Charles Gray
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Play for Today
Oxlade
1970
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1984
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Strickland
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Richard Greatham
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Field-Marshall Allenby
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Gayev
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Antonio
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Augustus
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Adrian Blenderbland
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Beebe
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Harcourt Courtly
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Sheriff
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Tyler
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Bob Gringle
1955
Series
Highway Patrol
Officer Edwards (#1430)
1955
Series
Bergerac
Bart Bellow
1981
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Blaise
1955
Series
Omnibus
Narrator
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Admiral Ranking
1967
Series
Maigret
Mazeron
1960
Probation Officer
Richard Bates
1959
Series
Upstairs, Downstairs
Sir Edwin Partridge
1971
Series
No Hiding Place
Sir Miles
1959
Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Eugene Valmont
1971
Series
Performance
Maurice Hussey
1991
Series
Danger Man
Alex
1960
Series
Danger Man
Zameda
1960
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Detective Inspector Waugh
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Inspector Waugh
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Bertrand Asquith
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Knox
1965
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Waring
1950
Series
ScreenPlay
Storyteller(voice)
1986
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
Thriller
Hilary Vance
1973
Series
Churchill's People
Duke of Portland
1974
Film
You Only Live Twice
Dikko Henderson
1967
Drama 61-67
David
1961
Film
Diamonds Are Forever
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1971
Film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Criminologist
1975
Series
Bachelor Father
Frank Gibbs
1957
Series
The Troubleshooters
Michael Rennane
1965
Series
The New Statesman
Roland Gidleigh-Park
1987
Series
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Mikail Zigorin
1973
Series
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Narrator
1971
Series
Scarlett
The Judge
1994
Series
Suspense
Verdon
1962
Series
Softly Softly: Task Force
Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp
1969
Series
Softly Softly: Task Force
Tailor
1969
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Mr Dent
1985
Series
Fall of Eagles
Rodzianko
1974
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Bates, The Butler
1980
Series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Duke of York
1978
Series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
1978
Series
Out of This World
Abel Jones
1962
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Madingley
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Quill
1960
Series
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1994
Somerset Maugham Hour
Major Templeton
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour
Tom Ramsey
1960
Producers' Showcase
Escalus- Prince of Verona
1954
Series
Theatre Night
Capt. Cyril Mavors
1957
Series
Hazell
Brownhill
1978
Series
The Wind in the Willows
The Stranger (voice)
1984
The Sunday Drama
Delaforce
1977
Film
Ike
Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
1979
Series
Longitude
Admiral Balchen
2000
Series
Hannay
Commander Nevil
1988
Series
The Four Just Men
Sadik Bey
1959
Series
The Four Just Men
Paul Lederer
1959
Series
The Four Just Men
Dominguez
1959
W. Somerset Maugham
The Storyteller
1969
Series
The Invisible Man
Thal
1958
Film
The Night of the Generals
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
1967
Series
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Sir Jack Fenn
1985
Film
Shock Treatment
Judge Oliver Wright
1981
Series
Whicker's World
1959
Series
Michael Shayne
Dr Bill Logan
1960
Series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1984
Menace
Micky
1970
Series
Madson
Sir Ranald Hearnley
1996
Series
Ike
Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
1979
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bounine
1951
Dial M for Murder
Hugo Vardon
1974
Film
Theatre of Blood
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
1973
Series
Sword of Freedom
Varenza
1958
Series
Sword of Freedom
Pierre De Foix
1958
Series
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
1986
Film
The Legacy
Karl Liebnecht
1978
Film
The Devil Rides Out
Mocata
1968
Series
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Charles
1977
Love Story
John Trewardine
1963
Love Story
Bender
1963
Film
Absolute Hell
Maurice Hussey
1991
Series
The Paper Man
Prime Minister
1990
Film
The Executioner
Vaughan Jones
1970
Film
Cromwell
The Earl of Essex
1970
The Nineteenth Hole
Col. Westray
1989
Series
The Venturers
Tony Challon
1975
Film
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
1968
Film
Silver Bears
Charles Cook
1977
Film
The Jigsaw Man
Sir James Chorley
1983
Film
Seven Nights in Japan
Henry Hollander
1976
Series
Blackeyes
Sebastian
1989
Film
When Eight Bells Toll
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Film
Tea Party
Willy
1965
Film
Tales That Witness Madness
Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
1973
Series
Armchair Theatre
Philip Comely
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Stuart Marlowe
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Felix Hull
1956
Film
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Mycroft Holmes
1976
Series
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Cathcart D'Eath
1987
Film
Mosquito Squadron
Air Commodore Hufford
1969
Heartland
Mr. Wheeler
1979
The Upper Crusts
Lord Robin Seacroft
1973
Film
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Narrator (voice)
1987
Tickets for the Titanic
The Earl of Albany
1987
Film
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Earl Spencer
1982
Series
Doctor at Large
Man
1971
Film
The File of the Golden Goose
Harrison, 'The Owl'
1969
Series
Shrinks
Lord Rissington
1991
Film
The Entertainer
Columnist
1960
Film
The House on Garibaldi Street
Gen. Lischke
1979
Film
Ticket to Heaven
Musician
1981
Film
On the Game
Narrator (voice)
1974
Film
Man in the Moon
Leo
1960
Film
Cariani and the Courtesans
Narrator
1987
Film
The Beast Must Die
Bennington
1974
Film
I Accuse!
Captain Brossard
1958
Boyd Q.C.
Tickle
1956
Film
An Englishman Abroad
Claudius (Charles)
1983
Film
Three Dangerous Ladies
Santander
1977
Tales from the Poop Deck
Admiral Dennis De'Ath
1992
Film
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
1969
Film
The Tichborne Claimant
Arundell
1999
Film
Firestar: First Contact
Commodore Vandross
1991
We, the Accused
Sir Hayman Drewer
1980
Series
Small World
Rudyard Parkinson
1988
Film
The Cherry Orchard
Gayev
1971
Film
Masquerade
Benson
1965
Film
The Millionairess
Adrian Blenderbland
1972
Film
Troilus & Cressida
Pandarus
1981
Film
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
1995
Film
Richard II
Duke of York
1978
Film
One Man Band
Tailor
1999
Film
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Jason Klein
1987
Film
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
1972
Film
Harry and Harriet
Satan
1990
The Island
Mr. Santander
1976
Blind Justice
Judge Langtry
1988
The Philanthropist
Braham
1975
Film
Tommy the Toreador
Gomez
1959
Film
Follow a Star
Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Comedy of Errors
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
1983
Film
Night Is the Time for Killing
Hilary Vance
1975
Film
Mrs. R's Daughter
Rogers
1979
Film
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Narrator
1969
Film
Schalcken the Painter
Narrator
1979
Film
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1979
Film
Casey at the Bat
Mr. Dent
1986
Across a Crowded Room
Harold Charles
1978
Film
Heart of a Child
Fritz Heiss
1958
Film
The Gourmet
Manley Kingston
1986
Film
The Man Outside
Charles Griddon
1967
Series
The Song of Songs
Count Von Mertzbach
1973
Film
The Desperate Man
Lawson
1959
Oh In Colour
Actor
1970
Film
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Director
1977
Crime Sheet
Actor
1959