Gary Shail
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Career
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 QuadropheniaQuadrophenia (film)
Quadrophenia is a 1979 British film, loosely based around the 1973 rock opera of the same name by The Who. The film stars Phil Daniels as a Mod named Jimmy. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut...
and as Steve, the punky teenager in The Metal Mickey TV Show
Metal Mickey
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directed by former Monkee
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
Mickey Dolenz.
Shail appeared in the 1980 series The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist and also played Oscar Drill in Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment is a 1981 musical-black comedy film and a follow-up to the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While not an outright sequel, the movie does feature several characters from the movie portrayed by different actors and several Rocky Horror actors portraying new characters...
the 1981 follow-up to The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...
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
Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and were first introduced in 1955.Nicknamed The Ivors, the awards take place...
. In 1988, Shail appeared as the evil pimp Billy White in the TV mini-series of Jack the Ripper, starring Michael Caine
Michael Caine
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. He has also made appearances in the TV series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and in Casualty
Casualty
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.
In 1995 Shail began working with music production company Natural Sound Source in London
London
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, producing music for television, film and advertising. In 2004 he produced the Arabic fusion album Infinity in Dubai. He currently resides in Hampshire, England, and owns and operates a private recording studio.
Filmography
Selected films include:- Quadrophenia (1979) - Spider
- Shock Treatment (1981) - Oscar Drill
- Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) - Apache Dancer
- The Bride (1985) - First Circus Hand