Lost Movie...

Hello again, folks...

I’m trying to identify an obscure English‑language family‑fantasy TV movie, probably from the early–mid 1980s (color, about 90 minutes). It was definitely NOT religious and did NOT have “angel” in the title.

Plot details (very distinctive):

• A few children discover a man living alone in a shack.
• He appears to be a stone statue at first.
• When touched, he moves, scaring the children.
• He has visible grey, birdlike wings — ragged, missing feathers.
• He is depressed, alcoholic, and losing hope.
• As he regains self‑worth, his wings slowly heal and regrow feathers.
• He can slow or stop time and prevents a few disasters.
• A child (boy) tries to force him to fly by stepping off a cliff.
• The man believes he can’t fly anymore, hesitates, then chooses to try — and rescues the boy mid‑fall.
• A child (either the mother or baby sister) is hospitalized; he eventually heals her.
• Final scene: he flies through clouds toward a bright white, misty city in the sky, revealed gradually as he approaches.

Other details:

• The actor looked very much like Alan Alda (tall, thin, expressive face, 2–3‑day stubble), but was probably not Alda.
• The children found better clothing for him after cleaning him up (his old clothes really smelled bad).
• The movie was digitized — I had a downloaded copy years ago (possibly from Archive.org or early torrent packs).
• It felt like a Canadian or Australian family‑fantasy TV movie, but more likely Canadian based on tone, effects, and costuming.

I also recall one scene in particular -- the children are cleaning him up, and one gave him a bottle of mouthwash. At first he swishes it in his mouth, then he swallows. The girl is alarmed and says, "You're not supposed to SWALLOW it!" at which the man retorts, "Well then, what's the POINT?"

Does anyone recognize this film?