Spalding Gray
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Across changing tastes and formats, Spalding Gray has stayed an American actor with a career measured in decades rather than seasons. Comedy accounts for the largest share of the work. Work has kept arriving for 56 years, which is its own kind of achievement. 'The Nanny' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Dr. Miller. Among the rest of the work, 'Kate & Leopold' stands out. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Spalding Gray
32 Movies
2 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Spalding Gray has stayed an American actor with a career measured in decades rather than seasons. Comedy accounts for the largest share of the work. Work has kept arriving for 56 years, which is its own kind of achievement. 'The Nanny' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Dr. Miller. Among the rest of the work, 'Kate & Leopold' stands out. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know.
Movies
Plays Prof. Jackson
How High
2001
Plays U.S. Consul
The Killing Fields
1984
Plays Dr. Geisler
Kate & Leopold
2001
Plays Dr. Richard Milstein
Beaches
1988
Plays Paul Bladden
The Paper
1994
Plays Alfred
Bliss
1997
Plays Priest
Twenty Bucks
1993
Plays Simon Veatch
Diabolique
1996
Plays Walter Curl
Bad Company
1995
Plays Jack's Dad
Glory Daze
1995
Plays Dr. Rodney
Seven Minutes in Heaven
1986
Plays Mr. Mungo
King of the Hill
1993
Plays Mr. Jennings
Coming Soon
1999
Plays Dr. Erdman
Straight Talk
1992
Plays Earl Culver
True Stories
1986
Plays Jeremy Watt
Beyond Rangoon
1995
Plays Reverend T.J. Cardew
Stars & Bars
1988
Plays Doctor
The Pickle
1993
Plays Peter Epstein
Clara's Heart
1988
Plays Louis
Drunks
1997
Plays Travel Agent
Almost You
1985
Plays Mr. Tom Miranda
Julie Johnson
2001
Plays Stage Manager
Our Town
1989
Plays Terry Norfolk
Hard Choices
1985
Plays Scooter McCrae
Revolution #9
2002
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Kate & Leopold
Full Filmography
Revolution #9
Scooter McCrae
2002
Film
Confessions of a Sociopath
Himself
2002
Film
Kate & Leopold
Dr. Geisler
2001
Film
How High
Prof. Jackson
2001
Film
Julie Johnson
Mr. Tom Miranda
2001
Film
Coming Soon
Mr. Jennings
1999
Film
The Nanny
Dr. Miller · 9 episodes
1997–1998
TV
Bliss
Alfred
1997
Film
Drunks
Louis
1997
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Spalding Gray still alive?
Spalding Gray passed away on January 11, 2004 at age 62.
What are the most famous roles of Spalding Gray?
Spalding Gray is best known for roles in Kate & Leopold, How High, The Killing Fields.
How many movies has Spalding Gray been in?
Over a 34-year career (since 1970), Spalding Gray has appeared in 28 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Spalding Gray's first movie?
The career of Spalding Gray began with Love-In '72 (1970).
What is Spalding Gray's most recent movie or series?
Spalding Gray's most recent release is Revolution #9, which premiered on November 15, 2002.
What TV shows has Spalding Gray appeared in?
On television, Spalding Gray has appeared in The Nanny, Saturday Night Live, Spenser: For Hire, Great Performances.
Spalding Gray
1941-06-05 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Spalding Gray (June 5, 1941 – January 11, 2004) was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several, working with different directors.
Theater critics John Willis and Ben Hodges called Gray's monologues "trenchant, personal narratives delivered on sparse, unadorned sets with a dry, WASP, quiet mania." Gray achieved renown for his monologue Swimming to Cambodia, which he adapted as a 1987 film in which he starred; it was directed by Jonathan Demme. Other of his monologues that he adapted for film were Monster in a Box (1991), directed by Nick Broomfield, and Gray's Anatomy (1996), directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Gray died by suicide at the age of 62 after jumping into New York Harbor on January 11, 2004. He had been struggling with depression and severe injuries following a car accident. Soderbergh made a documentary film about Gray's life, And Everything Is Going Fine (2010). An unfinished monologue and a selection from his journals were published in 2005 and 2011, respectively.Spalding Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.