David Gail, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Port Charles actor, dies at 58

David Gail, best known for a recurring role as Brenda Walsh's fiancé on Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Dr. Joe Scanlon on the daytime soap Port Charles, has died. He was 58.

Gail's sister, Katie Colmenares, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Saturday, writing, "There’s barely been even a day in my life when you were not with me by my side[,] always my wingman, always my best friend, ready to face anything and anyone w[ith] me."

She continued, "The bears will never be the same but I will hold you so tight every day in my heart, you gorgeous, loving, amazing, fierce human being[.] Missing you every second of every day, forever[.] There will never be another."

Gail was born on Feb. 27, 1965. He made his television debut in a 1990 episode of Growing Pains, and went on to guest star on Doogie Hoswer, M.D., Murder, She Wrote, and Matlock. before landing a recurring role as Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1993.

Rich boy Stuart is set up on a blind date with local bad girl Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) and after a whirlwind romance, the young couple get engaged. Brenda's family and friends try to dissuade her from marrying Stuart, who has a history of dealing drugs, but she'll hear none of it.

Stuart and Brenda elope to Las Vegas, where Brenda's friends follow in hot pursuit, using reverse psychology to get her to rethink the marriage. It works and she calls off the wedding, relegating Stuart to the friend zone.

After 90210, Gail went on to star in the short-lived primetime soap Savannah from 1996 to '97, and landed in the daytime soap Port Charles (a spin-off of General Hospital) in 1999, replacing Michael Dietz as Dr. Joe Scanlon. Gail stayed in the role for 216 episodes and then worked sporadically through the early '00s.

Gail's final role was as voice actor in the 2018 video game, Blacksad: Under the Skin.

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