Charles Gray
Born
August 29, 1928
Died
March 7, 2000 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Passing Through
2021
Love Don't Come Easy
Mr. Fairbanks
2008
Bond Girls Are Forever
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Longitude
Admiral Balchen · (2 episodes)
2000
Where Are They Now?
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Tichborne Claimant
Arundell
1998
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
1995
Scarlett
(4 episodes)
1994
Tales From The Poop Deck
(2 episodes)
1992
Absolute Hell
Maurice Hussey
1991
Performance
Maurice Hussey · (1 episode)
1991
Firestar: First Contact
Commodore Vandross
1991
Harry and Harriet
Satan
1990
Blackeyes
Sebastian · (4 episodes)
1989
Hannay
(1 episode)
1988
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Jason Klein
1987
The New Statesman
Roland Gidleigh-Park · (2 episodes)
1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
Narrator
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Narrator (voice)
1987
Porterhouse Blue
Sir Cathcart D'Eath · (4 episodes)
1987
Casey at the Bat
Mr. Dent
1986
The Gourmet
Manley Kingston
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
(1 episode)
1985
Sherlock Holmes
Mycroft Holmes · (4 episodes)
1984
The Comedy of Errors
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
1983
An Englishman Abroad
Claudius (Charles)
1983
The Jigsaw Man
Sir James Chorley
1983
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Earl Spencer
1982
Troilus & Cressida
Pandarus
1981
Bergerac
Bart Bellow · (1 episode)
1981
Ticket to Heaven
Musician
1981
Shock Treatment
Judge Oliver Wright
1981
The Mirror Crack'd
Bates, The Butler
1980
Schalcken the Painter
Narrator
1979
Mrs. R's Daughter
Rogers
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Gen. Lischke
1979
Ike
Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
1979
Ike
Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand · (3 episodes)
1979
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1979
Richard II
Duke of York
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Julius Caesar · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Duke of York · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Pandarus · (1 episode)
1978
The Legacy
Karl Liebnecht
1978
Across a Crowded Room
Harold Charles
1978
Hazell
(1 episode)
1978
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Director
1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
Santander
1977
Silver Bears
Charles Cook
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
(1 episode)
1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Mycroft Holmes
1976
The Philanthropist
Braham
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Criminologist
1975
Night is the Time For Killing
Hilary Vance
1975
The Venturers
(1 episode)
1975
The Beast Must Die
Bennington
1974
Fall of Eagles
Rodzianko · (1 episode)
1974
On the Game
Narrator (voice)
1974
Tales That Witness Madness
Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)
1973
Thriller
Hilary Vance · (1 episode)
1973
Theatre of Blood
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
1973
The Upper Crusts
(6 episodes)
1973
The Millionairess
Adrian Blenderbland
1972
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
1972
London
Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
1971
The Cherry Orchard
Gayev
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
Sir Edwin Partridge · (1 episode)
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Eugene Valmont · (1 episode)
1971
When Eight Bells Toll
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Play for Today
(1 episode)
1970
The Executioner
Vaughan Jones
1970
Cromwell
The Earl of Essex
1970
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio
1969
The File of the Golden Goose
Harrison, 'The Owl'
1969
Mosquito Squadron
Air Commodore Hufford
1969
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
Narrator
1969
The Devil Rides Out
Mocata
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
1968
The Man Outside
Charles Griddon
1967
You Only Live Twice
Dikko Henderson
1967
The Night of the Generals
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Strickland · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Richard Greatham · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Field-Marshall Allenby · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Gayev · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Antonio · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Augustus · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Adrian Blenderbland · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Beebe · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Harcourt Courtly · (1 episode)
1965
Masquerade
Benson
1965
Tea Party
1965
Out of This World
(1 episode)
1962
Gunslinger
Pico McGuire · (12 episodes)
1961
Man in the Moon
Leo
1960
Maigret
(1 episode)
1960
The Entertainer
Columnist
1960
Tommy the Toreador
Gomez
1959
The Desperate Man
Lawson
1959
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959
Heart of a Child
Fritz Heiss
1958
I Accuse!
Captain Brossard
1958
Highway Patrol
Officer Edwards (#1430) · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Sheriff · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Tyler · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Bob Gringle · (1 episode)
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bounine · (1 episode)
1951