Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Birthday: August 29, 1928 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Deathday: March 7, 2000

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 H...orror Picture Show in 1975.

Known For

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Passing Through

Passing Through

Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

Longitude

Longitude

Admiral Balchen

The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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

Scarlett

Scarlett

Tales From The Poop Deck

Tales From The Poop Deck

Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

Firestar: First Contact

Firestar: First Contact

Commodore Vandross

Performance

Performance

Harry and Harriet

Harry and Harriet

Blackeyes

Blackeyes

The Nineteenth Hole

The Nineteenth Hole

Hannay

Hannay

Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Narrator (voice)

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

The New Statesman

The New Statesman

Roland Gidleigh-Park

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

The Gourmet

The Gourmet

Manley Kingston

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

Bergerac

Bergerac

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The Stranger (voice)

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

Claudius (Charles)

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

Sir James Chorley

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Judge Oliver Wright

Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

Bates, The Butler

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Ike

Ike

Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

Mrs. R's Daughter

Mrs. R's Daughter

Schalcken the Painter

Schalcken the Painter

Hazell

Hazell

Ike

Ike

Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand

The Legacy

The Legacy

Richard II

Richard II

Across a Crowded Room

Across a Crowded Room

Three Dangerous Ladies

Three Dangerous Ladies

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Harcourt Courtly

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Criminologist

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

Night Is the Time for Killing

Night Is the Time for Killing

The Venturers

The Venturers

Thriller

Thriller

On the Game

On the Game

Narrator (voice)

The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

Sir Edwin Partridge

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Adrian Blenderbland

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

London

London

Mr. Mapleton, Tailor

Play for Today

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Cromwell

Cromwell

The Earl of Essex

The Executioner

The Executioner

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Field-Marshall Allenby

The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Harrison, 'The Owl'

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Mosquito Squadron

Mosquito Squadron

Air Commodore Hufford

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Richard Greatham

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Dikko Henderson

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

Charles Griddon

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Charles Strickland

Masquerade

Masquerade

Tea Party

Tea Party

Out of This World

Out of This World

Maigret

Maigret

Gunslinger

Gunslinger

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Somerset Maugham Hour

Somerset Maugham Hour

Major Templeton

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador

The Desperate Man

The Desperate Man

Follow a Star

Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Captain Brossard

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

Officer Edwards (#1430)

Passing Through

Passing Through

Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy

The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

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

Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

Firestar: First Contact

Firestar: First Contact

Commodore Vandross

Harry and Harriet

Harry and Harriet

Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Narrator (voice)

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

The Gourmet

The Gourmet

Manley Kingston

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The Stranger (voice)

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

Claudius (Charles)

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

Sir James Chorley

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Judge Oliver Wright

Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

Bates, The Butler

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Ike

Ike

Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

Mrs. R's Daughter

Mrs. R's Daughter

Schalcken the Painter

Schalcken the Painter

The Legacy

The Legacy

Richard II

Richard II

Across a Crowded Room

Across a Crowded Room

Three Dangerous Ladies

Three Dangerous Ladies

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Criminologist

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

Night Is the Time for Killing

Night Is the Time for Killing

On the Game

On the Game

Narrator (voice)

The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

London

London

Mr. Mapleton, Tailor

Cromwell

Cromwell

The Earl of Essex

The Executioner

The Executioner

The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Harrison, 'The Owl'

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Mosquito Squadron

Mosquito Squadron

Air Commodore Hufford

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Dikko Henderson

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

Charles Griddon

Masquerade

Masquerade

Tea Party

Tea Party

Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador

The Desperate Man

The Desperate Man

Follow a Star

Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Captain Brossard

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

Longitude

Longitude

Admiral Balchen

Scarlett

Scarlett

Tales From The Poop Deck

Tales From The Poop Deck

Performance

Performance

Blackeyes

Blackeyes

The Nineteenth Hole

The Nineteenth Hole

Hannay

Hannay

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

The New Statesman

The New Statesman

Roland Gidleigh-Park

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

Bergerac

Bergerac

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Hazell

Hazell

Ike

Ike

Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Harcourt Courtly

The Venturers

The Venturers

Thriller

Thriller

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

Sir Edwin Partridge

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Adrian Blenderbland

Play for Today

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Field-Marshall Allenby

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Richard Greatham

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Charles Strickland

Out of This World

Out of This World

Maigret

Maigret

Gunslinger

Gunslinger

Somerset Maugham Hour

Somerset Maugham Hour

Major Templeton

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

Officer Edwards (#1430)