Actor profile

Charles Gray

29th August 1928 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK Acting

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.

62 Movies 80 TV Shows 169 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Tichborne Claimant poster

The Tichborne Claimant 12th November 1999 as Arundell

One Man Band poster

One Man Band 23rd October 1999 as Tailor

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band poster

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band 8th October 1995 as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

Absolute Hell poster

Absolute Hell 5th October 1991 as Maurice Hussey

Firestar: First Contact poster

Firestar: First Contact 1st January 1991 as Commodore Vandross

Harry and Harriet poster

Harry and Harriet 18th July 1990 as Satan

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found poster

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found 13th September 1987 as Jason Klein

Cariani and the Courtesans poster

Cariani and the Courtesans 5th August 1987 as Narrator

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood poster

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 26th June 1987 as Narrator (voice)

Casey at the Bat poster

Casey at the Bat 20th January 1986 as Mr. Dent

The Gourmet poster

The Gourmet 4th January 1986 as Manley Kingston

The Comedy of Errors poster

The Comedy of Errors 24th December 1983 as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

An Englishman Abroad poster

An Englishman Abroad 29th November 1983 as Claudius (Charles)

The Jigsaw Man poster

The Jigsaw Man 11th November 1983 as Sir James Chorley

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story poster

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story 17th September 1982 as Earl Spencer

Troilus & Cressida poster

Troilus & Cressida 7th November 1981 as Pandarus

Ticket to Heaven poster

Ticket to Heaven 9th October 1981 as Musician

Shock Treatment poster

Shock Treatment 21st August 1981 as Judge Oliver Wright

The Mirror Crack'd poster

The Mirror Crack'd 6th February 1980 as Bates, The Butler

Schalcken the Painter poster

Schalcken the Painter 22nd December 1979 as Narrator

Mrs. R's Daughter poster

Mrs. R's Daughter 19th September 1979 as Rogers

The House on Garibaldi Street poster

The House on Garibaldi Street 28th May 1979 as Gen. Lischke

Ike poster

Ike 3rd May 1979 as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar 11th February 1979 as Julius Caesar

Richard II poster

Richard II 10th December 1978 as Duke of York

The Legacy poster

The Legacy 29th September 1978 as Karl Liebnecht

Six Characters in Search of an Author poster

Six Characters in Search of an Author 5th August 1977 as The Director

Three Dangerous Ladies poster

Three Dangerous Ladies 5th June 1977 as Santander

Silver Bears poster

Silver Bears 3rd June 1977 as Charles Cook

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 24th October 1976 as Mycroft Holmes

Seven Nights in Japan poster

Seven Nights in Japan 5th August 1976 as Henry Hollander

The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 14th August 1975 as The Criminologist

Night Is the Time for Killing poster

Night Is the Time for Killing 7th January 1975 as Hilary Vance

The Beast Must Die poster

The Beast Must Die 1st April 1974 as Bennington

On the Game poster

On the Game 1st February 1974 as Narrator (voice)

Tales That Witness Madness poster

Tales That Witness Madness 31st October 1973 as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

Theatre of Blood poster

Theatre of Blood 16th March 1973 as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

The Millionairess poster

The Millionairess 12th September 1972 as Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice 16th April 1972 as Antonio

The Cherry Orchard poster

The Cherry Orchard 19th December 1971 as Gayev

Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever 14th December 1971 as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

When Eight Bells Toll poster

When Eight Bells Toll 30th April 1971 as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

The Executioner poster

The Executioner 6th September 1970 as Vaughan Jones

Cromwell poster

Cromwell 16th July 1970 as The Earl of Essex

The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice 1st December 1969 as Antonio

The File of the Golden Goose poster

The File of the Golden Goose 13th October 1969 as Harrison, 'The Owl'

Mosquito Squadron poster

Mosquito Squadron 22nd August 1969 as Air Commodore Hufford

The Nine Ages of Nakedness poster

The Nine Ages of Nakedness 1st June 1969 as Narrator

The Devil Rides Out poster

The Devil Rides Out 20th July 1968 as Mocata

The Secret War of Harry Frigg poster

The Secret War of Harry Frigg 29th February 1968 as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

The Man Outside poster

The Man Outside 24th August 1967 as Charles Griddon

You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice 13th June 1967 as Dikko Henderson

The Night of the Generals poster

The Night of the Generals 29th January 1967 as General von Seidlitz-Gabler

Masquerade poster

Masquerade 13th April 1965 as Benson

Tea Party poster

Tea Party 25th March 1965 as Willy

Man in the Moon poster

Man in the Moon 31st October 1960 as Leo

The Entertainer poster

The Entertainer 25th July 1960 as Columnist

Tommy the Toreador poster

Tommy the Toreador 21st December 1959 as Gomez

The Desperate Man poster

The Desperate Man 1st December 1959 as Lawson

Follow a Star poster

Follow a Star 1st January 1959 as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

Heart of a Child poster

Heart of a Child 30th April 1958 as Fritz Heiss

I Accuse! poster

I Accuse! 5th March 1958 as Captain Brossard

Longitude poster

Longitude 2nd January 2000 as Admiral Balchen

Madson poster

Madson 17th April 1996 as Sir Ranald Hearnley

Scarlett poster

Scarlett 13th November 1994 as The Judge

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 7th March 1994 as Mycroft Holmes

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Maurice Hussey

Shrinks poster

Shrinks 13th February 1991 as Lord Rissington

The Paper Man poster

The Paper Man 5th September 1990 as Prime Minister

Blackeyes poster

Blackeyes 29th November 1989 as Sebastian

Small World poster

Small World 24th January 1988 as Rudyard Parkinson

Hannay poster

Hannay 6th January 1988 as Commander Nevil

The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman 13th September 1987 as Roland Gidleigh-Park

Porterhouse Blue poster

Porterhouse Blue 3rd June 1987 as Sir Cathcart D'Eath

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as Storyteller(voice)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes 9th July 1986 as Mycroft Holmes

Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends 25th September 1985 as Mr Dent

C.A.T.S. Eyes poster

C.A.T.S. Eyes 12th April 1985 as Sir Jack Fenn

The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows 27th April 1984 as The Stranger (voice)

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Mycroft Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 24th April 1984 as Mycroft Holmes

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Bart Bellow

Ike poster

Ike 3rd May 1979 as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand

The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare 3rd December 1978 as Duke of York

The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare 3rd December 1978 as Julius Caesar

Hazell poster

Hazell 16th January 1978 as Brownhill

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 17th February 1977 as Charles

The Venturers poster

The Venturers 7th January 1975 as Tony Challon

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Duke of Portland

Fall of Eagles poster

Fall of Eagles 15th March 1974 as Rodzianko

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1st September 1973 as Mikail Zigorin

The Song of Songs poster

The Song of Songs 24th May 1973 as Count Von Mertzbach

Thriller poster

Thriller 14th April 1973 as Hilary Vance

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Narrator

Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs 10th October 1971 as Sir Edwin Partridge

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Eugene Valmont

Doctor at Large poster

Doctor at Large 28th February 1971 as Man

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Oxlade

Softly Softly: Task Force poster

Softly Softly: Task Force 20th November 1969 as Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp

Softly Softly: Task Force poster

Softly Softly: Task Force 20th November 1969 as Tailor

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967 as Narrator

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Admiral Ranking

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Charles Strickland

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Richard Greatham

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Field-Marshall Allenby

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Gayev

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Antonio

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Lord Augustus

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Adrian Blenderbland

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Mr. Beebe

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Sir Harcourt Courtly

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Detective Inspector Waugh

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Inspector Waugh

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Bertrand Asquith

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Knox

The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters 7th July 1965 as Michael Rennane

Out of This World poster

Out of This World 24th June 1962 as Abel Jones

Suspense poster

Suspense 30th April 1962 as Verdon

Maigret poster

Maigret 31st October 1960 as Mazeron

Michael Shayne poster

Michael Shayne 30th September 1960 as Dr Bill Logan

Danger Man poster

Danger Man 11th September 1960 as Alex

Danger Man poster

Danger Man 11th September 1960 as Zameda

The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men 17th September 1959 as Sadik Bey

The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men 17th September 1959 as Paul Lederer

The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men 17th September 1959 as Dominguez

No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place 16th September 1959 as Sir Miles

Whicker's World poster

Whicker's World 21st March 1959

The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man 14th September 1958 as Thal

Sword of Freedom poster

Sword of Freedom 21st February 1958 as Varenza

Sword of Freedom poster

Sword of Freedom 21st February 1958 as Pierre De Foix

Bachelor Father poster

Bachelor Father 15th September 1957 as Frank Gibbs

Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night 21st January 1957 as Capt. Cyril Mavors

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Philip Comely

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Stuart Marlowe

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Felix Hull

Highway Patrol poster

Highway Patrol 3rd October 1955 as Officer Edwards (#1430)

The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood 26th September 1955 as Sir Blaise

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Sheriff

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Tyler

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Bob Gringle

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Bounine

Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre 1st January 1950 as Waring