Max Gail
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The son of a wealthy office-supplies dealer, American actor Maxwell Gail Jr. excelled in high-school sports, spending his senior year as an exchange student in Germany. Upon earning collegiate degrees from both Williams University and University of Michigan, he became a teacher in Detroit's inner city, partially to ensure himself a draft deferment. Frustrated at trying to communicate with his sullen poverty-level students, Gail chucked it all to head for San Francisco, where he worked as a guidance counselor. Again, the frustrations of the job got to him, compelling Gail to seek employment as a cocktail-lounge pianist. Trying out for a play on a whim in 1970, Gail finally found his life's calling. He spent the early '70s haunting the casting offices, accepting small TV roles as heavies and bullies. A guest spot as a tough lug on the 1974 sitcom Friends and Lovers caught the attention of producer Danny Arnold, who cast Gail as Detective Stanley "Wojo" Wojohowicz on the new comedy series Barney Miller. Gail played "Wojo" until the series' cancellation in 1980, at which point he re-entered the guest-star pool. Since that time Max Gail Jr. has been seen as a reporter on the short-lived 1983 adventure series Whiz Kids, and as the father of Dweezil Zappa and Moon Unit Zappa on the even shorter-lived 1990 sitcom Normal Life. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviRelated Videos:
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Max Gail
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 Gail in 1975. |
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| Born | Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, Jr. 5 April 1943 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Spouse | Nan Harris (1989-present) Willie Beir (1983-1986 (her death)) |
Maxwell Trowbridge "Max" Gail, Jr.[1] (born 5 April 1943) is an American actor who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He most notably portrayed the role of Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the television sitcom Barney Miller.
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Life and career
Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Scanlon) and Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, a businessman,[1] and he was raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan. He attended Williams College, and was later an instructor for the University Liggett School before becoming an actor. His acting debut came in 1970 for The Little Fox Theatre in San Francisco, California, playing Chief Bromden in the original stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1973, he reprised this role in his New York stage debut.
He is best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz in the sitcom Barney Miller (1975). Gail's best known feature film role is in D.C. Cab (1983) as Harold, the owner of the D.C. Cab taxi company. He recenty had a lead role as Grandpa Jack in the film Tillamook Treasure
In 1984, Gail was featured in the monodrama "The Babe" on Broadway. This stage play was filmed and later featured on PBS.
Gail has starred in other TV series including Whiz Kids (1983) as "Llewellan Farley, Jr.", an investigative reporter who is friends with a group of teenage computer hackers. He also worked on the short-lived Normal Life (1990). He has also appeared on the TV series Sons & Daughters (2006).
Gail has made many guest appearances on TV shows such as Cannon, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Due South, The Streets of San Francisco, The Drew Carey Show, Quantum Leap, Gary Unmarried and NCIS.[2]
Gail runs Full Circle, a production company which has featured documentaries on such subjects as Agent Orange, Native Americans, and nuclear issues.
Gail's first wife, Willie Bier, died of cancer in 1986; they have a daughter, India. He and his second wife, Nan, have two children Maxwell and Grace. Gail has a twin sister, actress Mary Gail.
Filmography
- The Organization (1971)
- Night Moves (1975)
- Cardiac Arrest (1980)
- D.C. Cab (1983)
- Heartbreakers (1984)
- Street Crimes (1992)
- Pontiac Moon (1994)
- Dangerous Touch (1994)
- Good Luck (1996)
- Forest Warrior (1996)
- Naturally Native (1998)
- Mind Rage (2000)
- Facing the Enemy (2001)
- Truth and Dare (2003)
- Perceptions (2005)
- Tillamook Treasure (2006)
- Angst (2006)
- Always And Forever (2009)
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