Max Gail

Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred on stage, and in television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Gail also won the 2019 and 2021 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mike Corbin on the soap opera ''General Hospital''.

Early life

Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mary Elizabeth (née Scanlon) and Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, a businessman,Profile
Filmreference.com; accessed June 12, 2018. and raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan. He has a twin sister, actress Mary Gail.

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.

Career

Gail is best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz in the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982). 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 directed several episodes of ''Barney Miller'' as Maxwell Gail.

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 teenaged computer hackers. He worked on the short-lived ''Normal Life'' (1990). He has appeared on the TV series '' Sons & Daughters'' (2006).

Gail has made many guest appearances on TV shows such as: ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' ("Whitewater"); ''Cannon'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', ''Due South'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', ''Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', ''Quantum Leap'', ''Psych'', '' Longmire'', ''Gary Unmarried'', '' ''NCIS'''', ''Scorpion'', and ''Mad Men''.

Gail appeared as Brooklyn Dodgers manager Burt Shotton in the 2013 film '' 42'', about Jackie Robinson's first two years as a member of the Dodgers organization, including his first year of playing at the major-league level in 1947.

Gail runs Full Circle, a production company that has featured documentaries on such subjects as Agent Orange, Native Americans, and nuclear issues.

Gail stepped into the recast role of Mike Corbin on ''General Hospital''. He debuted on February 5, 2018, and went on to win the 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Personal life

Gail's first wife, Willie Bier, died of cancer in 1986 after three years of marriage. The experience inspired Gail to be the narrator of the alternative medicine film documentary ''Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime'' (1988). They have a daughter, India. His second wife, Nan, and he have two children, Maxwell and Grace. They separated amicably in 2000. He has been in a relationship with Chris Kaul since 2007. Gail's daughter Grace Gail, who later became a model, married actor Adam Rodriguez in 2016. They have three children, including son Bridgemont Bernard Rodriguez who was born on March 16, 2020.

Selected filmography

* 1971 '' The Organization'' as Rudy
* 1971 ''Dirty Harry'' as Tunnel Hoodlum #1 (uncredited)
* 1975 '' Night Moves'' as Stud
* 1977 ''Curse of the Black Widow'' (TV movie) as Ragsdale
* 1980 ''Cardiac Arrest'' as Leigh Gregory
* 1980 ''The Aliens Are Coming'' aka ''Alien Force'' (TV movie) as Russ Garner
* 1983 ''D.C. Cab'' as Harold
* 1984 '' Heartbreakers'' as King
* 1986 ''Where are the Children'' as Clay Eldridge
* 1986 '' Matlock'' as Lieutenant Chet Webber
* 1988 '' Man Against the Mob'' as Judah Best
* 1989 ''Murder, She Wrote'' as Stanley Holmes, “Dead Letter” episode
* 1991 ''Our Shining Moment'' (TV Movie) as John McGuire Jr.
* 1994 ''Dangerous Touch'' as Jasper Stone
* 1994 ''Pontiac Moon'' as Jerome Bellamy
* 1994 ''Deadly Target'' as Captain Peters
* 1995 ''Home Improvement'' as Officer Carl Keegan
* 1996 ''Good Luck'' as Farmer John
* 1996 ''Forest Warrior'' as Sheriff Ramsey
* 1997 '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' as Buck / Grandpa
* 1999 ''Judgment Day'' as General Bill Meech
* 2001 ''Facing the Enemy'' as Thomas Galloway
* 2006 ''Tillamook Treasure'' as Grandpa Kimbell
* 2007 '' Dexter'' (TV series) as Banana Boat Tour Guide
* 2009 '' You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story'' as Himself
* 2009 ''Always and Forever'' (TV movie) as Bill Anderson
* 2012-2013 ''Psych'' (TV series) as Jerry Carp
* 2013 '' 42'' as Burt Shotton
* 2015 '' The Frontier'' as Sean
* 2015 '' I'll See You In My Dreams'' as Carl
* 2015 ''Mad Men'' (TV series) as Floyd
* 2015 ''Underdog Kids'' as Charlie Walker
* 2015 '' Longmire'' (TV series) as Thomas Hoyt
* 2015 ''Review'' (TV series) as Forrest's Father
* 2017 '' The Hero'' as Gary Babcock
* 2017 ''Hawaii Five-0'' (TV series) as Bill Walker
* 2017 ''Abundant Acreage Available'' as Hans
* 2018-2021 ''General Hospital'' as Mike Corbin
* 2018 ''The Cool Kids'' as Robert

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1943 births
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Detroit
Williams College alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male stage actors
People from Grosse Ile, Michigan
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners