Charles Gray

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

2000
Longitude poster

Longitude

TV · as Admiral Balchen · 1 ep

1999
The Tichborne Claimant poster

The Tichborne Claimant

Movie · as Arundell

1999
One Man Band poster

One Man Band

Movie · as Tailor

1999
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Madson poster

Madson

TV · as Sir Ranald Hearnley · 5 eps

1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band poster

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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

1994
Scarlett poster

Scarlett

TV · as The Judge · 1 ep

1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 2 eps

1992
Tales from the Poop Deck

Tales from the Poop Deck

TV · as Admiral Dennis De'Ath · 2 eps

1991
Absolute Hell poster

Absolute Hell

Movie · as Maurice Hussey

1991
Firestar: First Contact poster

Firestar: First Contact

Movie · as Commodore Vandross

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Maurice Hussey · 1 ep

1991
Shrinks poster

Shrinks

TV · as Lord Rissington · 1 ep

1990
Harry and Harriet poster

Harry and Harriet

Movie · as Satan

1990
The Paper Man poster

The Paper Man

TV · as Prime Minister · 2 eps

1989
The Nineteenth Hole

The Nineteenth Hole

TV · as Col. Westray · 1 ep

1989
Blackeyes poster

Blackeyes

TV · as Sebastian · 1 ep

1988
Hannay poster

Hannay

TV · as Commander Nevil · 1 ep

1988
Small World poster

Small World

TV · as Rudyard Parkinson · 6 eps

1988
Blind Justice

Blind Justice

TV · as Judge Langtry · 1 ep

1987
Cariani and the Courtesans poster

Cariani and the Courtesans

Movie · as Narrator

1987
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found poster

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Movie · as Jason Klein

1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood poster

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1987
Porterhouse Blue poster

Porterhouse Blue

TV · as Sir Cathcart D'Eath · 4 eps

1987
The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman

TV · as Roland Gidleigh-Park · 2 eps

1987
Tickets for the Titanic

Tickets for the Titanic

TV · as The Earl of Albany · 1 ep

1986
The Gourmet poster

The Gourmet

Movie · as Manley Kingston

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Storyteller(voice) · 1 ep

1986
The Return of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 1 ep

1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes poster

C.A.T.S. Eyes

TV · as Sir Jack Fenn · 1 ep

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Mr Dent · 1 ep

1984
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 4 eps

1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Mycroft Holmes · 1 ep

1984
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

TV · as The Stranger (voice) · 1 ep

1983
The Comedy of Errors poster

The Comedy of Errors

Movie · as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

1983
An Englishman Abroad poster

An Englishman Abroad

Movie · as Claudius (Charles)

1983
The Jigsaw Man poster

The Jigsaw Man

Movie · as Sir James Chorley

1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story poster

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Movie · as Earl Spencer

1981
Shock Treatment poster

Shock Treatment

Movie · as Judge Oliver Wright

1981
Troilus & Cressida poster

Troilus & Cressida

Movie · as Pandarus

1981
Ticket to Heaven poster

Ticket to Heaven

Movie · as Musician

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Bart Bellow · 1 ep

1980
The Mirror Crack'd poster

The Mirror Crack'd

Movie · as Bates, The Butler

1980
We, the Accused

We, the Accused

TV · as Sir Hayman Drewer · 1 ep

1979
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Julius Caesar

1979
Ike poster

Ike

Movie · as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

1979
The House on Garibaldi Street poster

The House on Garibaldi Street

Movie · as Gen. Lischke

1979
Mrs. R's Daughter poster

Mrs. R's Daughter

Movie · as Rogers

1979
Schalcken the Painter poster

Schalcken the Painter

Movie · as Narrator

1979
Ike poster

Ike

TV · as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand · 1 ep

1979
Heartland

Heartland

TV · as Mr. Wheeler · 1 ep

1978
The Legacy poster

The Legacy

Movie · as Karl Liebnecht

1978
Richard II poster

Richard II

Movie · as Duke of York

1978
Across a Crowded Room

Across a Crowded Room

Movie · as Harold Charles

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as Duke of York, Julius Caesar · 1 ep

1978
Hazell poster

Hazell

TV · as Brownhill · 1 ep

1977
Three Dangerous Ladies poster

Three Dangerous Ladies

Movie · as Santander

1977
Silver Bears poster

Silver Bears

Movie · as Charles Cook

1977
Six Characters in Search of an Author poster

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Movie · as The Director

1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

TV · as Charles · 1 ep

1977
The Sunday Drama

The Sunday Drama

TV · as Delaforce · 1 ep

1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Movie · as Mycroft Holmes

1976
Seven Nights in Japan poster

Seven Nights in Japan

Movie · as Henry Hollander

1976
The Island

The Island

Movie · as Mr. Santander

1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie · as The Criminologist

1975
The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

Movie · as Braham

1975
Night Is the Time for Killing poster

Night Is the Time for Killing

Movie · as Hilary Vance

1975
The Venturers poster

The Venturers

TV · as Tony Challon · 1 ep

1974
On the Game poster

On the Game

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1974
The Beast Must Die poster

The Beast Must Die

Movie · as Bennington

1974
Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles

TV · as Rodzianko · 1 ep

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Duke of Portland · 1 ep

1974
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

TV · as Hugo Vardon · 1 ep

1973
Theatre of Blood poster

Theatre of Blood

Movie · as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

1973
Tales That Witness Madness poster

Tales That Witness Madness

Movie · as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

1973
The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

TV · as Lord Robin Seacroft · 6 eps

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Hilary Vance · 1 ep

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · as Mikail Zigorin · 1 ep

1973
The Song of Songs poster

The Song of Songs

TV · as Count Von Mertzbach · 5 eps

1972
The Millionairess poster

The Millionairess

Movie · as Adrian Blenderbland

1972
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Antonio

1971
Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever

Movie · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1971
The Cherry Orchard poster

The Cherry Orchard

Movie · as Gayev

1971
When Eight Bells Toll poster

When Eight Bells Toll

Movie · as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

1971
Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs

TV · as Sir Edwin Partridge · 1 ep

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Eugene Valmont · 1 ep

1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1971
Doctor at Large poster

Doctor at Large

TV · as Man · 1 ep

1970
Cromwell poster

Cromwell

Movie · as The Earl of Essex

1970
The Executioner poster

The Executioner

Movie · as Vaughan Jones

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Oxlade · 1 ep

1970
Menace

Menace

TV · as Micky · 1 ep

1970
Oh In Colour

Oh In Colour

TV · as Actor · 1 ep

1969
The File of the Golden Goose poster

The File of the Golden Goose

Movie · as Harrison, 'The Owl'

1969
The Nine Ages of Nakedness poster

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Movie · as Narrator

1969
Mosquito Squadron poster

Mosquito Squadron

Movie · as Air Commodore Hufford

1969
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Antonio

1969
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

TV · as The Storyteller · 1 ep

1969
Softly Softly: Task Force poster

Softly Softly: Task Force

TV · as Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp, Tailor · 1 ep

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg poster

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Movie · as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

1968
The Devil Rides Out poster

The Devil Rides Out

Movie · as Mocata

1967
You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice

Movie · as Dikko Henderson

1967
The Night of the Generals poster

The Night of the Generals

Movie · as General von Seidlitz-Gabler

1967
The Man Outside poster

The Man Outside

Movie · as Charles Griddon

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Admiral Ranking · 1 ep

1965
Masquerade poster

Masquerade

Movie · as Benson

1965
Tea Party poster

Tea Party

Movie · as Willy

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

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

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Detective Inspector Waugh, Bertrand Asquith, Knox · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Michael Rennane · 1 ep

1963
Love Story

Love Story

TV · as John Trewardine, Bender · 1 ep

1962
Lawrence of Arabia poster

Lawrence of Arabia

Movie · as General Allenby (voice) (uncredited)

1962
Out of This World poster

Out of This World

TV · as Abel Jones · 1 ep

1962
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Verdon · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as David · 1 ep

1960
Man in the Moon poster

Man in the Moon

Movie · as Leo

1960
The Entertainer poster

The Entertainer

Movie · as Columnist

1960
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · as Mazeron · 1 ep

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Madingley, Quill · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Alex, Zameda · 1 ep

1960
Somerset Maugham Hour

Somerset Maugham Hour

TV · as Major Templeton, Tom Ramsey · 1 ep

1960
Michael Shayne poster

Michael Shayne

TV · as Dr Bill Logan · 1 ep

1959
Tommy the Toreador poster

Tommy the Toreador

Movie · as Gomez

1959
The Desperate Man poster

The Desperate Man

Movie · as Lawson

1959
Follow a Star poster

Follow a Star

Movie · as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · as Sir Miles · 1 ep

1959
Whicker's World poster

Whicker's World

TV · 1 ep

1959
Probation Officer

Probation Officer

TV · as Richard Bates · 1 ep

1959
The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men

TV · as Sadik Bey, Paul Lederer, Dominguez · 1 ep

1959
Crime Sheet

Crime Sheet

TV · as Actor · 1 ep

1958
I Accuse! poster

I Accuse!

Movie · as Captain Brossard

1958
Heart of a Child poster

Heart of a Child

Movie · as Fritz Heiss

1958
Sword of Freedom poster

Sword of Freedom

TV · as Varenza, Pierre De Foix · 1 ep

1958
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

TV · as Thal · 1 ep

1957
Bachelor Father poster

Bachelor Father

TV · as Frank Gibbs · 1 ep

1957
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Capt. Cyril Mavors · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Philip Comely, Stuart Marlowe, Felix Hull · 1 ep

1956
Boyd Q.C.

Boyd Q.C.

TV · as Tickle · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

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

1955
Highway Patrol poster

Highway Patrol

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

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Sir Blaise · 1 ep

1954
Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

TV · as Escalus- Prince of Verona · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Bounine · 1 ep

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Waring · 1 ep