death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
18 august 1991 los angeles , california , united states wimbledon , england , united kingdom david gale 2 october 1936 david gale -lrb- actor -rrb-
 david quentin gale actor
david gale -lrb- actor -rrb-

david quentin gale -lrb- 2 october 1936 -- 18 august 1991 -rrb- was a british actor .
he is primarily known for his role as the evil , treacherous -lrb- and re-animated -rrb- neurosurgeon dr. carl hill in the 1985 cult classic film `` re-animator '' , and its 1990 sequel `` bride of re-animator '' .
after `` re-animator 's '' success , he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as `` the guyver '' , `` the first power '' , `` syngenor '' , and `` the brain '' , before his death during open heart surgery in 1991 .
