7.4
Movie
Acting
Charles Gray
- Born
- Died
- (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Credits
- 145 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
6.6
Movie
You Only Live Twice
6.4
Movie
Diamonds Are Forever
8.2
TV
Sherlock Holmes
6.1
Movie
The Mirror Crack'd
6.5
Movie
The Devil Rides Out
6.8
Movie
The Night of the Generals
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
6.2
Movie
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
5.9
Movie
Shock Treatment
6.6
Movie
Cromwell
5.4
Movie
The Beast Must Die
5.4
Movie
The Legacy
6.2
Movie
The Entertainer
7.5
TV
The New Statesman
5.0
Movie
The Jigsaw Man
6.2
Movie
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
6.6
TV
Scarlett
Acting credits 145
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Longitude TV | Admiral Balchen (1 ep) |
| 1999 | The Tichborne Claimant Film | Arundell |
| 1999 | One Man Band Film | Tailor |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Madson TV | Sir Ranald Hearnley (5 ep) |
| 1995 | Orson Welles: The One-Man Band Film | Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Scarlett TV | The Judge (1 ep) |
| 1994 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes TV | Mycroft Holmes (2 ep) |
| 1992 | Tales from the Poop Deck TV | Admiral Dennis De'Ath (2 ep) |
| 1991 | Absolute Hell Film | Maurice Hussey |
| 1991 | Performance TV | Maurice Hussey (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Shrinks TV | Lord Rissington (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Firestar: First Contact Film | Commodore Vandross |
| 1990 | The Paper Man TV | Prime Minister (2 ep) |
| 1990 | Harry and Harriet Film | Satan |
| 1989 | Blackeyes TV | Sebastian (1 ep) |
| 1989 | The Nineteenth Hole TV | Col. Westray (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Blind Justice TV | Judge Langtry (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Small World TV | Rudyard Parkinson (6 ep) |
| 1988 | Hannay TV | Commander Nevil (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Dreams Lost, Dreams Found Film | Jason Klein |
| 1987 | The New Statesman TV | Roland Gidleigh-Park (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Cariani and the Courtesans Film | Narrator |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue TV | Sir Cathcart D'Eath (4 ep) |
| 1987 | Tickets for the Titanic TV | The Earl of Albany (1 ep) |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Storyteller(voice) (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes TV | Mycroft Holmes (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The Gourmet Film | Manley Kingston |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends TV | Mr Dent (1 ep) |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes TV | Sir Jack Fenn (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Wind in the Willows TV | The Stranger (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes TV | Mycroft Holmes (4 ep) |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes TV | Mycroft Holmes (1 ep) |
| 1983 | The Comedy of Errors Film | Solinus, Duke of Ephesus |
| 1983 | An Englishman Abroad Film | Claudius (Charles) |
| 1983 | The Jigsaw Man Film | Sir James Chorley |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story Film | Earl Spencer |
| 1981 | Troilus & Cressida Film | Pandarus |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Bart Bellow (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Ticket to Heaven Film | Musician |
| 1981 | Shock Treatment Film | Judge Oliver Wright |
| 1980 | We, the Accused TV | Sir Hayman Drewer (1 ep) |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd Film | Bates, The Butler |
| 1979 | Schalcken the Painter Film | Narrator |
| 1979 | Mrs. R's Daughter Film | Rogers |
| 1979 | Heartland TV | Mr. Wheeler (1 ep) |
| 1979 | The House on Garibaldi Street Film | Gen. Lischke |
| 1979 | Ike Film | Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand |
| 1979 | Ike TV | Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Julius Caesar Film | Julius Caesar |
| 1978 | Richard II Film | Duke of York |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare TV | Duke of York, Julius Caesar (1 ep) |
| 1978 | The Legacy Film | Karl Liebnecht |
| 1978 | Across a Crowded Room Film | Harold Charles |
| 1978 | Hazell TV | Brownhill (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Six Characters in Search of an Author Film | The Director |
| 1977 | Three Dangerous Ladies Film | Santander |
| 1977 | Silver Bears Film | Charles Cook |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama TV | Delaforce (1 ep) |