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Charles Gray

Actor | * 08/29/1928 († 71, 03/07/2000) | Bournemouth, Dorset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Charles Gray (born Donald Marshall Gray; 29 August 1928 – 7 March 2000) was an English actor and voice artist. Appearing in around 140 films and TV series, he was best known as the arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever; Dikko Henderson in a previous Bond film, You Only Live Twice; Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; and The Criminologist in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adol ...

The Night of the Generals

NR

1967 | 3.4/5 | 2h 28min
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
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A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his arche ...

You Only Live Twice

PG

1967 | 3.3/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Thriller, Adventure
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Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his arch ...

Diamonds Are Forever

PG

1971 | 3.2/5 | 2h
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a housefu ...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

R

1975 | 3.8/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
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Movies with Charles Gray as Actor(57)

as Blofeld (archive footage)2006 The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Bond Girls Are Forever
as Arundell1998 The Tichborne Claimant
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)1995 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
as Maurice Hussey1991 Absolute Hell
as Commodore Vandross1991 Firestar: First Contact
as Satan1990 Harry and Harriet
as Manley Kingston1989 The Gourmet
as Narrator1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Narrator1987 Cariani and the Courtesans
as Jason Klein1987 Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
as Mr. Dent1986 Casey at the Bat
as Sir James Chorley1984 The Jigsaw Man
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus1983 The Comedy of Errors
as Claudius1983 An Englishman Abroad
as Earl Spencer1982 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Musician1981 Ticket to Heaven
as Judge Oliver Wright1981 Shock Treatment
as Pandarus1981 Troilus & Cressida
as Bates, The Butler1980 The Mirror Crack'd
as Gen. Lischke1979 The House on Garibaldi Street
as Rogers1979 Mrs. R's Daughter
as Julius Caesar1979 Julius Caesar
as Narrator1979 Schalcken the Painter
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand1979 Ike
as Karl Liebnecht1978 The Legacy
as Duke of York1978 Richard II
as Charles Cook1977 Silver Bears
as Santander1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
as Mycroft Holmes1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as The Criminologist1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Narrator (voice)1974 On the Game
as Bennington1974 The Beast Must Die
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)1973 Tales That Witness Madness
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)1973 Theatre of Blood
as Antonio1972 The Merchant of Venice
as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor1971 London
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld1971 Diamonds Are Forever
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)1971 When Eight Bells Toll
as The Earl of Essex1970 Cromwell
as Vaughan Jones1970 The Executioner
as Harrison, 'The Owl'1969 The File of the Golden Goose
as Antonio1969 The Merchant of Venice
as Air Commodore Hufford1969 Mosquito Squadron
as Narrator1969 The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Mocata1968 The Devil Rides Out
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Dikko Henderson1967 You Only Live Twice
as Charles Griddon1967 The Man Outside
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler1967 The Night of the Generals
as Benson1965 Masquerade
1965 Tea Party
as Leo1960 Man in the Moon
as Columnist1960 The Entertainer
as Lawson1959 The Desperate Man
as Fritz Heiss1958 Heart of a Child
as Captain Brossard1958 I Accuse!

TV Shows/Series with Charles Gray as Actor(32)

as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
1994 Scarlett
1992 Tales From The Poop Deck
as Maurice Hussey1991 Performance
as Sebastian1989 Blackeyes
1988 Hannay
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath1987 Porterhouse Blue
as Roland Gidleigh-Park1987 The New Statesman
1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes
as Mr. Dent1985 Tall Tales & Legends
as Mycroft Holmes1984 Sherlock Holmes
as Bart Bellow1981 Bergerac
as Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand1979 Ike
1978 Hazell
1975 The Venturers
as Rodzianko1974 Fall of Eagles
as Hilary Vance1973 Thriller
as Sir Edwin Partridge1971 Upstairs, Downstairs
as Eugene Valmont1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1970 Play for Today
as Gayev1965 Play of the Month
as Adrian Blenderbland1965 Play of the Month
as Mr. Beebe1965 Play of the Month
1962 Out of This World
1961 Gunslinger
1960 Maigret
1959 No Hiding Place
as Sheriff1955 Gunsmoke
as Tyler1955 Gunsmoke
as Bob Gringle1955 Gunsmoke
as Officer Edwards (#1430)1955 Highway Patrol
as Bounine1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Charles Gray
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 08/29 1928 (August) in Bournemouth, Dorset, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 03/07 2000 (March) in London (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bournemouth School
Other names for Charles Gray (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Oliver Gray"
Charles Gray frequently works together with these people:
Gregg Palmer (19x, Actor)
Victor French (18x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (17x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (17x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (15x, Cast)
Denver Pyle (14x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (14x, Actor)
Jack Elam (13x, Actor)
Tom Reese (13x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (13x, Actor)
John Anderson (13x, Actor)
Orson Welles (10x, Actor)
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