Charles Gray

Charles Gray

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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Known For

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Gayev

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Adrian Blenderbland

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Mr. Beebe

Bergerac

Bergerac

1981 • as Bart Bellow

Filmography

2021

Passing Through
Passing Through
Movie - Released: 3/15/2021

2008

Love Don't Come Easy
Love Don't Come Easy
as Mr. Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/6/2002

1999

TV
Where Are They Now?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1999

1998

The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant
as Arundell
Movie - Released: 8/1/1998

1995

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/8/1995

1994

Scarlett
Scarlett
TV - Released: 11/13/1994

1992

TV
Tales From The Poop Deck
TV - Released: 4/7/1992

1991

Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
as Maurice Hussey
Movie - Released: 10/5/1991
Firestar: First Contact
Firestar: First Contact
as Commodore Vandross
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Performance
Performance
as Maurice Hussey
TV - Released: 2/22/1991

1990

Harry and Harriet
Harry and Harriet
as Satan
Movie - Released: 7/18/1990

1989

Blackeyes
Blackeyes
as Sebastian
TV - Released: 11/29/1989

1988

Hannay
Hannay
TV - Released: 1/6/1988

1987

Cariani and the Courtesans
Cariani and the Courtesans
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/5/1987
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
as Jason Klein
Movie - Released: 9/13/1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/26/1987
Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
TV - Released: 6/3/1987
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
as Mr. Dent
Movie - Released: 1/20/1986
The Gourmet
The Gourmet
as Manley Kingston
Movie - Released: 1/4/1986

1985

C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV - Released: 4/12/1985

1984

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Mycroft Holmes
TV - Released: 4/24/1984

1983

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
Movie - Released: 12/24/1983
An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
as Claudius (Charles)
Movie - Released: 11/29/1983
The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man
as Sir James Chorley
Movie - Released: 11/11/1983

1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Earl Spencer
Movie - Released: 9/17/1982

1981

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
as Judge Oliver Wright
Movie - Released: 8/21/1981
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida
as Pandarus
Movie - Released: 11/7/1981
Ticket to Heaven
Ticket to Heaven
as Musician
Movie - Released: 10/9/1981
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Bart Bellow
TV - Released: 10/18/1981

1980

The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
as Bates, The Butler
Movie - Released: 9/19/1980

1979

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Julius Caesar
Movie - Released: 2/11/1979
Ike
Ike
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Movie - Released: 5/3/1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Gen. Lischke
Movie - Released: 5/28/1979
Mrs. R's Daughter
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Rogers
Movie - Released: 9/19/1979
Schalcken the Painter
Schalcken the Painter
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/22/1979
Ike
Ike
as Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand
TV - Released: 5/3/1979

1978

The Legacy
The Legacy
as Karl Liebnecht
Movie - Released: 9/29/1978
Richard II
Richard II
as Duke of York
Movie - Released: 12/10/1978
Hazell
Hazell
TV - Released: 1/16/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Julius Caesar
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Duke of York
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

Three Dangerous Ladies
Three Dangerous Ladies
as Santander
Movie - Released: 6/5/1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
as Charles Cook
Movie - Released: 6/3/1977
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Six Characters in Search of an Author
as The Director
Movie - Released: 8/5/1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
TV - Released: 2/17/1977

1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Mycroft Holmes
Movie - Released: 10/24/1976

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as The Criminologist
Movie - Released: 8/14/1975
Movie
The Philanthropist
as Braham
Movie - Released: 10/28/1975
Night is the Time For Killing
Night is the Time For Killing
as Hilary Vance
Movie - Released: 1/7/1975
TV
The Venturers
TV - Released: 1/7/1975

1974

On the Game
On the Game
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1974
The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
as Bennington
Movie - Released: 4/1/1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Rodzianko
TV - Released: 3/15/1974

1973

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/16/1973
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/31/1973
TV
The Upper Crusts
TV - Released: 2/25/1973
Thriller
Thriller
as Hilary Vance
TV - Released: 4/14/1973

1972

The Millionairess
The Millionairess
as Adrian Blenderbland
Movie - Released: 9/12/1972
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Antonio
Movie - Released: 4/16/1972

1971

Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Movie - Released: 12/14/1971
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Gayev
Movie - Released: 12/19/1971
When Eight Bells Toll
When Eight Bells Toll
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/9/1971
London
London
as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
Movie - Released: 12/31/1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Sir Edwin Partridge
TV - Released: 10/10/1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Eugene Valmont
TV - Released: 9/20/1971

1970

Cromwell
Cromwell
as The Earl of Essex
Movie - Released: 7/16/1970
The Executioner
The Executioner
as Vaughan Jones
Movie - Released: 9/6/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
as Harrison, 'The Owl'
Movie - Released: 10/13/1969
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/1/1969
Mosquito Squadron
Mosquito Squadron
as Air Commodore Hufford
Movie - Released: 8/22/1969
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Antonio
Movie - Released: 12/1/1969

1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Movie - Released: 2/29/1968
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
as Mocata
Movie - Released: 7/20/1968
TV
The Jazz Age
TV - Released: 9/10/1968

1967

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
as Dikko Henderson
Movie - Released: 6/13/1967
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Movie - Released: 1/29/1967
The Man Outside
The Man Outside
as Charles Griddon
Movie - Released: 8/24/1967

1965

Masquerade
Masquerade
as Benson
Movie - Released: 4/13/1965
Tea Party
Tea Party
Movie - Released: 3/25/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Gayev
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Adrian Blenderbland
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Mr. Beebe
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1962

Out of This World
Out of This World
TV - Released: 6/30/1962

1961

Gunslinger
Gunslinger
as Pico McGuire
TV - Released: 2/9/1961

1960

Man in the Moon
Man in the Moon
as Leo
Movie - Released: 10/31/1960
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Columnist
Movie - Released: 7/25/1960
Maigret
Maigret
TV - Released: 10/31/1960

1959

Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador
as Gomez
Movie - Released: 12/21/1959
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man
as Lawson
Movie - Released: 12/1/1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1958

I Accuse!
I Accuse!
as Captain Brossard
Movie - Released: 3/5/1958
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
as Fritz Heiss
Movie - Released: 4/30/1958

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Sheriff
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
as Officer Edwards (#1430)
TV - Released: 10/3/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Tyler
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Bob Gringle
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bounine
TV - Released: 12/24/1951