Gary Shail
Acting
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 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…
Filmography
16
To Be Someone
2021
Ready For My Close Up
2019
Day of the Stranger
2019
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
Death of a Son
1989
The Bride
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
A Visitor from Outer Space
1983
Easy Money
1982
The Bed
The Bed
1982
Shock Treatment
1981
Quadrophenia
1979
The Music Machine
1979
The Professionals
1977
Playhouse
1974
Clan of the Raven
Clan of the Raven