Charles Gray
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Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
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.
Appearances
6.6
You Only Live Twice
Dikko Henderson
6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
5.1
Masquerade
Benson
6.6
Cromwell
The Earl of Essex
6.1
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
5.8
Shock Treatment
Judge Oliver Wright
6.7
Theatre of Blood
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
5.4
The Legacy
Karl Liebnecht
7.4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Criminologist
6.8
The Night of the Generals
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
6.5
The Devil Rides Out
Mocata
6.6
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
5.7
The File of the Golden Goose
Harrison, 'The Owl'
6.7
Man in the Moon
Leo
5.3
Tommy the Toreador
Gomez
6.0
The Comedy of Errors
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
7.0
The Cherry Orchard
Gayev
The Philanthropist
8.0
The Philanthropist
Braham
7.0
Tea Party
4.7
Harry and Harriet
Satan
5.9
The Executioner
Vaughan Jones
3.8
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Narrator
8.7
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
8.0
Richard II
Duke of York
5.5
Mosquito Squadron
Air Commodore Hufford
8.0
Troilus & Cressida
Pandarus
6.5
The Man Outside
Charles Griddon
8.0
Casey at the Bat
Mr. Dent
6.2
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Mycroft Holmes
6.1
An Englishman Abroad
Claudius (Charles)
Love Don't Come Easy
Mr. Fairbanks
5.0
The Desperate Man
Lawson
7.0
Cariani and the Courtesans
Narrator
3.7
On the Game
Narrator (voice)
6.1
The Mirror Crack'd
Bates, The Butler
6.8
Ike
Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
5.0
The Jigsaw Man
Sir James Chorley
5.4
The Beast Must Die
Bennington
8.0
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
6.0
Absolute Hell
Maurice Hussey
6.8
Ticket to Heaven
Musician
8.5
The Millionairess
Adrian Blenderbland
8.5
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
4.5
Firestar: First Contact
Commodore Vandross
5.0
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Jason Klein
6.0
Night Is the Time for Killing
Hilary Vance
6.3
The House on Garibaldi Street
Gen. Lischke
7.5
Mrs. R's Daughter
Rogers
5.7
When Eight Bells Toll
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
6.0
Three Dangerous Ladies
Santander
8.7
The Tichborne Claimant
Arundell
5.7
Schalcken the Painter
Narrator
6.2
The Entertainer
Columnist
5.5
Tales That Witness Madness
Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
6.3
The Gourmet
Manley Kingston
6.4
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Narrator (voice)
6.6
I Accuse!
Captain Brossard
6.0
Silver Bears
Charles Cook
6.7
Heart of a Child
Fritz Heiss
4.0
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Earl Spencer
Passing Through
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Director
Across a Crowded Room
Across a Crowded Room
Harold Charles
6.2
Follow a Star
Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
8.0
One Man Band
Tailor
6.7
Bergerac
Bart Bellow
6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
6.7
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
7.7
Upstairs, Downstairs
Sir Edwin Partridge
6.0
Hannay
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bounine
6.1
Highway Patrol
Officer Edwards (#1430)
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Eugene Valmont
4.8
No Hiding Place
6.6
Play for Today
7.0
Fall of Eagles
Rodzianko
Where Are They Now?
7.5
Where Are They Now?
Self
7.1
Maigret
The Upper Crusts
The Upper Crusts
Lord Robin Seacroft
7.2
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Cathcart D'Eath
6.9
Thriller
Hilary Vance
6.7
Gunsmoke
Tyler
6.7
Gunsmoke
Bob Gringle
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
7.4
The New Statesman
Roland Gidleigh-Park
6.3
Performance
Maurice Hussey
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Strickland
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Richard Greatham
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Field-Marshall Allenby
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Gayev
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Antonio
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Augustus
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Adrian Blenderbland
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Beebe
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Harcourt Courtly
Somerset Maugham Hour
Somerset Maugham Hour
Major Templeton
The Nineteenth Hole
6.7
The Nineteenth Hole
Col. Westray
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Charles
7.0
Longitude
Admiral Balchen
5.0
Churchill's People
Duke of Portland
5.8
Out of This World
Abel Jones
6.6
Scarlett
The Judge
Tales from the Poop Deck
7.0
Tales from the Poop Deck
Admiral Dennis De'Ath
6.7
Suspense
Verdon
7.3
Ike
Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
7.4
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Narrator
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
David
7.2
Omnibus
Narrator
7.0
Madson
Sir Ranald Hearnley
5.9
Blackeyes
Sebastian
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Philip Comely
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Stuart Marlowe
Armchair Mystery Theatre
9.0
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Madingley
Armchair Mystery Theatre
9.0
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Quill
6.0
Armchair Theatre
Felix Hull
The Sunday Drama
5.0
The Sunday Drama
Delaforce