Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson was an American character actor who often played rural, authoritarian types, with memorable comedy roles in Raising Arizona (1987) and Bull Durham (1988). Born in Houston, Texas, in 1948, he attended Bellaire High School and the University of Houston, where he studied English and theater. He worked in many stage productions and appeared in about 30 films or TV programs, with guest appearances on Spenser: For Hire and The Equalizer. On Broadway he co-starred in the musical Tintypes, and he also appeared in The Front Page, which was staged at Lincoln Center and on Broadway, and with Sandy Duncan in Peter Pan. In film, he played Nathan Arizona, the owner of an unpainted furniture store, in Raising Arizona, and Joe Riggins, who managed the Durham Bulls in minor league baseball, in Bull Durham. He also appeared in the music video for Pat Benatar's Love Is a Battlefield. Wilson died in 1989.