Maxwell Trowbridge "Max" Gail, Jr. (born 5 April 1943) is an American actor who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He is best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz from the sitcom Barney Miller.
Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Scanlon) and Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, a businessman. He was raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan. He was a teacher at the prestigious University Liggett Schoo...
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Maxwell Trowbridge "Max" Gail, Jr. (born 5 April 1943) is an American actor who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He is best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz from the sitcom Barney Miller.
Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Scanlon) and Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, a businessman. He was raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan. He was a teacher at the prestigious University Liggett School before becoming an actor. His acting debut came in 1970 at The Little Fox Theatre in San Francisco, California, playing Chief Bromden in the original stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1973, he reprised this role in his New York stage debut. (The 1975 film version starring Jack Nicholson featured Will Sampson as The "Chief".)
He is best known for his television role as Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz from the sitcom Barney Miller (1975). (In 1995, Gail guest-starred on an episode of Home Improvement as a police detective.)...
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