David Gale | |
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| Born | David Quentin Gale 2 October 1936 Wimbledon, UK |
| Died | 18 August 1991 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Actor |
David Quentin Gale (2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British actor.[1]
He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous (and re-animated) neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Hill in the 1985 cult classic film Re-Animator,[2] and its 1990 sequel Bride of Re-Animator.[1] After Re-Animator's success, he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as The Guyver, The First Power, Syngenor, and The Brain, before his death during open heart surgery in 1991.
David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the 1970s, appearing as a priest on The Secret Storm from 1972–74, and as mobster Beau Richardson on The Edge of Night from 1976–77.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A Weekend with Strangers | ||
| 1978 | The Big Fix | ||
| 1979 | Savage Weekend | Mac Macauley | |
| 1983 | The Gold Diggers | The Expert | |
| 1985 | Re-Animator | Dr. Carl Hill | |
| 1988 | Jakarta | DeJames | |
| 1988 | The Brain | Dr. Anthony Blakely | |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Man on Dais at Queen's Reception | Uncredited |
| 1988 | Pulse Pounders | Rat Creature | (The Evil Clergyman sequence) |
| 1989 | Bride of Re-Animator | Doctor Carl Hill | |
| 1990 | The First Power | Monsignor | |
| 1990 | Syngenor | Carter Brown | |
| 1991 | The Guyver | Fulton Balcus | |
| 1991 | Switch | Doctor |
References
- ^ a b "David Gale". The New York Times.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (October 18, 1985). "Re Animator (1985) SCREEN: STUART GORDON DIRECTS 'RE-ANIMATOR'". The New York Times.
External links
- David Gale at IMDb