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Wings Hauser

1947 - 2025

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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". He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for his role in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987). He was also the father of actor Cole Hauser. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wings Hauser is the 5,199th most popular actor (up from 7,736th in 2024), the 8,111th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,438th in 2019) and the 2,373rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Wings Hauser ranks 5,199 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Benjamin, Julian Richings, Blair Brown, Wilfred Lucas, Donna Mills, and Denise Crosby. After him are Butterfly McQueen, Dooley Wilson, Dietmar Schönherr, Richard Egan, Murat Yıldırım, and Carol Cheng.

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Among people born in 1947, Wings Hauser ranks 590. Before him are Erika Lechner, Ian Ashley, Maurice Martens, Arkady Andreasyan, Deanie Ip, and Ryo Kawasaki. After him are Mary L. Cleave, Wilko Johnson, Ricardo Delgado, Konstantin Lopushansky, Kazadi Mwamba, and Bob Houghton. Among people deceased in 2025, Wings Hauser ranks 362. Before him are Pauli Nevala, Robert Jarvik, Mats Wahl, Biyouna, Ingrid van Bergen, and Loni Anderson. After him are Waleed Al-Jasem, Eldar Shengelaia, Alexander Dityatin, Julio César Cortés, Gérard Hausser, and Mark Snow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wings Hauser ranks 8,113 out of 20,380. Before him are Blair Brown (1946), Abraham Flexner (1866), Cytherea (1981), Carl Blegen (1887), Donna Mills (1940), and Denise Crosby (1957). After him are Kenny Barron (1943), Butterfly McQueen (1911), Mary L. Cleave (1947), Dooley Wilson (1886), Bernard Hopkins (1965), and Richard Egan (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wings Hauser ranks 2,374. Before him are Gary Merrill (1915), Eric Winter (1976), Richard Benjamin (1938), Blair Brown (1946), Donna Mills (1940), and Denise Crosby (1957). After him are Butterfly McQueen (1911), Dooley Wilson (1886), Richard Egan (1921), Daniel Wu (1974), Greta Lee (1983), and Art LaFleur (1943).

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