
Charles Gray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1928
- Died
- March 7, 2000 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Bournemouth, 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.
Known For
Filmography

Longitude
TV · as Admiral Balchen · 1 ep

The Tichborne Claimant
Movie · as Arundell

One Man Band
Movie · as Tailor
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Madson
TV · as Sir Ranald Hearnley · 5 eps

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Movie · as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

Scarlett
TV · as The Judge · 1 ep

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 2 eps
Tales from the Poop Deck
TV · as Admiral Dennis De'Ath · 2 eps

Absolute Hell
Movie · as Maurice Hussey

Firestar: First Contact
Movie · as Commodore Vandross

Performance
TV · as Maurice Hussey · 1 ep

Shrinks
TV · as Lord Rissington · 1 ep

Harry and Harriet
Movie · as Satan

The Paper Man
TV · as Prime Minister · 2 eps
The Nineteenth Hole
TV · as Col. Westray · 1 ep

Blackeyes
TV · as Sebastian · 1 ep

Hannay
TV · as Commander Nevil · 1 ep

Small World
TV · as Rudyard Parkinson · 6 eps
Blind Justice
TV · as Judge Langtry · 1 ep

Cariani and the Courtesans
Movie · as Narrator

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Movie · as Jason Klein

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Porterhouse Blue
TV · as Sir Cathcart D'Eath · 4 eps

The New Statesman
TV · as Roland Gidleigh-Park · 2 eps
Tickets for the Titanic
TV · as The Earl of Albany · 1 ep

The Gourmet
Movie · as Manley Kingston

ScreenPlay
TV · as Storyteller(voice) · 1 ep

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 1 ep

C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV · as Sir Jack Fenn · 1 ep

Tall Tales & Legends
TV · as Mr Dent · 1 ep

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 4 eps

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 1 ep

The Wind in the Willows
TV · as The Stranger (voice) · 1 ep

The Comedy of Errors
Movie · as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

An Englishman Abroad
Movie · as Claudius (Charles)

The Jigsaw Man
Movie · as Sir James Chorley

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Movie · as Earl Spencer

Shock Treatment
Movie · as Judge Oliver Wright

Troilus & Cressida
Movie · as Pandarus

Ticket to Heaven
Movie · as Musician

Bergerac
TV · as Bart Bellow · 1 ep

The Mirror Crack'd
Movie · as Bates, The Butler
We, the Accused
TV · as Sir Hayman Drewer · 1 ep

Julius Caesar
Movie · as Julius Caesar

Ike
Movie · as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

The House on Garibaldi Street
Movie · as Gen. Lischke

Mrs. R's Daughter
Movie · as Rogers

Schalcken the Painter
Movie · as Narrator

Ike
TV · as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand · 1 ep
Heartland
TV · as Mr. Wheeler · 1 ep

The Legacy
Movie · as Karl Liebnecht

Richard II
Movie · as Duke of York
Across a Crowded Room
Movie · as Harold Charles

The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Duke of York, Julius Caesar · 1 ep

Hazell
TV · as Brownhill · 1 ep

Three Dangerous Ladies
Movie · as Santander

Silver Bears
Movie · as Charles Cook

Six Characters in Search of an Author
Movie · as The Director

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV · as Charles · 1 ep
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Delaforce · 1 ep

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Movie · as Mycroft Holmes

Seven Nights in Japan
Movie · as Henry Hollander
The Island
Movie · as Mr. Santander

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie · as The Criminologist
The Philanthropist
Movie · as Braham

Night Is the Time for Killing
Movie · as Hilary Vance

The Venturers
TV · as Tony Challon · 1 ep

On the Game
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Beast Must Die
Movie · as Bennington

Fall of Eagles
TV · as Rodzianko · 1 ep

Churchill's People
TV · as Duke of Portland · 1 ep
Dial M for Murder
TV · as Hugo Vardon · 1 ep

Theatre of Blood
Movie · as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

Tales That Witness Madness
Movie · as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
The Upper Crusts
TV · as Lord Robin Seacroft · 6 eps

Thriller
TV · as Hilary Vance · 1 ep

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Mikail Zigorin · 1 ep

The Song of Songs
TV · as Count Von Mertzbach · 5 eps

The Millionairess
Movie · as Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Antonio

Diamonds Are Forever
Movie · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Cherry Orchard
Movie · as Gayev

When Eight Bells Toll
Movie · as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · as Sir Edwin Partridge · 1 ep

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Eugene Valmont · 1 ep

A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

Doctor at Large
TV · as Man · 1 ep

Cromwell
Movie · as The Earl of Essex

The Executioner
Movie · as Vaughan Jones

Play for Today
TV · as Oxlade · 1 ep
Menace
TV · as Micky · 1 ep
Oh In Colour
TV · as Actor · 1 ep

The File of the Golden Goose
Movie · as Harrison, 'The Owl'

The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Movie · as Narrator

Mosquito Squadron
Movie · as Air Commodore Hufford

The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Antonio
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as The Storyteller · 1 ep

Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp, Tailor · 1 ep

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Movie · as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

The Devil Rides Out
Movie · as Mocata

You Only Live Twice
Movie · as Dikko Henderson

The Night of the Generals
Movie · as General von Seidlitz-Gabler

The Man Outside
Movie · as Charles Griddon

Omnibus
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Admiral Ranking · 1 ep

Masquerade
Movie · as Benson

Tea Party
Movie · as Willy

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Charles Strickland, Richard Greatham, Field-Marshall Allenby, Gayev, Antonio, Lord Augustus, Adrian Blenderbland, Mr. Beebe, Sir Harcourt Courtly · 1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Detective Inspector Waugh, Bertrand Asquith, Knox · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Michael Rennane · 1 ep
Love Story
TV · as John Trewardine, Bender · 1 ep

Lawrence of Arabia
Movie · as General Allenby (voice) (uncredited)

Out of This World
TV · as Abel Jones · 1 ep

Suspense
TV · as Verdon · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as David · 1 ep

Man in the Moon
Movie · as Leo

The Entertainer
Movie · as Columnist

Maigret
TV · as Mazeron · 1 ep
Armchair Mystery Theatre
TV · as Madingley, Quill · 1 ep

Danger Man
TV · as Alex, Zameda · 1 ep
Somerset Maugham Hour
TV · as Major Templeton, Tom Ramsey · 1 ep

Michael Shayne
TV · as Dr Bill Logan · 1 ep

Tommy the Toreador
Movie · as Gomez

The Desperate Man
Movie · as Lawson

Follow a Star
Movie · as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

No Hiding Place
TV · as Sir Miles · 1 ep

Whicker's World
TV · 1 ep
Probation Officer
TV · as Richard Bates · 1 ep

The Four Just Men
TV · as Sadik Bey, Paul Lederer, Dominguez · 1 ep
Crime Sheet
TV · as Actor · 1 ep

I Accuse!
Movie · as Captain Brossard

Heart of a Child
Movie · as Fritz Heiss

Sword of Freedom
TV · as Varenza, Pierre De Foix · 1 ep

The Invisible Man
TV · as Thal · 1 ep

Bachelor Father
TV · as Frank Gibbs · 1 ep

Theatre Night
TV · as Capt. Cyril Mavors · 1 ep

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Philip Comely, Stuart Marlowe, Felix Hull · 1 ep
Boyd Q.C.
TV · as Tickle · 1 ep

Gunsmoke
TV · as Sheriff, Tyler, Bob Gringle · 1 ep

Highway Patrol
TV · as Officer Edwards (#1430) · 1 ep

The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Sir Blaise · 1 ep
Producers' Showcase
TV · as Escalus- Prince of Verona · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Bounine · 1 ep

Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Waring · 1 ep