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Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Acting·1928–2000·63 films

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.

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Filmography

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)The Criminologist
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)Dikko Henderson
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)Bates, The Butler
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out (1968)Mocata
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals (1967)General von Seidlitz-Gabler
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)Mycroft Holmes
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment (1981)Judge Oliver Wright
Cromwell
Cromwell (1970)The Earl of Essex
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die (1974)Bennington
The Legacy
The Legacy (1978)Karl Liebnecht
When Eight Bells Toll
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)Columnist
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man (1983)Sir James Chorley
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Silver Bears
Silver Bears (1977)Charles Cook
Mosquito Squadron
Mosquito Squadron (1969)Air Commodore Hufford
Schalcken the Painter
Schalcken the Painter (1979)Narrator
The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)Harrison, 'The Owl'
Masquerade
Masquerade (1965)Benson
Follow a Star
Follow a Star (1959)Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995)Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
The Executioner
The Executioner (1970)Vaughan Jones
Ticket to Heaven
Ticket to Heaven (1981)Musician
Harry and Harriet
Harry and Harriet (1990)Satan
An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad (1983)Claudius (Charles)
Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon (1960)Leo
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)Narrator (voice)
On the Game
On the Game (1974)Narrator (voice)
I Accuse!
I Accuse! (1958)Captain Brossard
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)Earl Spencer
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors (1983)Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
The Nine Ages of Nakedness (1969)Narrator
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell (1991)Maurice Hussey
Three Dangerous Ladies
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)Santander
The Man Outside
The Man Outside (1967)Charles Griddon
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1969)Antonio
Ike
Ike (1979)Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)Gen. Lischke
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1979)Julius Caesar
Richard II
Richard II (1978)Duke of York
Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador (1959)Gomez
The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant (1999)Arundell
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987)Jason Klein
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child (1958)Fritz Heiss
The Gourmet
The Gourmet (1986)Manley Kingston
Mrs. R's Daughter
Mrs. R's Daughter (1979)Rogers
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida (1981)Pandarus
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1972)Antonio
The Millionairess
The Millionairess (1972)Adrian Blenderbland
Tea Party
Tea Party (1965)
Firestar: First Contact
Firestar: First Contact (1991)Commodore Vandross
Cariani and the Courtesans
Cariani and the Courtesans (1987)Narrator
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat (1986)Mr. Dent
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1971)Gayev
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man (1959)Lawson
One Man Band
One Man Band (1999)Tailor
Night Is the Time for Killing
Night Is the Time for Killing (1975)Hilary Vance
Passing Through
Passing Through (2021)
Love Don't Come Easy
Love Don't Come Easy (2008)Mr. Fairbanks
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Six Characters in Search of an Author (1977)The Director