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Wings Hauser

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Died March 15, 2025, aged 77 · Hollywood, California, USA

Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser (December 12, 1947 – March 15, 2025) was an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician. A prolific character actor, he appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1967, and was once called "the biggest star you've never heard of".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 12, 1947
Died
March 15, 2025 (aged 77)
From
Hollywood, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
58 on Motif · 108 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Wings Hauser's films like?

Across their 27 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
30%
Self
13%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Society
3%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 19 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 19
Hero
6 of 19
Trickster
3 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
9
Absurd
8
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
8
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wings Hauser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 58 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wings Hauser's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 58 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Eve N'God This Female is Not Yet Rated (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Doctor Goddard

  • Rubber(2010)

    as Man in Wheelchair

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Defenders(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Dennis

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Russell

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark McFadden

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as AP Caid

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Viva Laughlin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Stone Angel(2007)

    as Older Bram

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Avenging Angel(2007)

    as Colonel Cusack

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery(2006)

    as Strother Elam

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny Fitz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Clint Armstrong

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Ryan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruining (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Not Hasselhoff

  • Irish Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kevin Kilpatrick

  • Cold Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Buckley (2007)

  • Kingpin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Doug Duffy

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Elner

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cobb - Juror No. 4

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Blue Lizard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Little G

  • Savage Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Maddox

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Lash

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Clean and Narrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sheriff Brand

  • The Insider(1999)

    as Tobacco Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Mack

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Life Among the Cannibals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Vince

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Garnite Giles

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Original Gangstas(1996)

    as Michael Casey

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as J.D. Gold

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Guns & Lipstick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Michael

  • Broken Bars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Warden Pitt

  • Tales from the Hood(1995)

    as Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Victim of Desire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Leland Duvall

  • Marker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sheriff Baker

  • Watchers III(1994)

    as Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gang Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Joe Joiner

  • GetEven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Huck Finney

  • Route 66 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald Claremont

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayland Hampton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Damon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Space Rangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ex-Ranger Decker

  • Exiled in America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fred Jenkins

  • Mind, Body & Soul(1992)

    as John Stockton

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Lightning Force (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 24 episodes · as Lt. Col. Matthew Alan 'Trane' Coltrane

  • The Art of Dying(1991)

    Director · Songs · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Frame Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ralph Baker

  • Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time(1991)

    Writer · as Arklon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Saxon

  • Bump in the Night(1991)

    as Patrick Tierney

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • In Between (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Maxwell

  • Living To Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · as Nick Carpenter

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as J. Jay Jones

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Pale Blood(1990)

    as Van Vandameer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Street Asylum (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Arliss Ryder

  • Sight Unseen(1990)

    as Victor Lundgren

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Coldfire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · as Lars

  • Reason to Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Elliot Canner

  • Wilding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Tim Parsons

  • Bedroom Eyes II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Harry Ross

  • Hardball (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • L.A. Bounty(1989)

    as Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Siege of Firebase Gloria(1988)

    as Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marked for Murder(1990)

    as Emerson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Roseanne(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonny

  • Dead Man Walking (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as John Luger

  • The Carpenter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Carpenter

  • Nightmare at Noon(1988)

    as Ken Griffiths

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel(1987)

    as Capt. James Rivers

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hostage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Maj. Sam Striker

  • Tough Guys Don't Dance(1987)

    as Capt. Alvin Luther Regency

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • No Safe Haven(1987)

    Writer · as Clete Harris

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Wind(1986)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling(1986)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Last Precinct (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lieutenant Hobbs

  • 3:15 the Moment of Truth(1986)

    as Mr. Havilland (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Last Precinct (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lt. Hobbs

  • The Long Hot Summer(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wilson Mahood

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Command 5 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jack Coburn

  • MacGruder and Loud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Wyoming

  • Dark Horse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Sweet Revenge(1984)

    as Maj. Frank Hollins

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl · as Howard Levering · as Sam Bennett · as Wallace Evans

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Jo Walker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Jessie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Soldier's Story(1984)

    as Lieutenant Byrd

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mutant(1984)

    as Josh Cameron

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Harlan Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Uncommon Valor(1983)

    Associate Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Deadly Force (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Stoney Cooper

  • Ghost Dancing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Frank Carwell

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack 'The Ripper' Lane · as Kyle Ludwig

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Hear No Evil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Garrard

  • Homework(1982)

    as Reddog

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Vice Squad(1982)

    as Ramrod

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick Frangakis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Who'll Stop the Rain(1978)

    as Marine Driver

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Aspen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as (Uncredited)

  • Timothy and the Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Baretta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Movin' On (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First to Fight(1967)

    as Ragan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles from 1967 to 2019; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

Uncommon Valor (1983)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

A Soldier's Story (1984)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Rubber (2010)

Film career

19672019

Peak 1985 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 108: 101 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting5 of 108: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 108: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 108: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 108: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

108 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s39 · 38 acting · 2 crew1990s37 · 36 acting · 5 crew2000s21 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 21% of 19 roles
7888

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Wings Hauser's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

Avenging Angel (2007)

77th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Insider (1999)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wings Hauser's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles22–55 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Wings Hauser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wings Hauser's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clarence Williams III shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles