David Gale (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the academic, see David Gale. For the film, see The Life of David Gale.

David Gale
David Gale in Re-Animator 1985
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

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

He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous, and ultimately, 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 due to complications of open heart surgery in 1991.

David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the seventies and eighties, appearing as the priest Mark Reddin on The Secret Storm from 1972–74, mobster Beau Richardson on The Edge of Night from 1976–77, and evil Father-In-Law Rusty Sentell, Sr. on Search for Tomorrow from 1982-83.

  1. ^ a b "David Gale". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (18 October 1985). "Re Animator (1985) SCREEN: STUART GORDON DIRECTS 'RE-ANIMATOR'". The New York Times.