Gary Shail

Gary Shail

Known for

Acting

Born

November 10, 1959 (age 66)

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Biography

Gary Shail began work in TV and film in 1977 and is best known for his roles as Spider in the 1979 cult classic film Quadrophenia and as Steve, the punky teenager in The Metal Mickey TV Show.

Shail appeared in the 1980 series The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist and also played Oscar Drill in Shock Treatment the 1981 follow-up to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and as Guy Raines in the 1983 BBC production Johnny Jarvis. He wrote the original songs and theme music for this production, for which he received a nomination for the Ivor Novello Awards. In 1988, Shail appeared as the tough pimp "Billy White" in the TV mini-series of Jack the Ripper, starring Michael Caine. He has also made appeara...

Best known work

Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
1979
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
1981
The Bride
The Bride
1985
The Professionals
The Professionals
1977
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
To Be Someone
To Be Someone
2021
Day of the Stranger
Day of the Stranger
2019
Death of a Son
Death of a Son
1989
Pop Pirates
Pop Pirates
1984

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Clan of the Raven

    as King of Britons

  2. 2021

    To Be Someone

    as Charlie

  3. 2019

  4. 2019

    Day of the Stranger

    as Loomweather

  5. 1990

    Jekyll & Hyde

    as Sailor

  6. 1989

  7. 1985

    The Bride

    as 1st Circus Hand

  8. 1985

    Dempsey and MakepeaceTV

    as Eddie (1 episode)

  9. 1984

  10. 1983

  11. 1982

    Easy Money

    as Terry

  12. 1982

    The Bed

    as Steve

  13. 1981

    Shock Treatment

    as Oscar Drill

  14. 1979

    Quadrophenia

    as Spider

  15. 1979

  16. 1977

    The ProfessionalsTV

    as Jimmy (1 episode)

  17. 1974

    PlayhouseTV

    as Terry (1 episode)

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