
Charles Gray
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1928-08-29
- Died
- 2000-03-07
- Place of birth
- Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as
- Чарльз Грей · Donald Marshall Gray
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

Play for Today
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Strickland / Richard Greatham / Field-Marshall Allenby / Gayev / Antonio / Lord Augustus / Adrian Blenderbland / Mr. Beebe / Sir Harcourt Courtly

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes

Omnibus
1967
as Narrator

Bergerac
1981
as Bart Bellow

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Tyler / Bob Gringle
TV Shows (45)

Play for Today
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Strickland / Richard Greatham / Field-Marshall Allenby / Gayev / Antonio / Lord Augustus / Adrian Blenderbland / Mr. Beebe / Sir Harcourt Courtly

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mycroft Holmes

Omnibus
1967
as Narrator

Bergerac
1981
as Bart Bellow

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff / Tyler / Bob Gringle

No Hiding Place
1959

Highway Patrol
1955
as Officer Edwards (#1430)

Danger Man
1960
as Alex / Zameda

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Sir Edwin Partridge

Performance
1991
as Maurice Hussey

Thriller
1973
as Hilary Vance

Maigret
1960
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

ScreenPlay
1986
as Storyteller(voice)

Churchill's People
1974
as Duke of Portland
Drama 61-67
1961
as David

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Eugene Valmont

The New Statesman
1987
as Roland Gidleigh-Park

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Narrator

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Mikail Zigorin

Scarlett
1994
as The Judge

Fall of Eagles
1974
as Rodzianko

Suspense
1962
as Verdon
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Madingley / Quill

Hannay
1988

C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Major Templeton

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bounine

Longitude
2000
as Admiral Balchen
Menace
1970
as Micky

Out of This World
1962
as Abel Jones
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Delaforce

Ike
1979
as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as The Storyteller

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Philip Comely / Stuart Marlowe / Felix Hull

Madson
1996
as Sir Ranald Hearnley

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Charles
Heartland
1979
as Mr. Wheeler

Blackeyes
1989
as Sebastian
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Hugo Vardon
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Col. Westray

Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
Tales from the Poop Deck
1992
as Admiral Dennis De'Ath
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Lord Robin Seacroft
Movies (65)

You Only Live Twice
1967
as Dikko Henderson

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as The Criminologist

Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Bates, The Butler

The Night of the Generals
1967
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler

When Eight Bells Toll
1971
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

Cromwell
1970
as The Earl of Essex

Silver Bears
1977
as Charles Cook

Ike
1979
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

I Accuse!
1958
as Captain Brossard

The Legacy
1978
as Karl Liebnecht

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Mycroft Holmes

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Narrator (voice)

The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Mocata

Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Rogers

Ticket to Heaven
1981
as Musician

Cariani and the Courtesans
1987
as Narrator

The Jigsaw Man
1983
as Sir James Chorley

Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

Man in the Moon
1960
as Leo

Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Air Commodore Hufford

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Shock Treatment
1981
as Judge Oliver Wright

Troilus & Cressida
1981
as Pandarus

The House on Garibaldi Street
1979
as Gen. Lischke

Julius Caesar
1979
as Julius Caesar

Absolute Hell
1991
as Maurice Hussey

The Entertainer
1960
as Columnist

The Comedy of Errors
1983
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

The Merchant of Venice
1972
as Antonio

The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Harrison, 'The Owl'

Follow a Star
1959
as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

An Englishman Abroad
1983
as Claudius (Charles)

Casey at the Bat
1986
as Mr. Dent

Masquerade
1965
as Benson

The Desperate Man
1959
as Lawson

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

Richard II
1978
as Duke of York

Tea Party
1965
The Philanthropist
1975
as Braham

The Beast Must Die
1974
as Bennington

The Man Outside
1967
as Charles Griddon

Schalcken the Painter
1979
as Narrator

The Millionairess
1972
as Adrian Blenderbland

Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
as Santander

On the Game
1974
as Narrator (voice)

Heart of a Child
1958
as Fritz Heiss

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
as Earl Spencer

The Executioner
1970
as Vaughan Jones

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987
as Jason Klein

Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Gomez

Firestar: First Contact
1991
as Commodore Vandross

Love Don't Come Easy
2008
as Mr. Fairbanks

Passing Through
2021

The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Arundell

The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
as Narrator

The Merchant of Venice
1969
as Antonio

The Cherry Orchard
1971
as Gayev

The Gourmet
1986
as Manley Kingston

One Man Band
1999
as Tailor

Harry and Harriet
1990
as Satan

Night Is the Time for Killing
1975
as Hilary Vance

Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977
as The Director
Across a Crowded Room
1978
as Harold Charles
About Charles Gray
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. With 110 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Charles Gray has appeared in 65 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Gray Movies
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Dikko Henderson
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) — as The Criminologist
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) — as Bates, The Butler
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