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Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Acting

Born: August 29, 1928Bournemouth, 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
Filmography
Passing Through

Passing Through

2021
Love Don't Come Easy

Love Don't Come Easy

Mr. Fairbanks

2008
The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

Arundell

1999
One Man Band

One Man Band

Tailor

1999
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

1995
Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

Maurice Hussey

1991
Firestar: First Contact

Firestar: First Contact

Commodore Vandross

1991
Harry and Harriet

Harry and Harriet

Satan

1990
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

Jason Klein

1987
Cariani and the Courtesans

Cariani and the Courtesans

Narrator

1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Narrator (voice)

1987
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

Mr. Dent

1986
The Gourmet

The Gourmet

Manley Kingston

1986

The Wind in the Willows

The Stranger (voice)

1984
The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

1983
An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

Claudius (Charles)

1983
The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

Sir James Chorley

1983
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Earl Spencer

1982
Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

Pandarus

1981
Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

Musician

1981
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

Judge Oliver Wright

1981
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

Bates, The Butler

1980
Schalcken the Painter

Schalcken the Painter

Narrator

1979
Mrs. R's Daughter

Mrs. R's Daughter

Rogers

1979
The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

Gen. Lischke

1979
Ike

Ike

Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

1979
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979
Richard II

Richard II

Duke of York

1978
The Legacy

The Legacy

Karl Liebnecht

1978

Across a Crowded Room

Harold Charles

1978
Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

The Director

1977
Three Dangerous Ladies

Three Dangerous Ladies

Santander

1977
Silver Bears

Silver Bears

Charles Cook

1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Mycroft Holmes

1976

The Philanthropist

Braham

1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Criminologist

1975
Night Is the Time for Killing

Night Is the Time for Killing

Hilary Vance

1975
The Beast Must Die

The Beast Must Die

Bennington

1974
On the Game

On the Game

Narrator (voice)

1974
Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

1973
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

1973
The Millionairess

The Millionairess

Adrian Blenderbland

1972
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Antonio

1972
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Gayev

1971
Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1971
When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

1971
The Executioner

The Executioner

Vaughan Jones

1970
Cromwell

Cromwell

The Earl of Essex

1970
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Antonio

1969
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Harrison, 'The Owl'

1969
Mosquito Squadron

Mosquito Squadron

Air Commodore Hufford

1969
The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Narrator

1969
The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

Mocata

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

1968
The Man Outside

The Man Outside

Charles Griddon

1967
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Dikko Henderson

1967
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

1967
Masquerade

Masquerade

Benson

1965
Tea Party

Tea Party

1965
Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

Leo

1960
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Columnist

1960
Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador

Gomez

1959
The Desperate Man

The Desperate Man

Lawson

1959
Follow a Star

Follow a Star

Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

1959
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

Fritz Heiss

1958
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Captain Brossard

1958