David Gale
Biography
David Gale was a British character actor who became a familiar villain in science fiction and horror films. Born in Wimbledon in 1936 and raised in New Jersey, he trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and New York's Actor's Studio before running his own New York experimental theater, the Workshop of the Players Art. His breakthrough came as Father Mark Reddin on the soap opera The Secret Storm from 1972 to 1974, and he later played Beau Richardson on The Edge of Night and Rusty Sentell Sr. on Search for Tomorrow. Gale was best known as the treacherous Dr. Carl Hill in Re-Animator (1985) and its sequel Bride of Re-Animator (1990). After that success he took villainous parts in The Brain (1988), The First Power (1990), Syngenor (1990) and Guyver (1991). He also appeared in Savage Weekend (1979). He died in 1991.
54years old at death
- Born Wimbledon
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as David Quentin Gale
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 12 years1979 to 1991
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First role
Gale got hooked on acting while stationed in Tripoli, Libya, with the air force, after answering a newspaper casting call for John Loves Mary and joining the Little Theatre Troupe.
Early training
During this time, Gale studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and at the Actor's Studio in New York.
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Worked with
David Gale shares three films with Jeffrey Combs, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Stuart Gordon
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Screaming Mad GeorgeDirector, 1 film, 1991
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