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Gale Hansen

Acting Born Jan 8, 1960 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 12 credits

Biography

Memorable as the beatnik wannabe Charlie "Nuwanda" Dalton in 1989's Dead Poet's Society; Minneapolis born, Seattle raised Gale is a combo of German, Jewish, Russian, American Indian. Currently working as a Creative Exec at a Film Finance Co in Beverly Hills, Gale's [only] wife Eva Quiroz appeared [as "Brunette at the bar"] with him in the 1990 film "Shaking the Tree" as well as another "Brunette" in 1991 flick with Rob Lowe, "Finest Hour".

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Arnold Wynn

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Wes Briggs (segment "The Perfect Record")
Film

Dead Poets Society

as Charlie Dalton

Class of '96

as Samuel 'Stroke' Dexter
Film

Zelig

as Freshman #1

Full filmography

  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Arnold Wynn
  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) as Wes Briggs (segment "The Perfect Record")
  • Dead Poets Society (1989) as Charlie Dalton
  • Class of '96 (1993) as Samuel 'Stroke' Dexter
  • Zelig (1983) as Freshman #1
  • Good Bad Things (2024) as Dad
  • The Finest Hour (1992) as Dean Mazzoli
  • Double Vision (1992) as Michael
  • Shaking the Tree (1991) as Sully
  • Under Surveillance (1991) as Joel Pierson
  • The Interview (2025) as Butchie
  • You Are Here as Joe Donald