David Gale (actor)

David Gale
Born David Quentin Gale
(1936-10-02)2 October 1936
Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom
Died 18 August 1991(1991-08-18) (aged 54)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death Heart failure
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 double-agent gangster Beau Richardson on "The Edge of Night" from 1976-77.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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