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The son of a surveyor, Charles Gray was born and raised in Queen's Park, 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. His voice was to become one of his most valuable tools. In fact, from January 1966, he subtly, almost imperceptibly, dubbed for Jack Hawkins after this actor became unable to speak his lines due to throat cancer. In later years, Gray's trademark voice was regularly heard on television commercials.
Gray's theatrical debut came in 1952 in the part of Charles the Wrestler (he measured 6 foot, 1 inches in height) in "As You Like It", appearing under his original name, 'Donald Gray'. From 1956, as 'Charles' Gray (since there already was a one-armed actor named Donald Gray), he took to leading dramatic roles, and won critical plaudits as Achilles in "Troilus and Cressida", Macduff in "Macbeth" and as the gluttonous Sir Epicure Mammon in Tyrone Guthrie's up-dated version of "The Alchemist", in 1962. He repeated his Old Vic performance as Henry Bolingbroke for his Broadway debut at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1956. A notable later performance, while touring the U.S. and Canada, was as the Prince of Wales in Peter Stone's tale of the famous 19th century actor Edmund Kean ("Kean", 1961). In 1964, Gray won the Clarence Derwent Award as Best Supporting Actor for his part in the controversial play "Poor Bitos", by Jean Anouilh, co-starring Donald Pleasence. He was offered his first role on the big screen, reprising a success on the West End stage in 1958, as Captain Cyril Mavors,in the satirical musical Expresso Bongo (1959).
For the next forty years, heavy-set, silver-haired, jut-jawed Charles Gray used his imposing frame and mellifluous voice to great effect in creating for the screen a memorable gallery of egocentric, imperious toffs, and suave, sardonic super-villains. While his performances at times verged on the camp, Gray cheerfully allowed himself to be cast within his range of basically unsympathetic characters, which he could play well and with ease. He tended to favour television as his preferred medium, though some of his most popular roles were for the big screen. Among his niche of staple characters were the coldly pompous military heavies (General Gabler in The Night of the Generals (1967), or the perpetually sneering, overbearing upper-class twits (true-to-form, as defecting spy Hillary Vance in the Thriller (1973) episode "Night is the Time for Killing"). At his evil best, he was commanding as the demonic acolyte Mocata, in The Devil Rides Out (1968) and as the feline-stroking, velvety-voiced nemesis of James Bond, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). He was also suitably sinister as Bates the Butler, one of the red herrings of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd (1980).
Gray's recurring roles included Lord Seacroft (senior, as well as junior) in the short-lived satirical miniseries The Upper Crusts (1973) as a down-on-his-heels aristocrat, keeping up appearances after being forced to live in a high-rise housing estate; and as the sedentary brother of the famous sleuth at 221b Baker Street, Mycroft, in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976). Later, he was utilised as temporary replacement, first for Edward Hardwicke,and, subsequently, for the hospitalised star Jeremy Brett, in Granada Television's various instalments of the Sherlock Holmes saga (1985-1994). Gray died of cancer in March 2000, aged 71.- Actor
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Charles H. Gray was born on 27 November 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Prophecy (1979), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Charro! (1969). He died on 2 August 2008 in San Bernardino, California, USA.- Charles Gray has performed on stages across the globe. From St. Petersburg Russia to Carnegie Hall. Broadway: "Grease" as Teen Angel and "The Color Purple" Mister, Old Mister, Pa. Tours: "Lion King" Mufasa & Scar. Internationally he's toured with Riverdance The Show - Baritone Soloist, backup for Kubota Toshinobu Japanese Tour. Bill Devaney in The Bodyguard The Musical.
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Charles has a myriad of experience in the Entertainment Business. Born into a "Hollywood Showbiz Family" he started off at the early age of 7 singing impromptu with his father's vocal group, "The Ink Spots". With providence, he formed his own band "Songbird" and shortly thereafter acquired a record contract, with GRT, which took him from L.A. to Canada. After several years of touring, recording and "Rockin de House", Charles became interested in the closeness and intimacy of the Theater. Accordingly, he became a thespian, his hunger to understand the inner-workings of this medium was the catalyst to his writing, producing and directing for the stage. Eventually he become Artistic Director of his own theater company, (Black Arts Theater), having had several successes along the way. "For Colored Girls...","Aint Noth'n but a Party", "Fences", etc. Synchronous to this was television & film; one of Charles' first ventures into television was "The Nice Show" CBC, in which he wrote, produced and starred. Finding his niche, Mr. Gray, for the past fifteen years, with his own company and as a freelancer has produced, directed and written for Film/Television/Stage and worked with...CBS, ABC, NBC, BET, USA, The FAMILY CHANNEL, SHOWTIME, FOX and others. Presently Mr. Gray's interest is to produce independent theatrical/cable films for domestic and international markets. To this end, Mr. Gray has recently formed Graysphere Entertainment Group, in which his primary purpose will be to develop, produce, and market film work, which are of the very highest caliber, brilliance, at the same time maintaining acumen of the marketplace and fiscal actualities.- Sean Charles Gray is known for Matched (2023).
- Charles Webb Gray is known for Blackberry Smoke with Bob Weir: An Evening at TRI (2017) and Quarry (2016).
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Charles Gray is a Filipino-American Writer and Director from West Covina, CA. His dad is Film Director Frank Gray Jr. and his grand uncle is Dolphy Quizon who is highly regarded as the King of Comedy in The Philippines. Growing up in a film industry family motivated Charles to continue the deep-rooted family legacy, which eventually led him to film school at The Art Institute Of Orange County where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Digital Filmmaking. Since then he has worked in media companies in the entertainment industry and eventually opened up his own production company called "weird creatures productions" where he plans to curate and release original content that shines a light on diversity, the Filipino-American experience, as well as stories that have never been told or seen before.- Jan Charles Gray is known for Culture of Fear (2017).
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Jan Charles Gray is known for Culture of Fear (2017).- Charles Jon Gray is known for The 21st Unforgettable Gala (2023).
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Charles Gray is known for The Last Will (2005) and Bash (2003).- Charles Gray is known for The Color of Water (2002).
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Charles Cobalt Gray is known for Evol (2016).- Terry Charles Gray is known for Don't Mess with the IRS (2010).
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Charles Gray is known for ...All the Marbles (1981).- Charles Gray is known for M.I. Stuff (2017).
- Charles Gray is known for Official Detective (1957) and The Man Called X (1956).
- Charles Gray was born in New York City, New York, USA.
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Charles Gray is known for Traveller (1997) and Under Heaven (1998).- Additional Crew
Charles Robert Gray is known for Night of the Kickfighters (1988).- Charles Gray is known for Smoke Screen (2012).
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Charles Gray is known for Nick & Seaton's Palace of Sexy Secrets (2012), Float (2012) and Yang (2015).- Sound Department
Charles Gray is known for Kalbaryo ni Hesus (1952), The 13th Sultan (1949) and He Promised to Return (1949).- Additional Crew
Charles Gray is known for Hustle Kings (2009).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Gray is known for Popoz (2015).- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Gray is known for The Letdown (2017).- Additional Crew
Charles Gray is known for David (2021).- Sound Department
Charles Gray is known for Coven (2000).- Charles Gray is known for The Crossover (MYX TV Original) (2019).
- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Gray is known for The Forsaken (2001).- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Gray is known for Bloodmoon: Disarm (2022).- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Gray is known for Toby (2024).- Art Department
Charles Gray is known for Eve of Destruction (1991).- Actor
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Charles E. Gray is known for Secondhand Lions (2003).- Charles Gray is known for My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020).
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Charles T. Gray is known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Edtv (1999) and Christmas with the Kranks (2004).- Music Department
Charles Gray is known for The Naked Cell (1988).- Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Alexander Gray is known for Hyde & Seek (2016) and On the Ropes (2018).- Charles Gray Jr. is known for The Touch (2005).
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Charles Gray is known for Street Smart (2018) and We're All Going to Die (2017).- Jessica Gray Charles is known for Sins of the Father (2002).