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Gary Shail

Gary Shail

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 10, 1959 (65)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Sho ... ck 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 appearances in the TV series The Bill and in Casualty and The Professionals. In 1995 Shail began working with music production company Natural Sound Source in London, producing music for television, film and advertising. In 2004 he produced the Arabic fusion album Infinity in Dubai. In 2010 Shail was back in the recording studio working on his autobiographical self-penned album 'Daze Like This.' A collection of new songs interspersed with some re-workings of some Johnny Jarvis themes. The album received critical success, but failed to reach a wider audience mainly due to Shails reluctance to embrace the new 'download' generation. In October 2015 Shail's memoir I Think I'm On The Guest List was published by New Haven Publishing Ltd.

Known For

Filmography

To Be Someone

To Be Someone

2021

as Charlie

Day of the Stranger

Day of the Stranger

2019

as Loomweather

Ready For My Close Up

Ready For My Close Up

2019

as Luigi

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

1990

as Sailor

Death of a Son

Death of a Son

1989

as DJ

The Bride

The Bride

1985

as 1st Circus Hand

Easy Money

Easy Money

1982

as Terry

The Bed

The Bed

1982

as Steve

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1981

as Oscar Drill

The Music Machine

The Music Machine

1979

as Aldo

Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

1979

as Spider

Pop Pirates

Pop Pirates

1984

Music

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