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Max Gail Biography (1943-)

Full name, Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, Jr.; born April 5, 1943, in Detroit, MI;son of Maxwell Trowbridge (a businessman) and Mary Elizabeth (maiden name, Scanlon) Gail; married Willie Mae Reese, February 12, 1983 (died, 1986); married Nan, 1989; children: (first marriage) India Jade Sun-Ting; (second marriage) Max, Grace. Addresses: Agent: Sharon Kemp Talent Agency, 447 South Robertson Blvd., Suite 204, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Gail was a teacher of ancient history and English at the Grosse Pointe University School, MI, 1965-67.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, musician

Birth Details

April 5, 1943

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Chief Bromdon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,Little Fox, San Francisco, CA, 1970
• (New York debut) Chief Bromdon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mercer Arts Center, 1973
• Jack Kerouac, Visions of Kerouac, Odyssey, Los Angeles, 1976
• Babe Ruth, The Babe, Princess Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Film Appearances
• Rudy, The Organization, 1971
• Tunnel hoodlum, Dirty Harry, 1971
• Distance, 1975
• Tony, Night Moves, 1975
• Leigh Gregory, Cardiac Arrest, 1980
• Harold Oswell, D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet), 1983
• Narrator, The Secret Agent, 1984
• Charles King, Heartbreakers, 1984
• Clay Eldrige, Where Are the Children?, 1986
• Judah Best, Judgment in Berlin (also known as Escape to Freedom), 1988
• Flannigan, Street Crimes (also known as Dead Even), 1992
• Jerome Bellamy, Pontiac Moon, 1994
• Captain Peters, Deadly Target (also known as Fire Zone), 1994
• Jasper Stone, Dangerous Touch, 1994
• Sheriff Ramsey, Forest Warrior, Turner Entertainment, 1996
• Farmer John, Good Luck (also known as Guys Like Us and The Ox and the Eye), Moki Mac River Expedition, 1997
• Mr. Carlson, Naturally Native, Red Horse Films, 1998
• Ted Vance, The Perfect Wife, 2000
• Mind Rage (also known as Mind Lies), Mainline Releasing, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Detective Sergeant Stanley "Wojo" Wojehowicz, Barney Miller, ABC,1975-82
• Llewellen Farley, Jr., Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983-84
• Max Harlow, Normal Life, CBS, 1990
• Miniseries
• Sergeant Walder, Pearl, 1978
• (As Maxwell Gail) Professor Ray Morello, Naomi & Wynonna: Love CanBuild a Bridge (also known as Love Can Build a Bridge), 1995
• Movies
• Patrolman, The Priest Killer, 1971
• Ragsdale, Curse of the Black Widow (also known as Love Trap), 1977
• Henry Millen, Like Mom, Like Me, 1978
• Lieutenant Spangler, Desperate Women, 1978
• Andrew Spencer, 11th Victim, 1979
• Russ Garner, The Aliens Are Coming, 1980
• Ray Garvey, Fun and Games, ABC, 1980
• Sal, The Other Lover, CBS, 1985
• Letting Go, 1985
• Jim Armbruster, Killer in the Mirror, NBC, 1986
• Mel Nichols, Can You Feel Me Dancing?, NBC, 1986
• Sol Kramer, Intimate Strangers, CBS, 1986
• Sam Davies, Tonight's the Night (also known as The Game ofLove), ABC, 1987
• Narrator, Hoxsey: The Quack Who Cured Cancer, 1987
• Vernon "Rusty" Kitchens, Man against the Mob (also known as Trouble in the City of Angels), ABC, 1988
• Billy Ballew, The Outside Woman, ABC, 1989
• Harry, Somebody's Daughter, ABC, 1992
• Mr. Jurgens, A Child Lost Forever, NBC, 1992
• Judge Johnson, The Switch, CBS, 1993
• Jack Hayes, Ride with the Wind, ABC, 1994
• Tom Partridge, Sodbusters, Showtime, 1994
• Detective Michael Curran, Mortal Fear (also known as Robin Cook's "Mortal Fear"), NBC, 1994
• Arliss Johnson, Inheritance (also known as Louisa May Alcott's "The Inheritance"), CBS, 1997
• Art Koster, Tell Me No Secrets, NBC, 1997
• (As Max Gail, Jr.) Wayne Inman, Not in This Town, 1997
• Meech, Judgment Day, HBO, 1999
• Specials
• Albanel, Mr. and Mrs. Cop, 1974
• ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, 1979
• ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars IX, ABC, 1980
• Harry Stover, Harry and the Kids, ABC, 1985
• Will Costigan, Home, ABC, 1987
• John McGuire, Jr., Our Shining Moment, NBC, 1991
• Episodic
• Marion Blake, "Fool's Gold," Cannon, 1971
• Eddie, "The Rip Off," Cannon, 1972
• Donald S. "Don" Wilton, "Dead or Alive," The Streets of San Francisco, 1976
• Duncan Moore, "Blue Man Down," Amazing Stories, 1987
• Lt. Chet Webber, "The Investigation: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, 1988
• Stanley Holmes, "Dead Letter," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
• Harold, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1992
• George Sanders, "Liberation-October 16, 1998," Quantum Leap, NBC,1993
• Officer Carl Keegan, "No, No Godot," Home Improvement, ABC, 1995
• Briscoe, "Whitewater: Part 1," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1995
• Rev. Thomas, "Deal with the Devil," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1996
• Dick Sproule, "The Hole," Gun, ABC, 1997
• (As Max Gail, Jr.) Wilson Welsh, "Dr. Longball," Due South, CBS, 1998
• Caleb Cline, "Viagra-Vated Assault," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998
• Frank Gorman, "Prize Possession," 18 Wheels of Justice, 2000
• Psychiatrist, "Shaken Not Stirred," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000
• Mr. York, "A Pearl of Great Value," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX-TV, 2000
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Barney Miller, 1975
• Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983
• RECORDINGS
• Recorded Do Something Beautiful.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Back Stage, June 22, 1984, p. 10A.