Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Acting

Birthday

1928/08/29

Day of death

2000/03/07 (71 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Also know as

Чарльз Грей, Donald Marshall Gray

Biography

Charles Gray (29 August 1928 - 7 March 2000) was an English actor who was well-known for roles including the arch-villain Blofeld in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft Holmes in the Granada television series, and as the narrator of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975.

Acting
You Only Live Twice
6.6

(1967) You Only Live Twice

as Dikko Henderson

Diamonds Are Forever
6.4

(1971) Diamonds Are Forever

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Masquerade
5.0

(1965) Masquerade

as Benson

Cromwell
6.5

(1970) Cromwell

as The Earl of Essex

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
6.0

(1968) The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Shock Treatment
5.8

(1981) Shock Treatment

as Judge Oliver Wright

Theatre of Blood
6.7

(1973) Theatre of Blood

as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

The Legacy
5.4

(1978) The Legacy

as Karl Liebnecht

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
7.5

(1975) The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as The Criminologist

The Night of the Generals
6.8

(1967) The Night of the Generals

as General von Seidlitz-Gabler

The Devil Rides Out
6.6

(1968) The Devil Rides Out

as Mocata

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
6.4

(1995) Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

The File of the Golden Goose
5.5

(1969) The File of the Golden Goose

as Harrison, 'The Owl'

Man in the Moon
6.4

(1960) Man in the Moon

as Leo

Tommy the Toreador
3.5

(1959) Tommy the Toreador

as Gomez

The Comedy of Errors
6.7

(1983) The Comedy of Errors

as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

The Cherry Orchard
0.0

(1971) The Cherry Orchard

as Gayev

0.0

(1975) The Philanthropist

as Braham

Tea Party
0.0

(1965) Tea Party

as ---

Eine Frau namens Harry
4.2

(1990) Harry and Harriet

as Satan

The Executioner
5.8

(1970) The Executioner

as Vaughan Jones

The Nine Ages of Nakedness
3.0

(1969) The Nine Ages of Nakedness

as Narrator

Julius Caesar
8.5

(1979) Julius Caesar

as Julius Caesar

Richard II
7.5

(1978) Richard II

as Duke of York

Mosquito Squadron
5.2

(1969) Mosquito Squadron

as Air Commodore Hufford

Troilus & Cressida
8.0

(1981) Troilus & Cressida

as Pandarus

The Man Outside
6.0

(1967) The Man Outside

as Charles Griddon

Casey at the Bat
0.0

(1986) Casey at the Bat

as Mr. Dent

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
6.2

(1976) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as Mycroft Holmes

An Englishman Abroad
5.9

(1983) An Englishman Abroad

as Claudius (Charles)

Love Don't Come Easy
0.0

(2008) Love Don't Come Easy

as Mr. Fairbanks

The Desperate Man
5.0

(1959) The Desperate Man

as Lawson

Cariani and the Courtesans
0.0

(1987) Cariani and the Courtesans

as Narrator

On the Game
3.6

(1974) On the Game

as Narrator (voice)

Bond Girls Are Forever
5.8

(2002) Bond Girls Are Forever

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mirror Crack'd
6.1

(1980) The Mirror Crack'd

as Bates, The Butler

Ike
6.2

(1979) Ike

as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

The Jigsaw Man
4.9

(1983) The Jigsaw Man

as Sir James Chorley

The Beast Must Die
5.4

(1974) The Beast Must Die

as Bennington

The Merchant of Venice
8.0

(1969) The Merchant of Venice

as Antonio

Absolute Hell
5.7

(1991) Absolute Hell

as Maurice Hussey

Ticket to Heaven
7.2

(1981) Ticket to Heaven

as Musician

The Millionairess
8.5

(1972) The Millionairess

as Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice
7.0

(1972) The Merchant of Venice

as Antonio

Firestar: First Contact
4.5

(1991) Firestar: First Contact

as Commodore Vandross

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
3.5

(1987) Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

as Jason Klein

Night is the Time For Killing
6.0

(1975) Night is the Time For Killing

as Hilary Vance

The House on Garibaldi Street
5.5

(1979) The House on Garibaldi Street

as Gen. Lischke

Mrs. R's Daughter
6.0

(1979) Mrs. R's Daughter

as Rogers

When Eight Bells Toll
5.7

(1971) When Eight Bells Toll

as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

Three Dangerous Ladies
5.0

(1977) Three Dangerous Ladies

as Santander

London
0.0

(1971) London

as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor

The Tichborne Claimant
8.0

(1998) The Tichborne Claimant

as Arundell

Schalcken the Painter
5.6

(1979) Schalcken the Painter

as Narrator

The Entertainer
6.2

(1960) The Entertainer

as Columnist

Tales That Witness Madness
5.6

(1973) Tales That Witness Madness

as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)

The Gourmet
7.0

(1986) The Gourmet

as Manley Kingston

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

(1987) Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Narrator (voice)

I Accuse!
6.1

(1958) I Accuse!

as Captain Brossard

Silver Bears
5.9

(1977) Silver Bears

as Charles Cook

Heart of a Child
6.5

(1958) Heart of a Child

as Fritz Heiss

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
5.0

(1982) Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

as Earl Spencer

Passing Through
0.0

(2021) Passing Through

as ---

Six Characters in Search of an Author
0.0

(1977) Six Characters in Search of an Author

as The Director

Bergerac
6.5

(1981) Bergerac

as Bart Bellow

Out of This World
4.3

(1962) Out of This World

as ---

C.A.T.S. Eyes
5.7

(1985) C.A.T.S. Eyes

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Sheriff

Upstairs, Downstairs
7.6

(1971) Upstairs, Downstairs

as Sir Edwin Partridge

Hannay
5.0

(1988) Hannay

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Bounine

Highway Patrol
5.8

(1955) Highway Patrol

as Officer Edwards (#1430)

Hazell
5.3

(1978) Hazell

as ---

0.0

(1975) The Venturers

as ---

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Eugene Valmont

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as ---

Fall of Eagles
6.8

(1974) Fall of Eagles

as Rodzianko

Gunslinger
6.0

(1961) Gunslinger

as Pico McGuire

Scarlett
6.6

(1994) Scarlett

as ---

7.5

(1999) Where Are They Now?

as Self

BBC Play of the Month
5.0

(1965) BBC Play of the Month

as Gayev

6.0

(1992) Tales From The Poop Deck

as ---

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
0.0

(1977) The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as ---

Maigret
6.9

(1960) Maigret

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Duke of York

0.0

(1973) The Upper Crusts

as ---

0.0

(1968) The Jazz Age

as ---

Porterhouse Blue
7.1

(1987) Porterhouse Blue

as Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Thriller
6.6

(1973) Thriller

as Hilary Vance

Blackeyes
6.0

(1989) Blackeyes

as Sebastian

BBC Play of the Month
5.0

(1965) BBC Play of the Month

as Adrian Blenderbland

BBC Play of the Month
5.0

(1965) BBC Play of the Month

as Mr. Beebe

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Tyler

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Bob Gringle

Ike
6.5

(1979) Ike

as Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand

Sherlock Holmes
8.1

(1984) Sherlock Holmes

as Mycroft Holmes

The New Statesman
7.5

(1987) The New Statesman

as Roland Gidleigh-Park

Performance
6.0

(1991) Performance

as Maurice Hussey