Maxwell Trowbridge "Max" Gail, Jr. (born 5 April 1943) is an American actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He most notably portrayed the role of Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the television sitcom

Situation comedy

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 Barney Miller

Barney Miller

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Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Scanlon) and Maxwell Trowbridge Gail, a businessman, and he was raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan.