Charles Gray
Charles Gray is known for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
Biography
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.
Questions about Charles Gray
How many Charles Gray films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 58 films with Charles Gray, from 1958 to 1999.
What is the best rated Charles Gray film?
The best rated Charles Gray film in the catalogue is The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), rated 7.4.
What was the first Charles Gray film?
The first Charles Gray film in the catalogue is The Entertainer, from 1960.
Who has Charles Gray worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Charles Gray shares the most credits with Harry Saltzman (3 films), Alan Osbiston (2 films) and Albert R. Broccoli (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.4 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
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6.6 You Only Live Twice
1967
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6.4 Diamonds Are Forever
1971
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5.4 The Legacy
1978
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6.1 The Mirror Crack'd
1980
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6.8 The Night of the Generals
1967
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6.7 Theatre of Blood
1973
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6.5 The Devil Rides Out
1968
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6.8 Ike
1979
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6.6 Cromwell
1970
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5.7 When Eight Bells Toll
1971
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5.5 Tales That Witness Madness
1973
Trivia
- Studied at
- Bournemouth School
- Notable works
- Diamonds Are Forever · You Only Live Twice
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
65 films — 58 in the catalogue
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8.7 The Tichborne Claimant
1999 · Arundell
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8.0 One Man Band
1999 · Tailor
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6.7 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995 · Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
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6.0 Absolute Hell
1991 · Maurice Hussey
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4.5 Firestar: First Contact
1991 · Commodore Vandross
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4.7 Harry and Harriet
1990 · Satan
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5.0 Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
1987 · Jason Klein
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7.0 Cariani and the Courtesans
1987 · Narrator
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6.4 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · Narrator (voice)
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8.0 Casey at the Bat
1986 · Mr. Dent
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6.3 The Gourmet
1986 · Manley Kingston
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6.0 The Comedy of Errors
1983 · Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
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6.1 An Englishman Abroad
1983 · Claudius (Charles)
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5.0 The Jigsaw Man
1983 · Sir James Chorley
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4.0 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982 · Earl Spencer
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8.0 Troilus & Cressida
1981 · Pandarus
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6.8 Ticket to Heaven
1981 · Musician
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5.9 Shock Treatment
1981 · Judge Oliver Wright
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6.1
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Bates, The Butler
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5.7 Schalcken the Painter
1979 · Narrator
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7.5 Mrs. R's Daughter
1979 · Rogers
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6.3 The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 · Gen. Lischke
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6.8
Ike
1979 · Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
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8.7 Julius Caesar
1979 · Julius Caesar
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8.0 Richard II
1978 · Duke of York
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5.4
The Legacy
1978 · Karl Liebnecht
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Across a Crowded Room
1978 · Harold Charles
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
1977 · The Director
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6.0 Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 · Santander
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6.1 Silver Bears
1977 · Charles Cook
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6.2 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976 · Mycroft Holmes
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6.2 Seven Nights in Japan
1976 · Henry Hollander
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The Island
1976 · Mr. Santander
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8.0
The Philanthropist
1975 · Braham
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7.4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · The Criminologist
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6.0 Night Is the Time for Killing
1975 · Hilary Vance
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5.5 The Beast Must Die
1974 · Bennington
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3.7 On the Game
1974 · Narrator (voice)
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5.5
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 · Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
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6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973 · Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
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8.5 The Millionairess
1972 · Adrian Blenderbland
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8.5 The Merchant of Venice
1972 · Antonio
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7.0 The Cherry Orchard
1971 · Gayev
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6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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5.7
When Eight Bells Toll
1971 · Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
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5.9 The Executioner
1970 · Vaughan Jones
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6.6
Cromwell
1970 · The Earl of Essex
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8.0 The Merchant of Venice
1969 · Antonio
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5.7 The File of the Golden Goose
1969 · Harrison, 'The Owl'
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5.6 Mosquito Squadron
1969 · Air Commodore Hufford
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3.8 The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · Narrator
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6.5
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Mocata
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6.2 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
1968 · Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
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6.5 The Man Outside
1967 · Charles Griddon
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6.6
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Dikko Henderson
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6.8
The Night of the Generals
1967 · General von Seidlitz-Gabler
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5.0 Masquerade
1965 · Benson
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7.0 Tea Party
1965 · Willy
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6.7 Man in the Moon
1960 · Leo
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6.2 The Entertainer
1960 · Columnist
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5.3 Tommy the Toreador
1959 · Gomez
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5.0 The Desperate Man
1959 · Lawson
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6.2 Follow a Star
1959 · Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
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6.7 Heart of a Child
1958 · Fritz Heiss
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6.6 I Accuse!
1958 · Captain Brossard
Series and TV shows
17 titles
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8.7
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994 · Mycroft Holmes · 2 ep.
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6.6
Scarlett
1994 · The Judge
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7.2
Porterhouse Blue
1987 · Sir Cathcart D'Eath · 4 ep.
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7.5
The New Statesman
1987 · Roland Gidleigh-Park · 2 ep.
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8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Mycroft Holmes · 4 ep.
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7.7
The Wind in the Willows
1984 · The Stranger (voice)
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7.0
Bergerac
1981 · Bart Bellow
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7.0
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Rodzianko
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7.0
Thriller
1973 · Hilary Vance
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7.6
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Eugene Valmont
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7.8
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Sir Edwin Partridge
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6.6
Play for Today
1970 · Oxlade
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7.3
Danger Man
1960 · Alex
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7.1
Maigret
1960 · Mazeron
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7.3
The Invisible Man
1958 · Thal
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6.7
Gunsmoke
1955 · Sheriff
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6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Sir Blaise
People data: TMDb.
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