Charles Gray
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Charles Gray is a screen veteran with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. 98 credits across 68 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays The Criminologist. 'You Only Live Twice' is the other credit that tends to come up. Thriller keeps coming back on the credit list.
Charles Gray
43 Movies
55 Series
Charles Gray is a screen veteran with a filmography that reaches back further than most viewers remember. 98 credits across 68 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays The Criminologist. 'You Only Live Twice' is the other credit that tends to come up. Thriller keeps coming back on the credit list.
Movies
Plays Dikko Henderson
You Only Live Twice
1967
Plays Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
Plays The Criminologist
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Plays Bates, The Butler
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
Plays General von Seidlitz-Gabler
The Night of the Generals
1967
Plays Mocata
The Devil Rides Out
1968
Plays Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968
Plays Mycroft Holmes
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
Plays Charles Cook
Silver Bears
1977
Plays Bennington
The Beast Must Die
1974
Plays The Earl of Essex
Cromwell
1970
Plays Antonio
The Merchant of Venice
1972
Plays Karl Liebnecht
The Legacy
1978
Plays Leo
Man in the Moon
1960
Plays Vaughan Jones
The Executioner
1970
Plays Harrison, 'The Owl'
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
Plays Air Commodore Hufford
Mosquito Squadron
1969
Plays Sir James Chorley
The Jigsaw Man
1983
Plays Musician
Ticket to Heaven
1981
Plays Antonio
The Merchant of Venice
1969
Plays Benson
Masquerade
1965
Plays Captain Brossard
I Accuse!
1958
Plays Columnist
The Entertainer
1960
Plays Henry Hollander
Seven Nights in Japan
1976
Plays Fritz Heiss
Heart of a Child
1958
Plays Arundell
The Tichborne Claimant
1999
Plays Satan
Harry and Harriet
1990
Plays Gomez
Tommy the Toreador
1959
Plays Charles Griddon
The Man Outside
1967
Plays Santander
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977
TV Shows
Plays Charles Strickland
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Rudyard Parkinson
Small World
1988
Plays Count Von Mertzbach
The Song of Songs
1973
Plays Sir Ranald Hearnley
Madson
1996
Plays Detective Inspector Waugh
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Plays Sir Cathcart D'Eath
Porterhouse Blue
1987
Plays Mycroft Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Plays Paul Lederer
The Four Just Men
1959
Plays Sheriff
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Philip Comely
Armchair Theatre
1956
Plays Prime Minister
The Paper Man
1990
Plays Varenza
Sword of Freedom
1958
Plays Mycroft Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
Plays Duke of York
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Plays Roland Gidleigh-Park
The New Statesman
1987
Plays Her Majesty's Inspector Sharp
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
Plays Alex
Danger Man
1960
Plays The Stranger (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
1984
Plays Man
Doctor at Large
1971
Plays Lord Rissington
Shrinks
1991
Plays Sir Jack Fenn
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Plays Dr Bill Logan
Michael Shayne
1960
Plays Sebastian
Blackeyes
1989
Plays Tony Challon
The Venturers
1975
Plays Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
Ike
1979
Plays Eugene Valmont
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Plays Charles
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
Plays Verdon
Suspense
1962
Plays Commander Nevil
Hannay
1988
Plays Frank Gibbs
Bachelor Father
1957
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The Jigsaw Man
Full Filmography
Longitude
Admiral Balchen · 1 episode
2000–
TV
The Tichborne Claimant
Arundell
1999
Film
One Man Band
Tailor
1999
Film
Madson
Sir Ranald Hearnley · 5 episodes
1996–
TV
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes · 2 episodes
1994–
TV
Performance
Maurice Hussey · 1 episode
1991–
TV
Shrinks
Lord Rissington · 1 episode
1991–
TV
Firestar: First Contact
Commodore Vandross
1991
Film
The Paper Man
Prime Minister · 2 episodes
1990–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Charles Gray still alive?
Charles Gray passed away on March 7, 2000 at age 71.
What are the most famous roles of Charles Gray?
Charles Gray is best known for roles in Lawrence of Arabia, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, You Only Live Twice.
How many movies has Charles Gray been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1958), Charles Gray has appeared in 41 movies and 55 TV shows.
What was Charles Gray's first movie?
The career of Charles Gray began with I Accuse! (1958).
What is Charles Gray's most recent movie or series?
Charles Gray's most recent release is Longitude, which premiered on January 2, 2000.
What TV shows has Charles Gray appeared in?
On television, Charles Gray has appeared in Sherlock Holmes, Gunsmoke, The New Statesman, Scarlett.
Charles Gray
1928-08-29 · Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
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.