Kevin Gage (actor)

Kevin Gage (born May 26, 1959)[1] is an American character actor known for his role in the crime film Heat (1995), in which he portrayed the murderous rogue criminal Waingro. Other roles of his have included United States Navy SEALs instructor Max Pyro in the military film G.I. Jane (1997), and Detective Mike Gage in the police thriller Strangeland (1998).

Kevin Gage
Born
Kevin Gaede

(1959-05-26) May 26, 1959
Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouses
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(m. 1985; div. 1987)​
    Shannon Perris-Knight
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    (m. 2006; died 2014)​
    Children1
    Websitewww.kevingage.com

    Personal life

    Gage was married to late actress Kelly Preston from 1985 to 1987.[2]

    On July 30, 2003, Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating marijuana, despite owning a California-issued license for medicinal marijuana.[3] Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car crash,[4] as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis.[5] He was released on March 17, 2006.[6]

    Gage married Shannon Perris-Knight in 2006; their son was born in January 2007. Perris-Knight was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2008 and died in 2014.[7]

    Filmography

    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    1986 SpaceCamp Counselor #2
    1987 Steele Justice Army Sergeant
    1989 The 'Burbs Cop
    1994 Last Resort Killer Direct-to-video
    1995 Heat Waingro
    1997 Con Air Billy Joe Uncredited
    1997 G.I. Jane Instructor Max Pyro
    1997 Double Tap Agent Burke
    1998 Gunshy Ward
    1998 Point Blank Joe Ray
    1998 Strangeland Detective Mike Gage
    1999 Junked Crow
    2000 Ricky 6 Pat Pagan
    2001 Blow Leon Minghella
    2001 Ticker Payton 'Pooch' Stad, Bomb Squad Expert
    2001 Knockaround Guys Brucker
    2002 May Papa Canady
    2002 American Girl Deputy Richard
    2004 Lightning Bug Earl Knight
    2004 Paparazzi Kevin Rosner
    2005 Chaos Chaos
    2007 Cosmic Radio Hank
    2007 Sugar Creek Sheriff Worton
    2007 Big Stan Bullard
    2008 Amusement Tryton
    2008 Exact Bus Fare McManus
    2009 Kill Theory The Killer
    2009 Born That Way Jake Green
    2009 Laid to Rest Tucker Smith
    2009 La Linea Wire
    2010 The Killing Jar Hank
    2010 Happiness Runs Hypnotist
    2010 Chasing 3000 Short Order Cook
    2013 American Girls Judge Joe Gordon
    2014 The Gambler The Gambler
    2015 Fear Clinic Gage
    2015 Misfortune Mallick
    2015 Jurassic City Doyle
    2016 My Father, Die 'Tank'
    2021 Escape from Black Water Post-production
    2023 Crossfire May 12 release
    TBA The Owl in Echo Park TBA Post-production
    TBA Painter Evan Cain Pre-production
    TBA The Senate Hearing Riley Cohen Announced

    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1986 Highway to Heaven Boy #1 Episode: "Children's Children"
    1987 Werewolf Actor 2 episodes
    1988 L.A. Law Calvin Sholes Episode: "Romancing the Drone"
    1995 Renegade Richie Pasko Episode: "Den of Thieves"
    1996 Nash Bridges Unknown Episode: "Night Train"
    1998 Martial Law Dwight Merill Episode: "Breakout"
    1999 V.I.P. Frank Newsom Episode: "Valma and Louise"
    2001 Going to California Actor Episode: "Apocalypse Cow"
    2002 Firefly Stitch Hessian Episode: "Jaynestown"
    2003 Smallville Pine Episode: "Insurgence"
    2006 CSI: Miami Charlie Pelson Episode: "Dead Air"
    2006 Love's Abiding Joy John Abel Television film
    2007 The Nine Finn Stanton Episode: "Legacy"
    2013 Banshee Lance Mangan 2 episodes
    2014 Sons of Anarchy Hench Episode: "Red Rose"
    2015 Amnesia Tom Episode: "Awakening"

    Video games
    Year Title Voice role Notes
    2013 Call of Duty: Ghosts Gabriel Rorke
    2022 Call of Duty: Vanguard

    References
    1. "Official site biography". Retrieved July 31, 2023.
    2. "For Kelly Preston, life is more than 'Sky High'", Chicago Tribune, 2005-07-30
    3. Jews Lead the Charge for Medicinal Marijuana Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine New American Media, November 11, 2004
    4. Kevin Gage Letter Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Hemp Evolution
    5. Medical Marijuana Sentencing to Tae Unprecedented Third Day Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Safe Access Now, July 2, 2003
    6. Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (register number 92477-011)
    7. "Biography". Kevin Gage. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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