Charles Gray

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
August 29, 1928 (71 years old)
Died
March 7, 2000
Place of Birth
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Thriller Comedy
Career Span
1958 – 2021

Charles Gray

1 win
48 nominations
1 Oscar
64 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Aug 29, 1928
From
Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1958 – 2021

Known For

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Dikko Henderson
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as The Criminologist
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
1967
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Bates, The Butler
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970
as The Earl of Essex
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960
as Columnist
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Mycroft Holmes
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Mocata
Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
2002
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
1981
as Judge Oliver Wright

Frequent Collaborators

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
2 shared projects
in "The Night of the Generals"
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Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Llewelyn
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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David Healy
David Healy
2 shared projects
in "Diamonds Are Forever"
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Coral Browne
Coral Browne
2 shared projects
in "Theatre of Blood"
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Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
2 shared projects
in "Theatre of Blood"
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Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko Wakabayashi
1 shared project
in "You Only Live Twice"
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Mie Hama
Mie Hama
1 shared project
in "You Only Live Twice"
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Award Recognition

1
Win
48
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2021

Passing Through

2008

Love Don't Come Easy as Mr. Fairbanks

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited) Award

1998

The Tichborne Claimant as Arundell

1995

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

1991

Absolute Hell as Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact as Commodore Vandross

1990

Harry and Harriet as Satan

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Narrator (voice)
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found as Jason Klein
Cariani and the Courtesans as Narrator

1986

Casey at the Bat as Mr. Dent
The Gourmet as Manley Kingston

1983

The Jigsaw Man as Sir James Chorley Award
An Englishman Abroad as Claudius (Charles)
The Comedy of Errors as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story as Earl Spencer

1981

Shock Treatment as Judge Oliver Wright Award
Ticket to Heaven as Musician Award
Troilus & Cressida as Pandarus

1980

The Mirror Crack'd as Bates, The Butler Award

1979

Ike as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand Award
Julius Caesar as Julius Caesar
Mrs. R's Daughter as Rogers
The House on Garibaldi Street as Gen. Lischke
Schalcken the Painter as Narrator

1978

The Legacy as Karl Liebnecht
Richard II as Duke of York

1977

Silver Bears as Charles Cook Award
Three Dangerous Ladies as Santander
Six Characters in Search of an Author as The Director

1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Mycroft Holmes Award

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show as The Criminologist Award
Night is the Time For Killing as Hilary Vance
The Philanthropist as Braham

1974

The Beast Must Die as Bennington
On the Game as Narrator (voice)

1973

Theatre of Blood as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Tales That Witness Madness as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) Award

1972

The Millionairess as Adrian Blenderbland
The Merchant of Venice as Antonio

1971

Diamonds Are Forever as Ernst Stavro Blofeld Award
When Eight Bells Toll as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
The Cherry Orchard as Gayev
London as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor

1970

Cromwell as The Earl of Essex Award
The Executioner as Vaughan Jones

1969

Mosquito Squadron as Air Commodore Hufford Award
The File of the Golden Goose as Harrison, 'The Owl'
The Merchant of Venice as Antonio
The Nine Ages of Nakedness as Narrator

1968

The Devil Rides Out as Mocata Award
The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts Award

1967

You Only Live Twice as Dikko Henderson Award
The Night of the Generals as General von Seidlitz-Gabler Award
The Man Outside as Charles Griddon

1965

Masquerade as Benson
Tea Party

1960

The Entertainer as Columnist Award
Man in the Moon as Leo

1959

Tommy the Toreador as Gomez
The Desperate Man as Lawson

1958

I Accuse! as Captain Brossard
Heart of a Child as Fritz Heiss

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

You Only Live Twice
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Diamonds Are Forever
The Night of the Generals
Theatre of Blood
The Mirror Crack'd
Cromwell
The Entertainer
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Devil Rides Out

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