Charles Gray

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Charles Gray

Acting August 29, 1928

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, Sher…

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

7.4 1975 Movie
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

6.6 1967 Movie
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

6.4 1971 Movie
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

8.2 1984 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6.0 1978 TV Show
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

6.1 1980 Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

6.2 1955 TV Show
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

6.7 1973 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    Longitude

    TV show Admiral Balchen

  2. 1999
    The Tichborne Claimant

    Movie Arundell

  3. 1999
    One Man Band

    Movie Tailor

  4. 1999
    Where Are They Now?

    TV show Self

  5. 1996
    Madson

    TV show Sir Ranald Hearnley

  6. 1995
    Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

    Movie Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

  7. 1994
    Scarlett

    TV show The Judge

  8. 1994
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Mycroft Holmes

  9. 1992
    Tales from the Poop Deck

    TV show Admiral Dennis De'Ath

  10. 1991
    Performance

    TV show Maurice Hussey

  11. 1991
    Absolute Hell

    Movie Maurice Hussey

  12. 1991
    Shrinks

    TV show Lord Rissington

  13. 1991
    Firestar: First Contact

    Movie Commodore Vandross

  14. 1990
    The Paper Man

    TV show Prime Minister

  15. 1990
    Harry and Harriet

    Movie Satan

  16. 1989
    Blackeyes

    TV show Sebastian

More credits
  1. 1989
    The Nineteenth Hole

    TV show Col. Westray

  2. 1988
    Blind Justice

    TV show Judge Langtry

  3. 1988
    Small World

    TV show Rudyard Parkinson

  4. 1988
    Hannay

    TV show Commander Nevil

  5. 1987
    The New Statesman

    TV show Roland Gidleigh-Park

  6. 1987
    Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

    Movie Jason Klein

  7. 1987
    Cariani and the Courtesans

    Movie Narrator

  8. 1987
    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  9. 1987
    Porterhouse Blue

    TV show Sir Cathcart D'Eath

  10. 1987
    Tickets for the Titanic

    TV show The Earl of Albany

  11. 1986
    ScreenPlay

    TV show Storyteller(voice)

  12. 1986
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Mycroft Holmes

  13. 1986
    Casey at the Bat

    Movie Mr. Dent

  14. 1986
    The Gourmet

    Movie Manley Kingston

  15. 1985
    Tall Tales & Legends

    TV show Mr Dent

  16. 1985
    C.A.T.S. Eyes

    TV show Sir Jack Fenn

  17. 1984
    The Wind in the Willows

    TV show The Stranger (voice)

  18. 1984
    Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Mycroft Holmes

  19. 1984
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Mycroft Holmes

  20. 1983
    The Comedy of Errors

    Movie Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

  21. 1983
    An Englishman Abroad

    Movie Claudius (Charles)

  22. 1983
    The Jigsaw Man

    Movie Sir James Chorley

  23. 1982
    Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

    Movie Earl Spencer

  24. 1981
    Troilus & Cressida

    Movie Pandarus