
Actor
Gary Shail
Born November 10, 1959 in London, England, UK
13 films
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.
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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 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.
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The best way into Gary Shail's work
First watchQuadrophenia19797.0as SpiderBased on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job.View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
13 films as actor- TBAClan of the RavenKing of Britons
- 2021To Be SomeoneCharlie
- 2019Ready For My Close UpLuigi
- 2019Day of the StrangerLoomweather
- 1990Jekyll & HydeSailor
- 1989Death of a SonDJ
- 1985The Bride1st Circus Hand
- 1983A Visitor from Outer SpaceFlipper
- 1982Easy MoneyTerry
- 1982The BedSteve
- 1981Shock TreatmentOscar Drill
- 1979QuadropheniaSpider
- 1979The Music MachineAldo

