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name: "Wings Hauser"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wings-hauser"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 December 1947"
died: "15 March 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T06:44:57.962160+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Wings Hauser

Actor. Born 12 December 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA. Died 15 March 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 December 1947, Hollywood, California, USA
- **Died:** 15 March 2025
- **Active:** 1984–1999
- **Also known as:** Gerald Dwight Hauser, Вінгс Хаузер, وینگز هاوزر
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (1), 1990s 89 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_Hauser, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376182, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369567/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61153

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Soldier's Story*](https://film.one/film/a-soldiers-story.md) (76)

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## Biography

Wings Hauser was an American actor, screenwriter, film director and musician. Born Gerald Dwight Hauser in Hollywood, California, on 12 December 1947, he made his screen debut in the 1967 war film *First to Fight*. He appeared in over 100 film and television productions from the late 1960s onwards.

Hauser gained notice for his role as the pimp Ramrod in *Vice Squad* (1982), for which he also performed the theme song. He played Lieutenant Byrd in the 1984 film *A Soldier's Story*. Other credits include *Tough Guys Don't Dance* (1987), for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male, and guest roles in series such as *The Mentalist*, *Criminal Minds* and *Bones*. He was the father of actor Cole Hauser.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Tobacco Lawyer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *A Soldier's Story* (1984), Fi1m 76, as Lieutenant Byrd — [page](https://film.one/film/a-soldiers-story.md)

## Complete filmography (108)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Eve N'God This Female is Not Yet Rated* (2019), as Doctor Goddard
- *Rubber* (2010), as Man in Wheelchair
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, as Paul Dennis
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Walter Russell
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Mark McFadden
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Jack Flanagan
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as AP Caid
- *Viva Laughlin* (2007), series, Actor
- *The Stone Angel* (2007), as Older Bram
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, as Ed Guthrie
- *Avenging Angel* (2007), as Colonel Cusack
- *Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery* (2006), as Strother Elam
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Sheriff Rhodes
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Lenny Fitz
- *Eyes* (2005), series, as Clint Armstrong
- *House* (2004), series, as Michael Ryan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The Ruining* (2004), as Not Hasselhoff
- *Irish Eyes* (2004), as Kevin Kilpatrick
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Red Buckley (2007)
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, as Doug Duffy
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Ron Elner
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Cobb - Juror No. 4
- *The Blue Lizard* (2002), as Little G
- *Savage Season* (2001), as Maddox
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Tony Lash
- *The Clean and Narrow* (2000), as Sheriff Brand
- *The Insider* (1999), as Tobacco Lawyer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Tommy Mack
- *Life Among the Cannibals* (1999), as Vince
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Garnite Giles
- *Original Gangstas* (1996), as Michael Casey
- *JAG* (1995), series, as J.D. Gold
- *Guns & Lipstick* (1995), as Michael
- *Broken Bars* (1995), as Warden Pitt
- *Tales from the Hood* (1995), as Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
- *Victim of Desire* (1995), as Leland Duvall
- *Marker* (1995), series, Actor
- *Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up* (1994), as Sheriff Baker
- *Watchers III* (1994), as Ferguson
- *High Tide* (1994), series, Director
- *Gang Boys* (1994), as Joe Joiner · Director, Writer, Producer
- *GetEven* (1993), as Huck Finney
- *Route 66* (1993), series, as Gerald Claremont
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Wayland Hampton
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Damon
- *Space Rangers* (1993), series, as Ex-Ranger Decker
- *Exiled in America* (1992), as Fred Jenkins
- *Mind, Body & Soul* (1992), as John Stockton
- *Lightning Force* (1991), series, as Lt. Col. Matthew Alan 'Trane' Coltrane
- *The Art of Dying* (1991), as Jack · Director, Songs
- *Frame Up* (1991), as Ralph Baker
- *Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time* (1991), as Arklon
- *Blood Money* (1991), as Jack Saxon
- *Bump in the Night* (1991), as Patrick Tierney
- *In Between* (1991), as Jack Maxwell
- *Living To Die* (1990), as Nick Carpenter · Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as J. Jay Jones
- *Pale Blood* (1990), as Van Vandameer
- *Street Asylum* (1990), as Arliss Ryder
- *Out of Sight, Out of Mind* (1990), as Victor Lundgren
- *Coldfire* (1990), as Lars · Director
- *Wilding* (1990), as Tim Parsons
- *Reason to Die* (1990), as Elliot Canner
- *Bedroom Eyes II* (1989), as Harry Ross
- *Hardball* (1989), series, Actor
- *L.A. Bounty* (1989), as Cavanaugh
- *The Siege of Firebase Gloria* (1989), as Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo
- *Marked for Murder* (1989), as Emerson
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), series, as Sonny
- *Dead Man Walking* (1988), as John Luger
- *The Carpenter* (1988), as Carpenter
- *Nightmare at Noon* (1988), as Ken Griffiths
- *China Beach* (1988), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel* (1987), as Capt. James Rivers
- *Hostage* (1987), as Maj. Sam Striker
- *Tough Guys Don't Dance* (1987), as Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
- *No Safe Haven* (1987), as Clete Harris · Writer
- *The Wind* (1986), as Phil
- *Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling* (1986), as Cliff
- *The Last Precinct* (1986), series, as Lieutenant Hobbs
- *3:15 the Moment of Truth* (1986), as Mr. Havilland (uncredited)
- *The Last Precinct* (1986), as Lt. Hobbs
- *The Long Hot Summer* (1985), series, as Wilson Mahood
- *Command 5* (1985), as Jack Coburn
- *MacGruder and Loud* (1985), series, as Wyoming
- *Dark Horse* (1985), Actor
- *Sweet Revenge* (1984), as Maj. Frank Hollins
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Carl, Wallace Evans, Sam Bennett, Howard Levering
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Jimmy Jo Walker
- *Jessie* (1984), series, Actor
- *A Soldier's Story* (1984), as Lieutenant Byrd — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/a-soldiers-story.md)
- *Night Shadows* (1984), as Josh Cameron
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Harlan Jenkins
- *Uncommon Valor* (1983), Associate Producer, Story
- *Deadly Force* (1983), as Stoney Cooper
- *Ghost Dancing* (1983), as Frank Carwell
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Kyle Ludwig, Jack 'The Ripper' Lane
- *Hear No Evil* (1982), as Garrard
- *Homework* (1982), as Reddog
- *Vice Squad* (1982), as Ramrod
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Nick Frangakis
- *Who'll Stop the Rain* (1978), as Marine Driver
- *Aspen* (1977), series, as (Uncredited)
- *Timothy and the Angel* (1976), Actor
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor
- *Movin' On* (1974), series, Actor
- *First to Fight* (1967), as Ragan

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