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David Gale (actor)

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David Gale
Born
David Quentin Gale

(1936-10-02)2 October 1936
Died18 August 1991(1991-08-18) (aged 54)
OccupationActor

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

  1. ^ a b "David Gale". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (October 18, 1985). "Re Animator (1985) SCREEN: STUART GORDON DIRECTS 'RE-ANIMATOR'". The New York Times.