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Charles Gray

Born: 29th Aug 1928 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK - Died 7th Mar 2000
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 104
Film: 66 (63%)
Television: 38 (37%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Action, Action & Adventure, Music, Romance, Family, Fantasy, War & Politics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Kids, Western

Filmography

2021
Set amidst the rich sounds and diverse tapestry of the American landscape, Passing Through tells the incredible true story of a young man who journeys ... view
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Love Don't Come Easy Comedy, Drama, Romance
2008
Nicolette wants her niece to love and live happily ever after with, Clay, the man that she has picked out for her. Nicolette has vowed to not let Nikk ... view
Character:
Mr. Fairbanks
Longitude Drama
Jan 2000 (first aired)
The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the pro ... view
Character:
Admiral Balchen (1 ep.)
1999
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwrec ... view
Character:
Arundell
One Man Band Comedy
1999
One Man Band (1999) is a posthumous archival reconstruction created by the Munich Film Museum from unfinished footage shot by Orson Welles between 196 ... view
Character:
Tailor
Where Are They Now? Documentary
Jun 1999 (first aired)
Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Madson Drama
Apr 1996 (first aired)
After eight years in prison for a crime he didn't commit – the murder of his wife – John Madson has been released and seeks revenge on the policem ... view
Character:
Sir Ranald Hearnley (5 ep.)
1995
Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic partner ... view
Character:
Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Scarlett Drama
Nov 1994 (first aired)
Scarlett is a 1994 American television miniseries loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's eponymous 1991 book of the same name, a sequel to Margaret Mitch ... view
Character:
The Judge (1 ep.)
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Tales from the Poop Deck is a CITV children's comedy programme about Connie Blackheart's adventures as a pirate, and her battles with Admiral De'Ath. ... view
Character:
Admiral Dennis De'Ath (2 ep.)
Absolute Hell Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
1991
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, le ... view
Character:
Maurice Hussey
Performance Drama
Oct 1991 (first aired)
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. ... view
Character:
Maurice Hussey (1 ep.)
Firestar: First Contact Science Fiction
1991
On a routine flight a spaceship is attacked by other powers ... view
Character:
Commodore Vandross
Original title: Eine Frau namens Harry
1990
A quiet, offbeat German dramedy about self-reinvention and the messy ways we try to escape ourselves. When a middle-aged woman decides to shed her old ... view
Character:
Satan
Blackeyes Drama, Mystery
Nov 1989 (first aired)
Blackeyes is a four-part BBC television miniseries written and directed by Dennis Potter, based on his novel of the same name. The complex, surreal dr ... view
Character:
Sebastian (1 ep.)
Jun 1989 (first aired)
A harassed secretary at a private golf club steeped in bigotry faces challenges amidst its desperate financial straits. Key events unfold in the club' ... view
Character:
Col. Westray (1 ep.)
Hannay Action & Adventure, Mystery, Drama
Jan 1988 (first aired)
Hannay is a 1988 spin-off prequel series to the 1978 film adaptation of John Buchan's novel The Thirty-Nine Steps which stars Robert Powell as Richard ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time. ... view
Character:
Roland Gidleigh-Park (2 ep.)
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found Drama, TV Movie
1987
A young American widow is mysteriously drawn to a historic castle in the Scottish Highlands and finds herself at the center of a 200-year old ghost st ... view
Character:
Jason Klein
Cariani and the Courtesans Drama, TV Movie
1987
When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger a ... view
Character:
Narrator
1987
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips fro ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
Jun 1987 (first aired)
Cambridge, Great Britain, 1980s. When the headmaster of Porterhouse College dies without naming a successor, the government appoints a former graduate ... view
Character:
Sir Cathcart D'Eath (4 ep.)
1986
Down-on-his-luck baseball player Casey Frank (Elliott Gould) follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game. ... view
Character:
Mr. Dent
The Gourmet Drama, TV Movie
1986
A rich, bored gourmand who has tasted all there is of exotic meals, even human flesh, gets a tip-off from a rich midget. The midget had tasted everyth ... view
Character:
Manley Kingston
Apr 1985 (first aired)
C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987. A spin-off of the series The Gentle Touch, Maggie Forbes leads ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Wind in the Willows Adventure, Animation, Family
1984
Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Wood. ... view
Character:
The Stranger (voice)
Sherlock Holmes Crime, Drama, Mystery
Apr 1984 (first aired)
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. ... view
Character:
Mycroft Holmes (4 ep.)
The Comedy of Errors Comedy, TV Movie
1983
Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Too bad that Ephesus has just de ... view
Character:
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
An Englishman Abroad Drama, TV Movie
1983
Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess. Based on a true story, with ... view
Character:
Claudius (Charles)
The Jigsaw Man Thriller
1983
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to ... view
Character:
Sir James Chorley
1982
Dramatization of the romance and July 1981 wedding of Great Britain's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. ... view
Character:
Earl Spencer
Troilus & Cressida Drama, TV Movie
1981
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal ... view
Character:
Pandarus
Bergerac Drama
Oct 1981 (first aired)
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac ... view
Character:
Bart Bellow (1 ep.)
1981
David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of ... view
Character:
Musician
Shock Treatment Comedy, Music
1981
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and instituti ... view
Character:
Judge Oliver Wright
The Mirror Crack'd Mystery, Crime, Thriller
1980
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. ... view
Character:
Bates, The Butler
Schalcken the Painter Drama, Fantasy, Horror, TV Movie
1979
Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late? ... view
Character:
Narrator
Mrs. R's Daughter Drama, TV Movie
1979
When a young woman is brutally raped and beaten, her mother sets out to find justice for her. ... view
Character:
Rogers
The House on Garibaldi Street Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
1979
When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him. ... view
Character:
Gen. Lischke
Ike Drama, War & Politics
May 1979 (first aired)
Ike, also known as Ike: The War Years, is a 1979 television miniseries about the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The screenplay by Melville Shavelson is ... view
Character:
Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand (1 ep.)
Ike Drama, History, War, TV Movie
1979
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal rel ... view
Character:
Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Julius Caesar Drama, TV Movie, History
1979
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic. ... view
Character:
Julius Caesar
Richard II Drama, History, TV Movie
1978
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet ... view
Character:
Duke of York
The Legacy Horror
1978
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of ho ... view
Character:
Karl Liebnecht
Across a Crowded Room Drama, TV Movie
1978
Two egotistical superstars develop a grand passion which threatens to disrupt a West End theatre production. ... view
Character:
Harold Charles
1977
An acting company prepares to rehearse the play The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello. As the rehearsal is about to begin, they are interrupted by ... view
Character:
The Director
1977
Three unrelated horror shorts from 1975 UK horror anthology series "Classics Dark and Dangerous" edited together into one horror film anthology with t ... view
Character:
Santander
Silver Bears Comedy, Crime
1977
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he ar ... view
Character:
Charles Cook
May 1977 (first aired)
Anthology of self-contained dramas that aired from 1977 to 1978. ... view
Character:
Delaforce (1 ep.)
Feb 1977 (first aired)
A series of seven individual sitcom pilots from writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. ... view
Character:
Charles (1 ep.)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Mystery, Thriller
1976
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. ... view
Character:
Mycroft Holmes
The Philanthropist TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
1975
The original play by Christopher Hampton, was adapted into this made-for-TV movie and it offers witty dialogue in the midst of remarkable conflict amo ... view
Character:
Braham
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
1975
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Fr ... view
Character:
The Criminologist
Night Is the Time for Killing Mystery, Horror, TV Movie
1975
Film starring Judy Geeson, James Smilie, Charles Gray, Alister Williamson ... view
Character:
Hilary Vance
Churchill's People Drama, War & Politics
Dec 1974 (first aired)
Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britai ... view
Character:
Duke of Portland (1 ep.)
The Beast Must Die Horror, Mystery
1974
Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the big ... view
Character:
Bennington
Mar 1974 (first aired)
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with ... view
Character:
Rodzianko (1 ep.)
On the Game Comedy
1974
Comic look at the history of prostitution. ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
Tales That Witness Madness Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
1973
Enigmatic asylum owner Dr Tremayne houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial ... view
Character:
Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
Thriller Drama, Crime, Mystery
Apr 1973 (first aired)
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-containe ... view
Character:
Hilary Vance (1 ep.)
Theatre of Blood Comedy, Horror
1973
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition. ... view
Character:
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Feb 1973 (first aired)
Aristocrat Robin Seacroft lives carefree with his wife Phyllida, and their children Gareth and Davina, but all of this changes when he goes shooting w ... view
Character:
Lord Robin Seacroft (6 ep.)
1972
One of Shaw's later plays, The Millionairess explores his fascination with the machinations of capitalism. Epifania is glamorous, clever... and also t ... view
Character:
Adrian Blenderbland
1972
Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay and Charles Gray star in the adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play. The Venice Titian and the Belmont of Bottice ... view
Character:
Antonio
Dec 1971 (first aired)
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Chri ... view
Character:
Narrator (1 ep.)
1971
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate aft ... view
Character:
Gayev
Diamonds Are Forever Action, Thriller
1971
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The missio ... view
Character:
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Oct 1971 (first aired)
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at ... view
Character:
Sir Edwin Partridge (1 ep.)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1971 (first aired)
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detecti ... view
Character:
Eugene Valmont (1 ep.)
When Eight Bells Toll Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
1971
Phillip Calvert is a British Treasury secret service agent assigned to stop the ruthless pirating of millions in gold bullion off the western coast of ... view
Character:
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Executioner Thriller
1970
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent. ... view
Character:
Vaughan Jones
Cromwell Drama, History, War
1970
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell ... view
Character:
The Earl of Essex
1969
An unreleased 1969 made-for-TV short adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, produced, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Originall ... view
Character:
Antonio
The File of the Golden Goose Drama, Thriller, Crime
1969
U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Gold ... view
Character:
Harrison, 'The Owl'
Mosquito Squadron Drama, Romance, War
1969
England, World War II. Quint Munroe, RAF officer and new leader of a Mosquito squadron, is tasked with destroying a secret Nazi base in France while t ... view
Character:
Air Commodore Hufford
The Nine Ages of Nakedness Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror
1969
A man attempts to deal with the bevy of naked beauties who have been bothering his family for generations. ... view
Character:
Narrator
1968
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul ... view
Character:
Mocata
1968
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orde ... view
Character:
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Omnibus Documentary
Oct 1967 (first aired)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the lo ... view
Character:
Narrator (1 ep.)
1967
Bill MacLean is a former CIA agent living in London. He had been fired when he stuck up for one of the men in his command who turned out to be branded ... view
Character:
Charles Griddon
You Only Live Twice Action, Thriller, Adventure
1967
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the c ... view
Character:
Dikko Henderson
The Night of the Generals Thriller, Mystery, War, Crime
1967
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, tw ... view
Character:
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Oct 1965 (first aired)
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a ... view
Character:
Charles Strickland (1 ep.)
Richard Greatham (1 ep.)
Field-Marshall Allenby (1 ep.)
Gayev (1 ep.)
Antonio (1 ep.)
Lord Augustus (1 ep.)
Adrian Blenderbland (1 ep.)
Mr. Beebe (1 ep.)
Sir Harcourt Courtly (1 ep.)
Masquerade Comedy, Adventure, Thriller
1965
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince. ... view
Character:
Benson
Tea Party Drama, TV Movie
1965
Mysteries abound. What is going on between the wife and her brother? Are they indeed brother and sister? Sisson has his doubts about that … . Why do ... view
Character:
Out of This World Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jun 1962 (first aired)
Out of This World is a British science fiction anthology television series made by ABC Television and broadcast in 1962. A spin-off from the popular a ... view
Character:
Abel Jones (1 ep.)
Suspense Mystery, Drama
Apr 1962 (first aired)
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales. ... view
Character:
Verdon (1 ep.)
Drama 61-67 Drama
Mar 1961 (first aired)
Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ... view
Character:
David (1 ep.)
Maigret Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 1960 (first aired)
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Man in the Moon Comedy, Romance
1960
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby ... view
Character:
Leo
1960
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business. ... view
Character:
Columnist
Armchair Mystery Theatre Drama, Mystery
Jun 1960 (first aired)
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by ... view
Character:
Madingley (1 ep.)
Quill (1 ep.)
Feb 1960 (first aired)
A half-hour (later 60 minute) drama anthology series based on the works of renowned English author William Somerset Maugham, who appears in the openin ... view
Character:
Major Templeton (38 ep.)
Tommy the Toreador Comedy, Music
1959
Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. Tommy fin ... view
Character:
Gomez
The Desperate Man Crime, Drama
1959
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house. ... view
Character:
Lawson
No Hiding Place Crime, Drama
Sep 1959 (first aired)
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Follow a Star Comedy, Music
1959
Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer whose star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman si ... view
Character:
Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Heart of a Child Adventure, Drama
1958
A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher. ... view
Character:
Fritz Heiss
I Accuse! Drama, History
1958
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an ac ... view
Character:
Captain Brossard
Jul 1956 (first aired)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produ ... view
Character:
Philip Comely (1 ep.)
Stuart Marlowe (1 ep.)
Felix Hull (1 ep.)
Highway Patrol Action & Adventure, Drama
Oct 1955 (first aired)
Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their ... view
Character:
Officer Edwards (#1430) (1 ep.)
Gunsmoke Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place ... view
Character:
Sheriff (1 ep.)
Tyler (1 ep.)
Bob Gringle (1 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Bounine (1 ep.)