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April 5, 1943 in Detroit, MI
Biography: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... Full Biography
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Eileen Ryan Penn, Max Gail, Elda Unger and guest
Eileen Ryan Penn, Max Gail, Elda Unger and guest
Eileen Ryan Penn, Max Gail, Elda Unger and guest
Max Gail at the 2005/2006 ABC UpFront
Max Gail at the "Boynton Beach Club" Los Angeles Premiere
Max Gail at the "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" Charity Premiere - Los Angeles
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