Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson

Known for

Acting

Born

January 21, 1948

Birthplace

Houston, Texas, USA

Died

January 16, 1989 (aged 40)

Biography

Trey Wilson was a prolific American character actor best known for playing intense, loud and memorable authoritarian figures in iconic 1980s comedies. He built a distinctive career on stage and screen before his life was tragically cut short when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 40.

Best known work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Twins

Twins

1988

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

1987

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Bull Durham

Bull Durham

1988

F/X

F/X

1986

Great Balls of Fire!

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

Dallas

Dallas

1978

The Protector

The Protector

1985

Filmography

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Bruce (1 episode)
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Defense Attorney Eddie Cosmatos (1 episode)
1989
Welcome Home
as Colonel Barnes
1989
Great Balls of Fire!
as Sam Phillips
1989
Miss Firecracker
as Benjamin Drapper
1988
Twins
as Beetroot McKinley
1988
Married to the Mob
as Regional Director Franklin
1988
Bull Durham
as Skip
1988
The House on Carroll Street
as Lieutenant Sloan
1987
End of the Line
as Sheriff Maxie Howell
1987
Raising Arizona
as Nathan Arizona, Sr.
1986
F/X
as Lt. Murdoch
1985
Marie: A True Story
as FBI Agent
1985
Spenser: For HireTV
1985
The EqualizerTV
as Peter Marstand (1 episode)
1985
The Protector
as Truck Driver
1985
Scandal Sheet
as Paul Brown
1984
A Soldier's Story
as Colonel Nivens
1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Lester
1981
Tintypes
1980
Big Blonde
as The Playboy
1979
Three-Way Weekend
as Howard Creep, Producer, Original Music Composer
1978
Vampire Hookers
as Terry Wayne
1978
DallasTV
as Johnnie (1 episode)
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?TV