David Gale (actor)

David Quentin Gale (2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British actor.[1]

David Gale
Born
David Quentin Gale

(1936-10-02)2 October 1936
Wimbledon, UK
Died18 August 1991(1991-08-18) (aged 54)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActor

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
1971A Weekend with Strangers
1978The Big Fix
1979Savage WeekendMac Macauley
1983The Gold DiggersThe Expert
1985Re-AnimatorDr. Carl Hill
1988JakartaDeJames
1988The BrainDr. Anthony Blakely
1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Man on Dais at Queen's ReceptionUncredited
1988Pulse PoundersRat Creature(The Evil Clergyman sequence)
1989Bride of Re-AnimatorDoctor Carl Hill
1990The First PowerMonsignor
1990SyngenorCarter Brown
1991The GuyverFulton Balcus
1991SwitchDoctor

References
  1. "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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