Wings Hauser (born
December 12 1947) is an
American actor, director and film writer.
Hauser was born
Gerald Dwight Hauser in
Hollywood,
California, the son of Geraldine (
née Thienes) and Academy Award-winning director and producer
Dwight Hauser (1911–1969).
[Wings Hauser Biography (1947-)] His brother is actor Erich Hauser.
In 1975, Hauser released an album for
RCA with title,
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. In 1983 he wrote, and produced the Paramount box-office hit,
Uncommon Valor. Hauser has also managed to sustain an eclectic movie career, highlighted by rather eccentric, intense character portrayals in movies such as
Vice Squad,
Deadly Force,
No Safe Haven, and
Tough Guys Don't Dance.
From his first marriage to Cass Warner he has son actor
Cole Hauser. Hauser is married to actress Cali Hauser and has daughter Bright Hauser.
Filmography