Charles Gray
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1928-08-29
- Died
- 2000-03-07
- Place of birth
- Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known 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.
Known For
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Strickland / Richard Greatham / Field-Marshall Allenby / Gayev / Antonio / Lord Augustus / Adrian Blenderbland / Mr. Beebe / Sir Harcourt Courtly
Omnibus
1967
as Narrator
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes
Bergerac
1981
as Bart Bellow
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Tyler / Bob Gringle
TV Shows (45)
Play for Today
1970
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Strickland / Richard Greatham / Field-Marshall Allenby / Gayev / Antonio / Lord Augustus / Adrian Blenderbland / Mr. Beebe / Sir Harcourt Courtly
Omnibus
1967
as Narrator
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes
Bergerac
1981
as Bart Bellow
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Tyler / Bob Gringle
Highway Patrol
1955
as Officer Edwards (#1430)
No Hiding Place
1959
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Sir Edwin Partridge
Danger Man
1960
as Alex / Zameda
ScreenPlay
1986
as Storyteller(voice)
Thriller
1973
as Hilary Vance
Performance
1991
as Maurice Hussey
Maigret
1960
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Eugene Valmont
Churchill's People
1974
as Duke of Portland
Drama 61-67
1961
as David
The New Statesman
1987
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Mikail Zigorin
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Narrator
Scarlett
1994
as The Judge
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Rodzianko
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Madingley / Quill
Suspense
1962
as Verdon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bounine
Menace
1970
as Micky
Longitude
2000
as Admiral Balchen
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Major Templeton
Out of This World
1962
as Abel Jones
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Delaforce
Hannay
1988
Ike
1979
as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as The Storyteller
Madson
1996
as Sir Ranald Hearnley
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Philip Comely / Stuart Marlowe / Felix Hull
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Charles
Blackeyes
1989
as Sebastian
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Hugo Vardon
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Col. Westray
Heartland
1979
as Mr. Wheeler
Tales from the Poop Deck
1992
as Admiral Dennis De'Ath
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Lord Robin Seacroft
Movies (65)
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Dikko Henderson
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as The Criminologist
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Bates, The Butler
The Night of the Generals
1967
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Cromwell
1970
as The Earl of Essex
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Mycroft Holmes
The Legacy
1978
as Karl Liebnecht
Ike
1979
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Silver Bears
1977
as Charles Cook
I Accuse!
1958
as Captain Brossard
Cariani and the Courtesans
1987
as Narrator
The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Mocata
Shock Treatment
1981
as Judge Oliver Wright
Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Air Commodore Hufford
The Jigsaw Man
1983
as Sir James Chorley
Ticket to Heaven
1981
as Musician
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
Masquerade
1965
as Benson
Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Rogers
The Entertainer
1960
as Columnist
Troilus & Cressida
1981
as Pandarus
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Harrison, 'The Owl'
Man in the Moon
1960
as Leo
Julius Caesar
1979
as Julius Caesar
The Comedy of Errors
1983
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
On the Game
1974
as Narrator (voice)
Absolute Hell
1991
as Maurice Hussey
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Gen. Lischke
Richard II
1978
as Duke of York
The Beast Must Die
1974
as Bennington
Follow a Star
1959
as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Schalcken the Painter
1979
as Narrator
An Englishman Abroad
1983
as Claudius (Charles)
Casey at the Bat
1986
as Mr. Dent
The Man Outside
1967
as Charles Griddon
The Philanthropist
1975
as Braham
The Merchant of Venice
1972
as Antonio
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
as Earl Spencer
Love Don't Come Easy
2008
as Mr. Fairbanks
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Arundell
The Millionairess
1972
as Adrian Blenderbland
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as Santander
Heart of a Child
1958
as Fritz Heiss
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Jason Klein
The Executioner
1970
as Vaughan Jones
The Desperate Man
1959
as Lawson
Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Gomez
Passing Through
2021
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
as Narrator
Tea Party
1965
The Merchant of Venice
1969
as Antonio
Firestar: First Contact
1991
as Commodore Vandross
Harry and Harriet
1990
as Satan
The Gourmet
1986
as Manley Kingston
Night Is the Time for Killing
1975
as Hilary Vance
One Man Band
1999
as Tailor
The Cherry Orchard
1971
as Gayev
Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
as The Director
Across a Crowded Room
1978
as Harold Charles
About Charles Gray
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. With 110 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Charles Gray has appeared in 65 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Gray Movies
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Dikko Henderson
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) — as The Criminologist
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) — as Bates, The Butler
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