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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.

Known for

Passing Through
Passing Through
2021
Love Don't Come Easy
Love Don't Come Easy
2008 • Mr. Fairbanks
The Tichborne Claimant
The Tichborne Claimant
1999 • Arundell
One Man Band
One Man Band
1999 • Tailor
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995 • Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
1991 • Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact
Firestar: First Contact
1991 • Commodore Vandross
Harry and Harriet
Harry and Harriet
1990 • Satan

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Love Don't Come Easy
Love Don't Come Easy
2008 • Mr. Fairbanks
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One Man Band
One Man Band
1999 • Tailor
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Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995 • Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
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Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
1991 • Maurice Hussey
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Firestar: First Contact
Firestar: First Contact
1991 • Commodore Vandross
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The Gourmet
The Gourmet
1986 • Manley Kingston
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The Wind in the Willows
1984 • The Stranger (voice)
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The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
1983 • Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
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An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
1983 • Claudius (Charles)
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The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man
1983 • Sir James Chorley
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Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
1981 • Judge Oliver Wright
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The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 • Bates, The Butler
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Ike
Ike
1979 • Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1979 • Julius Caesar
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Richard II
Richard II
1978 • Duke of York
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The Legacy
The Legacy
1978 • Karl Liebnecht
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Across a Crowded Room
1978 • Harold Charles
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Silver Bears
Silver Bears
1977 • Charles Cook
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 • The Criminologist
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The Beast Must Die
The Beast Must Die
1974 • Bennington
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On the Game
On the Game
1974 • Narrator (voice)
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Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 • Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
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Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
1973 • Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
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The Millionairess
The Millionairess
1972 • Adrian Blenderbland
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Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 • Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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When Eight Bells Toll
When Eight Bells Toll
1971 • Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
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The Executioner
The Executioner
1970 • Vaughan Jones
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Cromwell
Cromwell
1970 • The Earl of Essex
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The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
1969 • Harrison, 'The Owl'
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Mosquito Squadron
Mosquito Squadron
1969 • Air Commodore Hufford
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 • Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
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The Man Outside
The Man Outside
1967 • Charles Griddon
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You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
1967 • Dikko Henderson
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The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
1967 • General von Seidlitz-Gabler
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Masquerade
Masquerade
1965 • Benson
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The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 • Columnist
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Follow a Star
Follow a Star
1959 • Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
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Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
1958 • Fritz Heiss
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I Accuse!
I Accuse!
1958 • Captain Brossard
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Charles Gray – Biography, Known For & Filmography