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.

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.