David Gale Archive

1. Encounter (1965)  This was Robert De Niro's film debut, and  various documents credit David Gale as appearing in the film as well. There was only one negative, and it was thrown away.

1. Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967-1973) We don't know what role David played on this soap, but it was definitely a minor one. The show fell victim to the practice of “wiping” and “junking”, which is when studios erase/reuse film reels to save money and storage space, but the episodes on the reels obviously die in the process. Since this aired before household recording equipment became available (~1979), home recordings do not exist.

2.  The Secret Storm (1973-1974) David appeared as popular/controversial character Father Mark Reddin. Also victim to wiping/junking.

3. The Edge of Night (1976-1977) David appeared as the despicable gangster Beau Richardson. Also victim to wiping/junking.

4. The Canonization of Bishop John Neumann (1976) This biographical drama was made for CBS News's “Religious and Cultural Specials” block and only aired twice, originally in 1976 and again in June 1977. 

5. Divorce Court (1984 or 1985) It's not known which episode he was in, but he played a man named Stewart in either 1984 or 1985.

6. The Silence (1975) Not sure which character David played in this, but records say he was in it.

1. A Weekend with Strangers / Weekend Swingers (USA 1971, UK 1974) This was an X rated film with multiple documented showings into the 1980′s, and it even got an additional release overseas. Strangely, it was even used in an experiment at a zoo..! This film definitely got around, and has Jennifer Welles in the billing to boot. But it's still extremely rare, and given that it's X-rated, copies were/are frequently thrown away. UPDATE: CJ Scheiner Books has a copy but is unable to locate it. A copy was believed to have been a part of the Institute of Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) before it closed in 2018.

2. Search for Tomorrow (1982) David appeared as Rusty and Alex on the show throughout 1982 and 1983. A majority of Rusty's appearances have been found and can be accessed on YouTube, but a few are still missing, and the entirety of his appearances as the character Alex from the summer of 1982 are still lost due to P&G supposedly getting rid of all of their episodes of Search . Before he was a regular character, David appeared on Search for a week in 1977 as “Captain Porter” investigating the death of Wade Collins sometime between August and October.  

1. NET presentations (pre 1973) Vague entry, but David had roles in NET presentations, but which ones are not known. There is a large digital collection of NET productions (National Educational Television, which in 1973 was absorbed by PBS) in the Library of Congress and other archives. 

2. The Jackie Gleason Show (pre 1973) Another vague entry. David was on the show, but which episode(s) are not known. There is also no way to buy or stream the entirety of the show, only select episodes are on the market.

2. The American Parade (The Case Against Milligan) (1975) An episode of a historical drama series that ran on television, and was often distributed to schools on 8mm (?) film. 

3. The Molders of Troy (1980) VHS tapes and reels exist in many collections, but are still rare. I have only ever come across two VHS copies of it, but don't own a copy myself and have yet to digitize any footage .

4. Berrengers (1985) He was on at least one episode as a side character named Rick Carol. The whole series minus one episode (so 12 episodes) exist in some private collections. I've seen the first ten episodes, so he must have shown up in either 11, 12, or the unaired 13th episode.

5. Loving (1986-1987) David was on this soap opera for at least a few months as a character named “Bishop McMahon”. I have come across people who own these episodes via home-recorded VHS tapes, but I do not have any footage or own a copy myself.