
Bedroom Eyes II as
Harry Ross
1988
The Siege of Firebase Gloria as
Cpl. Joseph L. DiNardo
1988
The Carpenter as
Carpenter
1988
Nightmare at Noon as
Ken Griffiths
1988
Dead Man Walking as
John Luger
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (TV Movie) as
Capt. James Rivers
1987
The Highwayman (TV Series) as
Sheriff Wyatt
- The Highwayman (1987) - Sheriff Wyatt
1987
No Safe Haven as
Clete Harris
1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance as
Alvin / police chief
1986
Hostage as
Maj. Sam Striker
1986
The Last Precinct (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Hobbs
- Three Ring Circus (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- Toehold (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- Ghost of a Chance (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- Never Cross a Vampire (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- I Want My Mummy (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- Mr. Cool (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- The Gorilla-Gram (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
- Pilot (1986) - Lieutenant Hobbs
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as
Cliff
1986
3:15 the Moment of Truth as
Mr. Havilland (uncredited)
1985
Dark Horse (TV Movie) as
Captain Brandt
1985
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Kyle Ludwig / Jack 'The Ripper' Lane
- Blood, Sweat, and Cheers (1985) - Kyle Ludwig
- The Big Squeeze (1985) - Jack 'The Ripper' Lane
1985
The Long Hot Summer (TV Mini Series) as
Wilson Mahood
- Part 2 (1985) - Wilson Mahood
- Part 1 (1985) - Wilson Mahood
1985
Airwolf (TV Series) as
Harlan Jenkins
- Airwolf II (1985) - Harlan Jenkins
1985
Command 5 (TV Movie) as
Jack Coburn
1985
MacGruder and Loud (TV Series) as
Wyoming
- The Price of Junk (1985) - Wyoming
1985
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Arvin Lee
- You Don't Hear the One That Gets You (1985) - Arvin Lee
1984
Hunter (TV Series) as
Jimmy Jo Walker
- Dead or Alive (1984) - Jimmy Jo Walker
1984
Sweet Revenge (TV Movie) as
Maj. Frank Hollins
1984
Jessie (TV Series) as
Nick Morgan
- Flesh Wounds (1984) - Nick Morgan
1984
A Soldier's Story as
Lieutenant Byrd
1983
Deadly Force as
Stoney Cooper
1983
Ghost Dancing (TV Movie) as
Frank Carswell
1983
The Fall Guy (TV Series) as
Baba
- Just a Small Circle of Friends (1983) - Baba
1982
Hear No Evil (TV Movie) as
Garrard
1981
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Nick Frangakis
- Wave Goodbye (1981) - Nick Frangakis
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain as
Marine Driver
1977
Aspen (TV Mini Series)(uncredited)
1977
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Larry, Injured Gymnast
- Firehouse Quintet (1977) - Larry, Injured Gymnast (uncredited)
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Dave
- They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To (1976) - Dave
1976
Movin' On (TV Series) as
Johnny (member of 'The Hotshots')
- The Big Switch (1976) - Johnny (member of 'The Hotshots')
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Ethan Morse
- A Touch of Venom (1975) - Ethan Morse (as Wings Livinryte)
1967
First to Fight as
Ragan (uncredited)
Director
1994
High Tide (TV Series)
Writer
1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (screenplay - as Ken Hauser)
1983
Uncommon Valor (story - uncredited)
Soundtrack
2007
The Stone Angel ("Whiskey, You're My Darling", "The Devil is Dead")
1994
Skins (performer: "Walkin' On The Right Side Of The Devil")
1982
Vice Squad (performer: "Neon Slime")
Music Department
2019
Eve N' God: This Female is Not Yet Rated (TM) (musical director)
1991
The Art of Dying (composer: song "The Old West")
Producer
1983
Uncommon Valor (associate producer)
Composer
2019
Eve N' God: This Female is Not Yet Rated (TM)
Thanks
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (Documentary) (our deepest appreciation)
Self
2023
Working Class Actor (Documentary) (filming) as
Self
2017
Welcome to Hell (Video short) as
Self
2010
Comedy Central Roasts (TV Series) as
Self - Audience
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010) - Self - Audience (uncredited)
1991
The Making of 'Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time' (Video documentary short) as
Self / Arklon
1980
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) as
Self - actor
- Buddy Rich, Mel Torme, Steve Landesburg, J.D. Hauser, Diane Nichols (1980) - Self - actor (as J.D. Hauser)
1980
Your New Day (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.17 (1980) - Self
1979
Dinah! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 13 September 1979 (1979) - Self
Archive Footage
2013
Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) as
Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
- Tough Guys Don't Dance (2013) - Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
2012
Top Priority: The Terror Within (Documentary) as
Self - Actor
1984
Terror in the Aisles (Documentary) as
Ramrod (uncredited)