Charles Gray
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Longitude
2000
as Admiral Balchen
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Arundell
One Man Band
1999
as Tailor
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Madson
1996
as Sir Ranald Hearnley
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Scarlett
1994
as The Judge
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
as Mycroft Holmes
Tales from the Poop Deck
1992
as Admiral Dennis De'Ath
Absolute Hell
1991
as Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact
1991
as Commodore Vandross
Performance
1991
as Maurice Hussey
Shrinks
1991
as Lord Rissington
Harry and Harriet
1990
as Satan
The Paper Man
1990
as Prime Minister
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Col. Westray
Blackeyes
1989
as Sebastian
Hannay
1988
as Commander Nevil
Small World
1988
as Rudyard Parkinson
Blind Justice
1988
as Judge Langtry
Cariani and the Courtesans
1987
as Narrator
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Jason Klein
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
The New Statesman
1987
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
Tickets for the Titanic
1987
as The Earl of Albany
The Gourmet
1986
as Manley Kingston
ScreenPlay
1986
as Storyteller(voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986
as Mycroft Holmes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Sir Jack Fenn
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Mr Dent
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as The Stranger (voice)
The Comedy of Errors
1983
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
An Englishman Abroad
1983
as Claudius (Charles)
The Jigsaw Man
1983
as Sir James Chorley
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
as Earl Spencer
Shock Treatment
1981
as Judge Oliver Wright
Troilus & Cressida
1981
as Pandarus
Ticket to Heaven
1981
as Musician
Bergerac
1981
as Bart Bellow
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Bates, The Butler
We, the Accused
1980
as Sir Hayman Drewer
Julius Caesar
1979
as Julius Caesar
Ike
1979
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Gen. Lischke
Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Rogers
Schalcken the Painter
1979
as Narrator
Ike
1979
as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
Heartland
1979
as Mr. Wheeler
The Legacy
1978
as Karl Liebnecht
Richard II
1978
as Duke of York
Across a Crowded Room
1978
as Harold Charles
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Duke of York
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Julius Caesar
Hazell
1978
as Brownhill
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as Santander
Silver Bears
1977
as Charles Cook
Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
as The Director
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Charles
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Delaforce
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Mycroft Holmes
Seven Nights in Japan
1976
as Henry Hollander
The Island
1976
as Mr. Santander
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as The Criminologist
The Philanthropist
1975
as Braham
Night Is the Time for Killing
1975
as Hilary Vance
The Venturers
1975
as Tony Challon
On the Game
1974
as Narrator (voice)
The Beast Must Die
1974
as Bennington
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Rodzianko
Churchill's People
1974
as Duke of Portland
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Hugo Vardon
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Lord Robin Seacroft
Thriller
1973
as Hilary Vance
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Mikail Zigorin
The Song of Songs
1973
as Count Von Mertzbach
The Millionairess
1972
as Adrian Blenderbland
The Merchant of Venice
1972
as Antonio
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Cherry Orchard
1971
as Gayev
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Sir Edwin Partridge
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Eugene Valmont
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Narrator
Doctor at Large
1971
as Man
Cromwell
1970
as The Earl of Essex
The Executioner
1970
as Vaughan Jones
Play for Today
1970
as Oxlade
Menace
1970
as Micky
Oh In Colour
1970
as Actor
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Harrison, 'The Owl'
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
as Narrator
Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Air Commodore Hufford
The Merchant of Venice
1969
as Antonio
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as The Storyteller
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Tailor
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Mocata
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Dikko Henderson
The Night of the Generals
1967
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
The Man Outside
1967
as Charles Griddon
Omnibus
1967
as Narrator
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Admiral Ranking
Masquerade
1965
as Benson
Tea Party
1965
as Willy
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Strickland
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Richard Greatham
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Field-Marshall Allenby
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gayev
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Antonio
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lord Augustus
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Adrian Blenderbland
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mr. Beebe
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Harcourt Courtly
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Detective Inspector Waugh
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Inspector Waugh
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Bertrand Asquith
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Knox
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Michael Rennane
Love Story
1963
as John Trewardine
Love Story
1963
as Bender
Out of This World
1962
as Abel Jones
Suspense
1962
as Verdon
Drama 61-67
1961
as David
Man in the Moon
1960
as Leo
The Entertainer
1960
as Columnist
Maigret
1960
as Mazeron
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Madingley
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Quill
Danger Man
1960
as Alex
Danger Man
1960
as Zameda
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Major Templeton
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Tom Ramsey
Michael Shayne
1960
as Dr Bill Logan
Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Gomez
The Desperate Man
1959
as Lawson
Follow a Star
1959
as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
1959
as Sir Miles
Whicker's World
1959
Probation Officer
1959
as Richard Bates
The Four Just Men
1959
as Sadik Bey
The Four Just Men
1959
as Paul Lederer
The Four Just Men
1959
as Dominguez
Crime Sheet
1959
as Actor
I Accuse!
1958
as Captain Brossard
Heart of a Child
1958
as Fritz Heiss
Sword of Freedom
1958
as Varenza
Sword of Freedom
1958
as Pierre De Foix
The Invisible Man
1958
as Thal
Bachelor Father
1957
as Frank Gibbs
Theatre Night
1957
as Capt. Cyril Mavors
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Philip Comely
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Stuart Marlowe
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Felix Hull
Boyd Q.C.
1956
as Tickle
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff
Highway Patrol
1955
as Officer Edwards (#1430)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Tyler
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bob Gringle
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Blaise
Producers' Showcase
1954
as Escalus- Prince of Verona
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bounine
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Waring