Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser (born December 12, 1947) is an American actor and occasional director. He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his supporting role in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987). Life and career Hauser was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine (née Thienes) and director and producer Dwight Hauser (1911–1969). His brother is actor Erich Hauser. In 1967, Hauser landed his first acting role as a marine rifleman in the World War II-drama First to Fight. 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 Young and the Restless as Greg Foster. He starred in the 1982 made-for-TV-movie Hear No Evil as Garrard. Hauser appeared in forty-one television series, including recurring roles in Beverly Hills 90210, Murder, She Wrote, and Roseanne, and a cameo as a juror in the season 4 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" of Monk. In 1983, a story he wrote became the Paramount box-office hit Uncommon Valor. Hauser appeared in the 1982 movie Vice Squad as the pimp "Ramrod," and performed the song "Neon Slime" for the opening and closing credits. He appeared in Deadly Force, No Safe Haven, Tough Guys Don't Dance, and the French movie Rubber, directed by French musician Quentin Dupieux. Personal life Hauser has a daughter, Bright Hauser, from his first marriage to Jane Boltinhouse. From his second marriage to Cass Warner Sperling, daughter of Milton Sperling, he has a son, actor Cole Hauser. Wings Hauser is married to actress Cali Hauser. The Melbourne Underground Film Festival held a retrospective with his films in 2009. Filmography Film 1967 First to Fight as Ragan (uncredited) 1978 Who'll Stop the Rain as Marine Driver 1982 Vice Squad as 'Ramrod' 1982 Homework as 'Reddog' 1982 Hear No Evil as Garrard 1983 Ghost Dancing as Frank Carswell 1983 Deadly Force as 'Stoney' Cooper 1984 Mutant as Josh Cameron 1984 A Soldier's Story as Lieutenant Byrd 1984 Sweet Revenge as Major Frank Hollins 1984 Terror in the Aisles as 'Ramrod' (in 'Vice Squad') (archive footage) (uncredited) 1985 Command 5 as Jack Coburn 1985 The Long Hot Summer as Wilson Mahood 1986 Dark Horse as Unknown 1986 3:15 as Mr. Havilland (uncredited) 1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Cliff 1986 The Wind as Phil 1986 Hostage