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Charles Gray

Acting
71 years oldBournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

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.

Personal Details

Born
August 29, 1928 - March 7, 2000 (age 71)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Чарльз Грей
Donald Marshall Gray

Movies (35)

Passing Through

Passing Through

2021

Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy

as Mr. Fairbanks

2008

The Tichborne Claimant
8.0

The Tichborne Claimant

as Arundell

1999

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
6.4

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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

1995

Absolute Hell
5.7

Absolute Hell

as Maurice Hussey

1991

Firestar: First Contact
4.5

Firestar: First Contact

as Commodore Vandross

1991

Harry and Harriet
4.2

Harry and Harriet

as Satan

1990

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
3.5

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

as Jason Klein

1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans

as Narrator

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Narrator (voice)

1987

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

as Mr. Dent

1986

The Gourmet
6.0

The Gourmet

as Manley Kingston

1986

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as The Stranger (voice)

1984

The Comedy of Errors
6.0

The Comedy of Errors

as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

1983

An Englishman Abroad
5.7

An Englishman Abroad

as Claudius (Charles)

1983

The Jigsaw Man
4.9

The Jigsaw Man

as Sir James Chorley

1983

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
3.2

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

as Earl Spencer

1982

Troilus & Cressida
8.0

Troilus & Cressida

as Pandarus

1981

Ticket to Heaven
6.6

Ticket to Heaven

as Musician

1981

Shock Treatment
5.8

Shock Treatment

as Judge Oliver Wright

1981

The Mirror Crack'd
6.1

The Mirror Crack'd

as Bates, The Butler

1980

Schalcken the Painter
5.5

Schalcken the Painter

as Narrator

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter
6.0

Mrs. R's Daughter

as Rogers

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street
5.5

The House on Garibaldi Street

as Gen. Lischke

1979

Ike
6.2

Ike

as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

1979

Julius Caesar
8.5

Julius Caesar

as Julius Caesar

1979

Richard II
7.5

Richard II

as Duke of York

1978

The Legacy
5.4

The Legacy

as Karl Liebnecht

1978

Across a Crowded Room

Across a Crowded Room

as Harold Charles

1978

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

as The Director

1977

Three Dangerous Ladies
5.0

Three Dangerous Ladies

as Santander

1977

Silver Bears
5.9

Silver Bears

as Charles Cook

1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
6.2

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as Mycroft Holmes

1976

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

as Braham

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
7.4

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as The Criminologist

1975

TV Shows (15)