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Charles Gray

Acting

Charles Gray

Born August 29, 1928 · Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Died March 7, 2000

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.

Known for

Lawrence of Arabia

IMDb8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

General Allenby (voice) (uncredited)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

7.4 TMDB

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Criminologist

You Only Live Twice

IMDb6.8

You Only Live Twice

Dikko Henderson

Diamonds Are Forever

6.4 TMDB

Diamonds Are Forever

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Sherlock Holmes

8.2 TMDB

Sherlock Holmes

Mycroft Holmes

The Mirror Crack'd

6.1 TMDB

The Mirror Crack'd

Bates, The Butler

Theatre of Blood

6.7 TMDB

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

The Devil Rides Out

6.5 TMDB

The Devil Rides Out

Mocata

The Night of the Generals

6.8 TMDB

The Night of the Generals

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

Gunsmoke

6.7 TMDB

Gunsmoke

Sheriff, Tyler, Bob Gringle

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

6.2 TMDB

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Mycroft Holmes

Shock Treatment

5.9 TMDB

Shock Treatment

Judge Oliver Wright

Cromwell

6.6 TMDB

Cromwell

The Earl of Essex

The Beast Must Die

5.4 TMDB

The Beast Must Die

Bennington

The Legacy

5.4 TMDB

The Legacy

Karl Liebnecht

When Eight Bells Toll

5.7 TMDB

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

The Entertainer

6.2 TMDB

The Entertainer

Columnist

Tales That Witness Madness

5.5 TMDB

Tales That Witness Madness

Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

The New Statesman

7.5 TMDB

The New Statesman

Roland Gidleigh-Park

The Jigsaw Man

5.0 TMDB

The Jigsaw Man

Sir James Chorley

Filmography

  1. 2000LongitudeAdmiral BalchenSeries
  2. 1999The Tichborne ClaimantArundellMovie
  3. 1999One Man BandTailorMovie
  4. 1999Where Are They Now?SelfSeries
  5. 1996MadsonSir Ranald HearnleySeries
  6. 1995Orson Welles: The One-Man BandSelf (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)Movie
  7. 1994ScarlettThe JudgeSeries
  8. 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesMycroft HolmesSeries
  9. 1992Tales from the Poop DeckAdmiral Dennis De'AthSeries
  10. 1991Absolute HellMaurice HusseyMovie
  11. 1991PerformanceMaurice HusseySeries
  12. 1991Firestar: First ContactCommodore VandrossMovie
  13. 1990Harry and HarrietSatanMovie
  14. 1989BlackeyesSebastianSeries
  15. 1989The Nineteenth HoleCol. WestraySeries
  16. 1988Blind JusticeJudge LangtrySeries
  17. 1988HannayCommander NevilSeries
  18. 1987The New StatesmanRoland Gidleigh-ParkSeries
  19. 1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundJason KleinMovie
  20. 1987Cariani and the CourtesansNarratorMovie
  21. 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodNarrator (voice)Movie
  22. 1987Porterhouse BlueSir Cathcart D'EathSeries
  23. 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesMycroft HolmesSeries
  24. 1986ScreenPlayStoryteller(voice)Series
  25. 1986The GourmetManley KingstonMovie
  26. 1985Tall Tales & LegendsMr DentSeries
  27. 1985C.A.T.S. EyesSir Jack FennSeries
  28. 1984The Wind in the WillowsThe Stranger (voice)Series
  29. 1984Sherlock HolmesMycroft HolmesSeries
  30. 1983The Comedy of ErrorsSolinus, Duke of EphesusMovie
  31. 1983An Englishman AbroadClaudius (Charles)Movie
  32. 1983The Jigsaw ManSir James ChorleyMovie
  33. 1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love StoryEarl SpencerMovie
  34. 1981Troilus & CressidaPandarusMovie
  35. 1981BergeracBart BellowSeries
  36. 1981Ticket to HeavenMusicianMovie
  37. 1981Shock TreatmentJudge Oliver WrightMovie
  38. 1980The Mirror Crack'dBates, The ButlerMovie
  39. 1979Schalcken the PainterNarratorMovie
  40. 1979Mrs. R's DaughterRogersMovie
  41. 1979The House on Garibaldi StreetGen. LischkeMovie
  42. 1979IkeGen. "Freddie" de GuingandMovie
  43. 1979IkeGen. 'Freddie' de GuingandSeries
  44. 1979Julius CaesarJulius CaesarMovie
  45. 1978Richard IIDuke of YorkMovie
  46. 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareDuke of York, Julius CaesarSeries
  47. 1978The LegacyKarl LiebnechtMovie
  48. 1978HazellBrownhillSeries
  49. 1977Three Dangerous LadiesSantanderMovie
  50. 1977Silver BearsCharles CookMovie
  51. 1977The Sunday DramaDelaforceSeries
  52. 1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMycroft HolmesMovie
  53. 1976Seven Nights in JapanHenry HollanderMovie
  54. 1975The PhilanthropistBrahamMovie
  55. 1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowThe CriminologistMovie
  56. 1975Night Is the Time for KillingHilary VanceMovie
  57. 1974Churchill's PeopleDuke of PortlandSeries
  58. 1974The Beast Must DieBenningtonMovie
  59. 1974Fall of EaglesRodziankoSeries
  60. 1974On the GameNarrator (voice)Movie
  61. 1973Tales That Witness MadnessNicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  62. 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesMikail ZigorinSeries
  63. 1973ThrillerHilary VanceSeries
  64. 1973Theatre of BloodSolomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  65. 1972The MillionairessAdrian BlenderblandMovie
  66. 1972The Merchant of VeniceAntonioMovie
  67. 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasNarratorSeries
  68. 1971The Cherry OrchardGayevMovie
  69. 1971Diamonds Are ForeverErnst Stavro BlofeldMovie
  70. 1971Upstairs, DownstairsSir Edwin PartridgeSeries
  71. 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesEugene ValmontSeries
  72. 1971When Eight Bells TollSir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  73. 1971Doctor at LargeManSeries
  74. 1970Play for TodayOxladeSeries
  75. 1970The ExecutionerVaughan JonesMovie
  76. 1970CromwellThe Earl of EssexMovie
  77. 1969The Merchant of VeniceAntonioMovie
  78. 1969Softly Softly: Task ForceHer Majesty's Inspector Sharp, TailorSeries
  79. 1969The File of the Golden GooseHarrison, 'The Owl'Movie
  80. 1969Mosquito SquadronAir Commodore HuffordMovie
  81. 1969The Nine Ages of NakednessNarratorMovie
  82. 1968The Devil Rides OutMocataMovie
  83. 1968The Secret War of Harry FriggGen. Adrian Cox-RobertsMovie
  84. 1967OmnibusNarratorSeries
  85. 1967ITV PlayhouseAdmiral RankingSeries
  86. 1967The Man OutsideCharles GriddonMovie
  87. 1967You Only Live TwiceDikko HendersonMovie
  88. 1967The Night of the GeneralsGeneral von Seidlitz-GablerMovie
  89. 1965BBC Play of the MonthCharles Strickland, Richard Greatham, Field-Marshall Allenby, Gayev, Antonio, Lord Augustus, Adrian Blenderbland, Mr. Beebe, Sir Harcourt CourtlySeries
  90. 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreDetective Inspector Waugh, Bertrand Asquith, KnoxSeries
  91. 1965The TroubleshootersMichael RennaneSeries
  92. 1965MasqueradeBensonMovie
  93. 1965Tea PartyWillyMovie
  94. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaGeneral Allenby (voice) (uncredited)Movie
  95. 1962Out of This WorldAbel JonesSeries
  96. 1962SuspenseVerdonSeries
  97. 1960MaigretMazeronSeries
  98. 1960Man in the MoonLeoMovie
  99. 1960Michael ShayneDr Bill LoganSeries
  100. 1960Danger ManAlex, ZamedaSeries
  101. 1960The EntertainerColumnistMovie
  102. 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreMadingley, QuillSeries
  103. 1959Tommy the ToreadorGomezMovie
  104. 1959The Desperate ManLawsonMovie
  105. 1959The Four Just MenSadik Bey, Paul Lederer, DominguezSeries
  106. 1959No Hiding PlaceSir MilesSeries
  107. 1959Whicker's WorldSeries
  108. 1959Follow a StarTaciturn Man at Party (uncredited)Movie
  109. 1958The Invisible ManThalSeries
  110. 1958Heart of a ChildFritz HeissMovie
  111. 1958I Accuse!Captain BrossardMovie
  112. 1958Sword of FreedomVarenza, Pierre De FoixSeries
  113. 1957Bachelor FatherFrank GibbsSeries
  114. 1956Armchair TheatrePhilip Comely, Stuart Marlowe, Felix HullSeries
  115. 1955Highway PatrolOfficer Edwards (#1430)Series
  116. 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSir BlaiseSeries
  117. 1955GunsmokeSheriff, Tyler, Bob GringleSeries
  118. 1954Producers' ShowcaseEscalus- Prince of VeronaSeries
  119. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameBounineSeries
  120. 1950Sunday Night TheatreWaringSeries