Charles Gray

Acting

Charles Gray

Born 29 August 1928 · Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Died 7 March 2000 at 71

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

Highlights

Lawrence of Arabia1962 · Film · General Allenby (voice) (uncredited)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975 · Film · The Criminologist
You Only Live Twice1967 · Film · Dikko Henderson
Diamonds Are Forever1971 · Film · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Mycroft Holmes
Theatre of Blood1973 · Film · Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

56 films

The Tichborne Claimant1999 · Film · Arundell
One Man Band1999 · Film · Tailor
Absolute Hell1991 · Film · Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact1991 · Film · Commodore Vandross
Harry and Harriet1990 · Film · Satan
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found1987 · Film · Jason Klein
The Gourmet1986 · Film · Manley Kingston
The Comedy of Errors1983 · Film · Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
An Englishman Abroad1983 · Film · Claudius (Charles)
The Jigsaw Man1983 · Film · Sir James Chorley
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story1982 · Film · Earl Spencer
Troilus & Cressida1981 · Film · Pandarus
Ticket to Heaven1981 · Film · Musician
Shock Treatment1981 · Film · Judge Oliver Wright
The Mirror Crack'd1980 · Film · Bates, The Butler
Mrs. R's Daughter1979 · Film · Rogers
The House on Garibaldi Street1979 · Film · Gen. Lischke
Ike1979 · Film · Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Julius Caesar1979 · Film · Julius Caesar
Richard II1978 · Film · Duke of York
The Legacy1978 · Film · Karl Liebnecht
Six Characters in Search of an Author1977 · Film · The Director
Three Dangerous Ladies1977 · Film · Santander
Silver Bears1977 · Film · Charles Cook
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution1976 · Film · Mycroft Holmes
Seven Nights in Japan1976 · Film · Henry Hollander
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975 · Film · The Criminologist
Night Is the Time for Killing1975 · Film · Hilary Vance
The Beast Must Die1974 · Film · Bennington
Tales That Witness Madness1973 · Film · Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
Theatre of Blood1973 · Film · Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Millionairess1972 · Film · Adrian Blenderbland
The Merchant of Venice1972 · Film · Antonio
The Cherry Orchard1971 · Film · Gayev
Diamonds Are Forever1971 · Film · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
When Eight Bells Toll1971 · Film · Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
The Executioner1970 · Film · Vaughan Jones
Cromwell1970 · Film · The Earl of Essex
The Merchant of Venice1969 · Film · Antonio
The File of the Golden Goose1969 · Film · Harrison, 'The Owl'
Mosquito Squadron1969 · Film · Air Commodore Hufford
The Devil Rides Out1968 · Film · Mocata
The Secret War of Harry Frigg1968 · Film · Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
The Man Outside1967 · Film · Charles Griddon
You Only Live Twice1967 · Film · Dikko Henderson
The Night of the Generals1967 · Film · General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Masquerade1965 · Film · Benson
Tea Party1965 · Film · Willy
Lawrence of Arabia1962 · Film · General Allenby (voice) (uncredited)
Man in the Moon1960 · Film · Leo
The Entertainer1960 · Film · Columnist
Tommy the Toreador1959 · Film · Gomez
The Desperate Man1959 · Film · Lawson
Follow a Star1959 · Film · Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Heart of a Child1958 · Film · Fritz Heiss
I Accuse!1958 · Film · Captain Brossard

Filmography

Series

56 shows

Longitude2000 · Series · Admiral Balchen
Madson1996 · Series · Sir Ranald Hearnley
Scarlett1994 · Series · The Judge
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1994 · Series · Mycroft Holmes
Performance1991 · Series · Maurice Hussey
Shrinks1991 · Series · Lord Rissington
The Paper Man1990 · Series · Prime Minister
Blackeyes1989 · Series · Sebastian
Small World1988 · Series · Rudyard Parkinson
Hannay1988 · Series · Commander Nevil
The New Statesman1987 · Series · Roland Gidleigh-Park
Porterhouse Blue1987 · Series · Sir Cathcart D'Eath
ScreenPlay1986 · Series · Storyteller(voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes1986 · Series · Mycroft Holmes
Tall Tales & Legends1985 · Series · Mr Dent
C.A.T.S. Eyes1985 · Series · Sir Jack Fenn
The Wind in the Willows1984 · Series · The Stranger (voice)
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Mycroft Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Mycroft Holmes
Bergerac1981 · Series · Bart Bellow
Ike1979 · Series · Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · Series · Duke of York
Hazell1978 · Series · Brownhill
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977 · Series · Charles
The Venturers1975 · Series · Tony Challon
Churchill's People1974 · Series · Duke of Portland
Fall of Eagles1974 · Series · Rodzianko
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973 · Series · Mikail Zigorin
The Song of Songs1973 · Series · Count Von Mertzbach
Thriller1973 · Series · Hilary Vance
Upstairs, Downstairs1971 · Series · Sir Edwin Partridge
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · Series · Eugene Valmont
Doctor at Large1971 · Series · Man
Play for Today1970 · Series · Oxlade
Softly Softly: Task Force1969 · Series · Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Admiral Ranking
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Charles Strickland
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Detective Inspector Waugh
The Troubleshooters1965 · Series · Michael Rennane
Out of This World1962 · Series · Abel Jones
Suspense1962 · Series · Verdon
Maigret1960 · Series · Mazeron
Michael Shayne1960 · Series · Dr Bill Logan
Danger Man1960 · Series · Alex
The Four Just Men1959 · Series · Sadik Bey
No Hiding Place1959 · Series · Sir Miles
Whicker's World1959 · Series
The Invisible Man1958 · Series · Thal
Sword of Freedom1958 · Series · Varenza
Bachelor Father1957 · Series · Frank Gibbs
Theatre Night1957 · Series · Capt. Cyril Mavors
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Philip Comely
Highway Patrol1955 · Series · Officer Edwards (#1430)
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Sir Blaise
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Sheriff
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Waring