Charles Gray

Charles Gray

🎂 29th August 1928 (97 yrs) 📍 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Known For

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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.

Charles Gray

Movies Featuring Charles Gray

Passing Through

Passing Through (2021)

Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy (2008)

as Mr. Fairbanks
The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant (1999)

as Arundell
One Man Band

One Man Band (1999)

as Tailor
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995)

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

Absolute Hell (1991)

as Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact

Firestar: First Contact (1991)

as Commodore Vandross
Harry and Harriet

Harry and Harriet (1990)

as Satan
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987)

as Jason Klein
Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans (1987)

as Narrator
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

as Narrator (voice)
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat (1986)

as Mr. Dent
The Gourmet

The Gourmet (1986)

as Manley Kingston
No Image

The Wind in the Willows (1984)

as The Stranger (voice)
The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors (1983)

as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad (1983)

as Claudius (Charles)
The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man (1983)

as Sir James Chorley
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)

as Earl Spencer
Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida (1981)

as Pandarus
Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven (1981)

as Musician
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment (1981)

as Judge Oliver Wright
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

as Bates, The Butler
Schalcken the Painter

Schalcken the Painter (1979)

as Narrator
Mrs. R's Daughter

Mrs. R's Daughter (1979)

as Rogers
The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)

as Gen. Lischke
Ike

Ike (1979)

as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (1979)

as Julius Caesar
Richard II

Richard II (1978)

as Duke of York
The Legacy

The Legacy (1978)

as Karl Liebnecht
No Image

Across a Crowded Room (1978)

as Harold Charles
Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author (1977)

as The Director
Three Dangerous Ladies

Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)

as Santander
Silver Bears

Silver Bears (1977)

as Charles Cook
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

as Mycroft Holmes
No Image

The Philanthropist (1975)

as Braham
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

as The Criminologist
Night Is the Time for Killing

Night Is the Time for Killing (1975)

as Hilary Vance
The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die (1974)

as Bennington
On the Game

On the Game (1974)

as Narrator (voice)
Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness (1973)

as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood (1973)

as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Millionairess

The Millionairess (1972)

as Adrian Blenderbland
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1972)

as Antonio
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard (1971)

as Gayev
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll (1971)

as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
The Executioner

The Executioner (1970)

as Vaughan Jones
Cromwell

Cromwell (1970)

as The Earl of Essex
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1969)

as Antonio
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

as Harrison, 'The Owl'
Mosquito Squadron

Mosquito Squadron (1969)

as Air Commodore Hufford
The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness (1969)

as Narrator
The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

as Mocata
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
The Man Outside

The Man Outside (1967)

as Charles Griddon
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice (1967)

as Dikko Henderson
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals (1967)

as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Masquerade

Masquerade (1965)

as Benson
Tea Party

Tea Party (1965)

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon (1960)

as Leo
The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1960)

as Columnist
Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador (1959)

as Gomez
The Desperate Man

The Desperate Man (1959)

as Lawson
Follow a Star

Follow a Star (1959)

as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child (1958)

as Fritz Heiss
I Accuse!

I Accuse! (1958)

as Captain Brossard