Wings Hauser, the great character actor who brought his unhinged intensity to many a film, has passed away.  Rest in Peace.

Today’s scene that I love comes from what may be Hauser’s best-known film, 1983’s Vice Squad.  In this scene, the Vice Squad thinks that they have busted Ramrod, the sadistic pimp played by Hauser.  In this scene, Hauser makes Ramrod into an intimidating figure even as he’s being arrested.  Martin Scorsese once said Wings Hauser deserved an Oscar for his performance in Vice Squad and he was right.