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Charles Gray

Bio: 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.

Born: Wed, Aug 29 1928

Birthplace: Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Death: Tue, Mar 07 2000

Charles Gray is 71 years old

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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Passing Through

Charles Gray would have been no older than

71 in Passing Through

Mon, Mar 15 2021

Love Don't Come Easy

Charles Gray would have been no older than

71 in Love Don't Come Easy

as 'Mr. Fairbanks'.

Tue, Jan 01 2008

The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'

Charles Gray would have been no older than

71 in The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'

as 'Blofeld (archive footage)'.

Fri, Oct 06 2006

Bond Girls Are Forever

Charles Gray would have been no older than

71 in Bond Girls Are Forever

as 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Wed, Nov 06 2002

The Tichborne Claimant

Charles Gray was

69 in The Tichborne Claimant

as 'Arundell'.

Sat, Aug 01 1998

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Charles Gray was

67 in Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

as 'Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)'.

Sun, Oct 08 1995

Absolute Hell

Charles Gray was

63 in Absolute Hell

as 'Maurice Hussey'.

Sat, Oct 05 1991

Firestar: First Contact

Charles Gray was

62 in Firestar: First Contact

as 'Commodore Vandross'.

Tue, Jan 01 1991

Harry and Harriet

Charles Gray was

61 in Harry and Harriet

as 'Satan'.

Wed, Jul 18 1990

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Charles Gray was

59 in Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

as 'Jason Klein'.

Sun, Sep 13 1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

Charles Gray was

58 in Cariani and the Courtesans

as 'Narrator'.

Wed, Aug 05 1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Charles Gray was

58 in Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Fri, Jun 26 1987

Casey at the Bat

Charles Gray was

57 in Casey at the Bat

as 'Mr. Dent'.

Mon, Jan 20 1986

The Gourmet

Charles Gray was

57 in The Gourmet

as 'Manley Kingston'.

Sat, Jan 04 1986

The Comedy of Errors

Charles Gray was

55 in The Comedy of Errors

as 'Solinus, Duke of Ephesus'.

Sat, Dec 24 1983

An Englishman Abroad

Charles Gray was

55 in An Englishman Abroad

as 'Claudius (Charles)'.

Tue, Nov 29 1983

The Jigsaw Man

Charles Gray was

55 in The Jigsaw Man

as 'Sir James Chorley'.

Fri, Nov 11 1983

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles Gray was

54 in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

as 'Earl Spencer'.

Fri, Sep 17 1982

Troilus & Cressida

Charles Gray was

53 in Troilus & Cressida

as 'Pandarus'.

Sat, Nov 07 1981

Shock Treatment

Charles Gray was

53 in Shock Treatment

as 'Judge Oliver Wright'.

Fri, Oct 30 1981

Ticket to Heaven

Charles Gray was

53 in Ticket to Heaven

as 'Musician'.

Fri, Oct 09 1981

The Mirror Crack'd

Charles Gray was

52 in The Mirror Crack'd

as 'Bates, The Butler'.

Fri, Sep 19 1980

Schalcken the Painter

Charles Gray was

51 in Schalcken the Painter

as 'Narrator'.

Sat, Dec 22 1979

Mrs. R's Daughter

Charles Gray was

51 in Mrs. R's Daughter

as 'Rogers'.

Wed, Sep 19 1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

Charles Gray was

50 in The House on Garibaldi Street

as 'Gen. Lischke'.

Mon, May 28 1979

Ike

Charles Gray was

50 in Ike

as 'Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand'.

Thu, May 03 1979

Julius Caesar

Charles Gray was

50 in Julius Caesar

as 'Julius Caesar'.

Sun, Feb 11 1979

Richard II

Charles Gray was

50 in Richard II

as 'Duke of York'.

Sun, Dec 10 1978

The Legacy

Charles Gray was

50 in The Legacy

as 'Karl Liebnecht'.

Fri, Sep 29 1978

Three Dangerous Ladies

Charles Gray was

48 in Three Dangerous Ladies

as 'Santander'.

Sun, Jun 05 1977

Silver Bears

Charles Gray was

48 in Silver Bears

as 'Charles Cook'.

Fri, Jun 03 1977

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Charles Gray was

48 in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as 'Mycroft Holmes'.

Sun, Oct 24 1976

The Philanthropist

Charles Gray was

47 in The Philanthropist

as 'Braham'.

Tue, Oct 28 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Charles Gray was

46 in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as 'The Criminologist'.

Thu, Aug 14 1975

Night is the Time For Killing

Charles Gray was

46 in Night is the Time For Killing

as 'Hilary Vance'.

Tue, Jan 07 1975

The Beast Must Die

Charles Gray was

45 in The Beast Must Die

as 'Bennington'.

Mon, Apr 01 1974

On the Game

Charles Gray was

45 in On the Game

as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Fri, Feb 01 1974

Tales That Witness Madness

Charles Gray was

45 in Tales That Witness Madness

as 'Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)'.

Wed, Oct 31 1973

Theatre of Blood

Charles Gray was

44 in Theatre of Blood

as 'Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)'.

Fri, Mar 16 1973

The Millionairess

Charles Gray was

44 in The Millionairess

as 'Adrian Blenderbland'.

Tue, Sep 12 1972

The Merchant of Venice

Charles Gray was

43 in The Merchant of Venice

as 'Antonio'.

Sun, Apr 16 1972

London

Charles Gray was

43 in London

as 'Mr. Mapleton, Tailor'.

Fri, Dec 31 1971

The Cherry Orchard

Charles Gray was

43 in The Cherry Orchard

as 'Gayev'.

Sun, Dec 19 1971

Diamonds Are Forever

Charles Gray was

43 in Diamonds Are Forever

as 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld'.

Tue, Dec 14 1971

When Eight Bells Toll

Charles Gray was

42 in When Eight Bells Toll

as 'Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)'.

Tue, Mar 09 1971

Cromwell

Charles Gray was

42 in Cromwell

as 'The Earl of Essex'.

Wed, Sep 16 1970

The Executioner

Charles Gray was

42 in The Executioner

as 'Vaughan Jones'.

Sun, Sep 06 1970

The Merchant of Venice

Charles Gray was

41 in The Merchant of Venice

as 'Antonio'.

Mon, Dec 01 1969

The File of the Golden Goose

Charles Gray was

41 in The File of the Golden Goose

as 'Harrison, 'The Owl''.

Mon, Oct 13 1969

Mosquito Squadron

Charles Gray was

40 in Mosquito Squadron

as 'Air Commodore Hufford'.

Fri, Aug 22 1969

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Charles Gray was

40 in The Nine Ages of Nakedness

as 'narrator'.

Sun, Jun 01 1969

The Devil Rides Out

Charles Gray was

39 in The Devil Rides Out

as 'Mocata'.

Sat, Jul 20 1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Charles Gray was

39 in The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as 'Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts'.

Thu, Feb 29 1968

The Man Outside

Charles Gray was

38 in The Man Outside

as 'Charles Griddon'.

Thu, Aug 24 1967

You Only Live Twice

Charles Gray was

38 in You Only Live Twice

as 'Dikko Henderson'.

Tue, Jun 13 1967

The Night of the Generals

Charles Gray was

38 in The Night of the Generals

as 'General von Seidlitz-Gabler'.

Sun, Jan 29 1967

Masquerade

Charles Gray was

36 in Masquerade

as 'Benson'.

Tue, Apr 13 1965

Tea Party

Charles Gray was

36 in Tea Party

Thu, Mar 25 1965

Man in the Moon

Charles Gray was

32 in Man in the Moon

as 'Leo'.

Mon, Oct 31 1960

The Entertainer

Charles Gray was

31 in The Entertainer

as 'Columnist'.

Mon, Jul 25 1960

Tommy the Toreador

Charles Gray was

31 in Tommy the Toreador

as 'Gomez'.

Mon, Dec 21 1959

The Desperate Man

Charles Gray was

31 in The Desperate Man

as 'Lawson'.

Tue, Dec 01 1959

Heart of a Child

Charles Gray was

29 in Heart of a Child

as 'Fritz Heiss'.

Wed, Apr 30 1958

I Accuse!

Charles Gray was

29 in I Accuse!

as 'Captain Brossard'.

Wed, Mar 05 1958

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

Where Are They Now?

Charles Gray was

70+ in Where Are They Now?

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 07 1999

Scarlett

Charles Gray was

66+ in Scarlett

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 13 1994

Tales From The Poop Deck

Charles Gray was

63+ in Tales From The Poop Deck

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 07 1992

Performance

Charles Gray was

62+ in Performance

as 'Maurice Hussey'.

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 22 1991

Blackeyes

Charles Gray was

61+ in Blackeyes

as 'Sebastian'.

First Air Date
Wed, Nov 29 1989

Hannay

Charles Gray was

59+ in Hannay

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 06 1988

The New Statesman

Charles Gray was

59+ in The New Statesman

as 'Roland Gidleigh-Park'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1987

Porterhouse Blue

Charles Gray was

58+ in Porterhouse Blue

as 'Sir Cathcart D'Eath'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jun 03 1987

C.A.T.S. Eyes

Charles Gray was

56+ in C.A.T.S. Eyes

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 12 1985

Sherlock Holmes

Charles Gray was

55+ in Sherlock Holmes

as 'Mycroft Holmes'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 24 1984

Bergerac

Charles Gray was

53+ in Bergerac

as 'Bart Bellow'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 18 1981

Ike

Charles Gray was

50+ in Ike

as 'Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand'.

First Air Date
Thu, May 03 1979

BBC Television Shakespeare

Charles Gray was

50+ in BBC Television Shakespeare

as 'Duke of York'.

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 03 1978

Hazell

Charles Gray was

49+ in Hazell

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 16 1978

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Charles Gray was

48+ in The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 17 1977

The Venturers

Charles Gray was

46+ in The Venturers

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 07 1975

Fall of Eagles

Charles Gray was

45+ in Fall of Eagles

as 'Rodzianko'.

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 15 1974

Thriller

Charles Gray was

44+ in Thriller

as 'Hilary Vance'.

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 14 1973

The Upper Crusts

Charles Gray was

44+ in The Upper Crusts

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 25 1973

Upstairs, Downstairs

Charles Gray was

43+ in Upstairs, Downstairs

as 'Sir Edwin Partridge'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 10 1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Charles Gray was

43+ in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as 'Eugene Valmont'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 1971

Play for Today

Charles Gray was

42+ in Play for Today

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

The Jazz Age

Charles Gray was

40+ in The Jazz Age

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 10 1968

BBC Play of the Month

Charles Gray was

37+ in BBC Play of the Month

as 'Gayev, Adrian Blenderbland, Mr. Beebe'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 19 1965

Out of This World

Charles Gray was

33+ in Out of This World

First Air Date
Sat, Jun 30 1962

Gunslinger

Charles Gray was

32+ in Gunslinger

as 'Pico McGuire'.

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 09 1961

Maigret

Charles Gray was

32+ in Maigret

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 31 1960

No Hiding Place

Charles Gray was

31+ in No Hiding Place

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 16 1959

Highway Patrol

Charles Gray was

27+ in Highway Patrol

as 'Officer Edwards (#1430)'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1955

Gunsmoke

Charles Gray was

27+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Sheriff, Tyler, Bob Gringle'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Charles Gray was

23+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Bounine'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951