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Personal Info

Birth date

1943-04-05 (82 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also known as

Maxwell Trowbridge Gail
Maxwell Gail Jr.
Max Gail Jr.

Max Gail

Biography

Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. He also won the 2019 and 2021 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mike Corbin on the soap opera General Hospital.

His best-known feature film role is in D.C. Cab (1983) as Harold, the owner of the D.C. Cab taxi company. 

Filmography

Acting

2024Shangri-La as Joe Sellers

2020Jumping the Gun as Unknown

2020All Together Now as Mr. Linder

2020Viral Vignettes (1 Episode) as Rick

2020The Last Full Measure as Haley

2018DriverX as Danny

2018The Cool Kids (1 Episode) as Robert

2018Magnum P.I. (1 Episode) as Bob Braddock

2017Abundant Acreage Available as Hans

2017September Morning as Delivery Don

2017The Hero as Gary Babcock

2016Recovery Road (1 Episode) as Mort

2015Chicago Med (1 Episode) as Ellis Turner

2015In Memory as David Sawyer

2015Underdog Kids as Charlie Walker

2015I'll See You in My Dreams as Carl

2014Scorpion (2 Episodes) as Bruce

2014The Frontier as Sean

2014Review (10 Episodes) as Forrest's Father

201342 as Burt Shotton

2012Perception (1 Episode) as John O'Hare

2012Longmire (1 Episode) as Thomas Hoyt

2011Harry's Law (1 Episode) as Gerald Essex

2011Act Your Age as Andrew

2010Hawaii Five-0 (1 Episode) as Bill Walker

2009Always and Forever as Bill Anderson

2009You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story as Self

2008Gary Unmarried (5, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Jack

2007Life (1 Episode) as Dr. Jackson Bridger

2007Mad Men (1 Episode) as Floyd

2006Dexter (1 Episode) as Banana Boat Tour Guide

2006Psych (2 Episodes) as Jerry Carp

2006The Legend of Tillamook's Gold as Julie's Grandfather

2006Sons & Daughters (11 Episodes) as Wendal Halbert

2005Criminal Minds (1 Episode) as Conrad Winmar

2005Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime as Narrator

2004Bloodlines as Robert

2004Entourage (1 Episode) as Unknown

2003Cold Case (1 Episode) as Ray Lisi (2008)

2003NCIS (1 Episode) as Unknown

2003Celebrities Uncensored (1 Episode) as Self

2003Graduation Night as Mr. Quigley

2001Facing the Enemy as Thomas Galloway

2001The Perfect Wife as Ted Vance

200018 Wheels of Justice (1 Episode) as Unknown

1999Judgment Day as General William 'Bill' Meech

1999Naturally Native as Mr. Carson

1999Judging Amy (1 Episode) as Psychiatrist

1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1 Episode) as Buck Randall (segment "The Tractor")

1997Not in This Town as Wayne Inman

1997Gun as Dick Sproule

1997The Inheritance as Arliss Johnson

1997Tell Me No Secrets as Art Koster

1996Forest Warrior as Sheriff Ramsey

1996Mind Rage as Lou

1995The Drew Carey Show (1 Episode) as Les

1994Mortal Fear as Det. Michael Curran

1994Pontiac Moon as Jerome Bellamy

1994Due South (1 Episode) as Sheriff Wilson Welsh

1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Unknown

1994Ride with the Wind as Jack Hayes

1994Dangerous Touch as Jasper Stone

1994Sodbusters as Tom Partridge

1994Deadly Target as Captain Peters

1993Walker, Texas Ranger (2 Episodes) as Dan Lundy

1993The Switch as Judge Johnson

1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 Episode) as Mr. Edwin James

1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Mr. Jurgens

1992Somebody's Daughter as Harry

1992Renegade (1 Episode) as Unknown

1992Street Crimes as Flannigan

1991Home Improvement (1 Episode) as Officer Keegan

1990Normal Life (13 Episodes) as Unknown

1989Doogie Howser, M.D. (1 Episode) as Unknown

1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as George Sanders

1989The Outside Woman as Billy

1988Judgment in Berlin as Judah Best

1988Man Against the Mob as Rusty Kitchens

1987Tonight's the Night as Sam Davies

1986Where Are the Children? as Clay Eldridge

1986Can You Feel Me Dancing? as Mel Nichols

1986Killer in the Mirror as Unknown

1986Matlock (2 Episodes) as Lt. Chet Webber

1986Intimate Strangers as Sol Kramer

1985The Other Lover as Sal

1985Amazing Stories (1 Episode) as Duncan Moore

1985The Comedy Factory (1 Episode) as Harry Stover

1985Letting Go as Dr. Rudnick

1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Stanley Holmes

1984Heartbreakers as King

198411th Victim as Andrew Spencer

1983D.C. Cab as Harold

1983Vietnam: The Secret Agent as Narrator

1983Whiz Kids (18 Episodes) as Llewellyn Farley

1980Fun and Games as Ray Garvey

1980The Aliens Are Coming as Russ Garner

1980Cardiac Arrest as Leigh Gregory

1979Tales of the Unexpected (1 Episode) as Charlie

1978Pearl (3 Episodes) as 1st Sgt. Walder

1978Desperate Women as Lt. Spangler

1978Like Mom, Like Me as Henry Millen

1977Curse of the Black Widow as Ragsdale

1976Battle of the Network Stars (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1975Foster & Laurie as Unknown

1975Night Moves as Stud

1975Barney Miller (170 Episodes) as Stan Wojciehowicz

1973Call to Danger as Anderson

1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Donald Wilton

1971Dirty Harry as Tunnel Hoodlum (uncredited)

1971The Organization as Rudy

1971Cannon (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Patrolman (uncredited)

1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self

Directing

1983Whiz Kids (1 Episode) ... Director

1975Barney Miller (5 Episodes) ... Director