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Charles Gray (I) (1928–2000)

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The son of a surveyor, Charles Gray grew up in Queens Park, London, and went to school in his home town of Bournemouth. As a young actor, he received his vocal training from the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and at the Old Vic, having long abandoned his first job as clerk for a real estate agent... See full bio »

Born:

Donald Marshall Gray
in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Died:

(age 71) in Brompton, London, England, UK
Still of Graham Crowden and Charles Gray in The File of the Golden Goose Still of Charles Gray in The Rocky Horror Picture Show Still of Charles Gray in Diamonds Are Forever
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2000 Longitude (TV movie)
Adm. Balchen
 
1998 The Tichborne Claimant
Arundell
 
1996 Madson (TV series)
Sir Ranald Hearnley
– Episode #1.6 (1996) … Sir Ranald Hearnley
– Episode #1.5 (1996) … Sir Ranald Hearnley
 
1994 Scarlett (TV mini-series)
The Judge
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … The Judge
 
1994 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mycroft Holmes
– The Mazarin Stone (1994) … Mycroft Holmes
– The Golden Pince-Nez (1994) … Mycroft Holmes
 
1992 Tales from the Poop Deck (TV series)
Adm. Dennis De'Ath
– Till De'Ath Do Us Part (1992) … Adm. Dennis De'Ath
– Here Be Pirates! (1992) … Adm. Dennis De'Ath
 
1991 Performance (TV series)
Maurice Hussey
– Absolute Hell (1991) … Maurice Hussey
 
1991 Shrinks (TV series)
Lord Rissington
– Episode #1.3 (1991) … Lord Rissington
 
1991 Firestar: First Contact
Commodore Vandross
 
1990 The Paper Man (TV mini-series)
Prime Minister
 
1990 Harry and Harriet
Satan
 
1989 Blackeyes (TV mini-series)
Sebastian
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Sebastian
 
1989 The Nineteenth Hole (TV series)
Colonel Westray
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Colonel Westray
 
1988 Blind Justice (TV mini-series)
– Crime and Punishment (1988)
 
1988 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mycroft Holmes
– The Bruce Partington Plans (1988) … Mycroft Holmes
 
1988 Small World (TV mini-series)
Rudyard Parkinson
– Hurry Up, Please, It's Time (1988) … Rudyard Parkinson
– Throbbing and Waiting (1988) … Rudyard Parkinson
– What Shall We Do Tomorrow? (1988) … Rudyard Parkinson
– Unreal Cities (1988) … Rudyard Parkinson
 
1988 Hannay (TV series)
Commander Nevil
– The Fellowship of the Black Stone (1988) … Commander Nevil
 
1987 The New Statesman (TV series)
Roland Gidleigh-Park
– Baa Baa Black Sheep (1987) … Roland Gidleigh-Park
– Waste Not Want Not (1987) … Roland Gidleigh-Park
 
1987 Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (TV movie)
Jason Klein
 
1987 Screenplay (TV series)
Narrator
– Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) … Narrator
 
1987 Porterhouse Blue (TV series)
Sir Cathcart D'Eath
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Sir Cathcart D'Eath
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Sir Cathcart D'Eath
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Sir Cathcart D'Eath
 
1987 Tickets for the Titanic (TV series)
The Earl of Albany
– Keeping Score (1987) … The Earl of Albany
 
1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
Sir Jack Fenn
– Fit (1986) … Sir Jack Fenn
 
1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Mr. Dent
– Casey at the Bat (1986) … Mr. Dent
 
1985 Bergerac (TV series)
Bart Bellow
– What Dreams May Come? (1985) … Bart Bellow
 
1985 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mycroft Holmes
– The Greek Interpreter (1985) … Mycroft Holmes
 
1984 A Profile of Arthur J. Mason (TV movie)
Henry
 
1984 The Jigsaw Man
Sir James Chorley
 
1984 The Gourmet (TV movie)
The Gourmet
 
1983 The Comedy of Errors (TV movie)
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
 
1983 An Englishman Abroad (TV movie)
Claudius
 
1982 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (TV movie)
Earl Spencer
 
1981 Troilus & Cressida (TV movie)
Pandarus
 
1981 Shock Treatment
Judge Oliver Wright
 
1981 Ticket to Heaven
Musician
 
1980-1981 Marie (TV series)
Various Roles
 
1980 The Mirror Crack'd
Bates, the Butler
 
1980 We, the Accused (TV mini-series)
Drewer
 
1980 Heartland (TV series)
– Working Arrangements (1980)
 
1979 Schalcken the Painter (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1979 Mrs. R's Daughter (TV movie)
Rogers
 
1979 The House on Garibaldi Street (TV movie)
Gen. Lischke
 
1979 Ike: The War Years (TV mini-series)
Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand
 
1979 Hazell (TV series)
Brownhill
– Hazell and the Deptford Virgin (1979) … Brownhill
 
1979 Julius Caesar (TV movie)
Julius Caesar
 
1978 Richard II (TV movie)
Duke of York
 
1978 The Legacy
Karl Liebnecht
 
1978 Silver Bears
Charles Cook
 
1978 Across a Crowded Room (TV movie)
 
1977 Drama (TV series)
The Producer
– Six Characters in Search of an Author by Pirandello (1977) … The Producer
 
1977 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
– The Late Wife (1977)
 
1977 Seven Nights in Japan
Henry Hollander
 
1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (TV series)
Charles
– Cheers (1977) … Charles
 
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
Santander (segment "The Island")
 
1974-1976 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
HM Inspector of Constabulary (II) / Tailor
– Alarums and Excursions (1976) … Tailor
– We're in This Together (1974) … HM Inspector of Constabulary (II)
 
1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Mycroft Holmes
 
1967-1976 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Adrian Blenderbland / Antonio / Field-Marshall Allenby / …
– London Assurance (1976) … Sir Harcourt Courtly
– The Recruiting Officer (1973) … Juggler
– A Room with a View (1973) … Mr. Beebe
– The Millionairess (1972) … Adrian Blenderbland
– Lady Windermere's Fan (1972) … Lord Augustus
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1976 Twelfth Night (TV movie)
Malvolio
 
1975 The Philanthropist (TV movie)
Braham
 
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Criminologist - An Expert
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Duke of Portland
– Mutiny (1975) … Duke of Portland
 
1975 The Venturers (TV series)
Tony Challon
– The Cannibals (1975) … Tony Challon
 
1975 Thriller (TV series)
Hilary Vance
– Night Is the Time for Killing (1975) … Hilary Vance
 
1975 Mutiny (TV movie)
 
1974 Dial M for Murder (TV series)
Hugo Vardon
– Firing Point (1974) … Hugo Vardon
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Rodzianko
– Tell the King the Sky Is Falling (1974) … Rodzianko
 
1974 The Beast Must Die
Arthur Bennington
 
1974 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Mikail Zigorin
– A Time to Remember (1974) … Mikail Zigorin
 
1974 Sex Through the Ages
Narrator (voice)
 
1973 Tales That Witness Madness
Jack Hawkins Voice Double (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 The Song of Songs (TV movie)
Count Von Mertzbach
 
1973 Theatre of Blood
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 The Upper Crusts (TV series)
Lord Seacroft / Lord Seacroft Snr.
– Putting on the Ritz (1973) … Lord Seacroft
– A Tradition of Service (1973) … Lord Seacroft
– Sitting Pretty (1973) … Lord Seacroft
– One Door Opens (1973) … Lord Seacroft
– By Endeavour Alone (1973) … Lord Seacroft/Lord Seacroft Snr.
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1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Eugene Valmont
– The Absent-Minded Coterie (1973) … Eugene Valmont
 
1972 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Sir Edwin Partridge
– Married Love (1972) … Sir Edwin Partridge
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever
Blofeld
 
1968-1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Inspector Waugh / Randolph Churchill
– Jenkins (1971)
– Asquith in Orbit. (1971) … Randolph Churchill
– Something to Hide: The Caretaker's Flat (1968) … Inspector Waugh
– Something to Hide: The Studio (1968) … Inspector Waugh
– Something to Hide: The First Floor (1968) … Inspector Waugh
 
1971 Play for Today (TV series)
Oxlade
– Michael Regan (1971) … Oxlade
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Man
– A Situation Full of Promise (1971) … Man (uncredited)
 
1971 When Eight Bells Toll
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
 
1971 London (short)
Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
 
1970 The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Narrator (voice)
 
1970 Menace (TV series)
Micky
– Nine Bean Rows (1970) … Micky
 
1970 Cromwell
The Earl of Essex
 
1970 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
The Storyteller
– The Closed Shop (1970) … The Storyteller
 
1970 The Executioner
Vaughan Jones
 
1969 The File of the Golden Goose
The Owl
 
1969 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Antonio
 
1969 Mosquito Squadron
Air Commodore Hufford
 
1968 Something to Hide (TV series)
Detective Inspector Waugh
 
1968 The Devil Rides Out
Mocata
 
1966-1968 Love Story (TV series)
Bender / John Trewardine
– The Egg on the Face of the Tiger (1968) … Bender
– A Toy Soldier (1966) … John Trewardine
 
1959-1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Felix Hull
– The Three Wives of Felix Hull (1968) … Felix Hull
– Guest Appearance (1959)
 
1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
 
1967 The Man Outside
Charles Griddon
 
1967 You Only Live Twice
Henderson
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
 
1965 Mogul (TV series)
Michael Rennane
– The Schloss Belt (1965) … Michael Rennane
 
1965 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Quill
– The Lodger (1965) … Quill
– Time and Mr Madingley (1965)
 
1965 Masquerade
Benson
 
1965 Tea Party (TV movie)
 
1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
David
– Drama '63: The Perfect Friday (1963) … David
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Verdon
– Personal and Private (1963) … Verdon
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
– Voices from the Past (1962)
 
1962 Out of This World (TV series)
Abel Jones
– The Tycoons (1962) … Abel Jones
 
1961 The First Gentleman (TV movie)
Prince Regent of England
 
1960-1961 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Malcolm Turnbull / Ulysses
– Any Other Business? (1961) … Malcolm Turnbull
– Tiger at the Gates (1960) … Ulysses
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Alex / Zameda
– The Deputy Coyannis Story (1961) … Zameda
– The Key (1960) … Alex
 
1960 Man in the Moon
Leo
 
1960 The Entertainer
Columnist
 
1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Dominguez / Paul Lederer / Sadik Bey
– Money to Burn (1960) … Dominguez
– The Man in the Road (1960) … Paul Lederer
– The Slaver (1959) … Sadik Bey
 
1959 The Desperate Man
Lawson
 
1959 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Sir Miles
– Who Is Gustav Varnia? (1959) … Sir Miles
 
1959 Probation Officer (TV series)
– Episode #1.16 (1959)
 
1959 Tommy the Toreador
Gomez
 
1959 Follow a Star
Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Peter Thal
– The Vanishing Evidence (1959) … Peter Thal
 
1958-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Capt. von Schlettow / Waring
– The Small Back Room (1959) … Waring
– Television World Theatre: The Captain of Koepenick (1958) … Capt. von Schlettow
 
1959 Boyd Q.C. (TV series)
Tickle
– In Camera (1959) … Tickle
 
1959 Rendezvous (TV series)
Markheim
– Markheim (1959) … Markheim
 
1958 Expresso Bongo (TV movie)
Capt. Cyril Mavors
 
1958 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Frank Gibbs
– Uncle Bentley and the Matchmaker (1958) … Frank Gibbs
 
1958 Heart of a Child
Fritz Heiss
 
1958 I Accuse!
Capt. Brossard
 
1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Sir Blaise
– The Mark (1957) … Sir Blaise
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Escalus - Prince of Verona
– Romeo and Juliet (1957) … Escalus - Prince of Verona
 
1957 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Pierre De Foix / Varenza
– Choice of Weapons (1957) … Pierre De Foix
– The Suspects (1957) … Varenza
 
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2000 Duets (writer: "Mexican Radio")
 
1999 Spaced (TV series)
– Gatherings (1999) (performer: "The Time Warp")
 
1998 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
– 9&vierzig (1998) (performer: "The Time Warp" - uncredited)
– Best & rest 8-26: Halb hundertvier (1998) (performer: "The Time Warp" - uncredited)
 
1989 C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (writer: "Guys Like Girls")
 
1981 Shock Treatment (performer: "Anyhow, Anyhow")
 
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (performer: "Time Warp", "Eddie", "Super Heroes")
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2000 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rocky Horror Picture Show (2000) … Himself
 
1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1981 That's Hollywood (TV series documentary)
The Criminologist - An Expert
– Cult Classics (1981) … The Criminologist - An Expert
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Hawkins (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1976 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 August 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Blofeld (archive footage: Diamonds Are Forever)
 
2005 Thriller: The Restoration (video short)
Hilary Vance
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)
 
2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV documentary)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Blofeld (uncredited)
 
1995 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (documentary)
(segment "Taylor's shop"/segment "The merchant of Venice")
 
1986 The Story of English (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1980 Fame
The Criminologist - An Expert (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Portrayed the Prince of Wales in the Broadway musical "Kean" (1964). See more »

Alternate Names:

Oliver Gray

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Well known for his roles as Mycroft Holmes on the The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ITV series with Jeremy Brett, and as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, with Sean Connery. See more »

Trademark:

Aristocratic manner and a distinctive silky voice See more »

Nickname:

No Neck See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo