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
| Birth Location | Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928-08-29 |
| Died | 2000-03-07 |
Movies
2021
An Englishman Abroad
as Claudius (Charles)
2009
Love Don't Come Easy
as Mr. Fairbanks
2008
The Exotic Locations of 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Blofeld (archive footage)
2006
Bond Girls Are Forever
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
The Tichborne Claimant
as Arundell
1998
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
1995
Absolute Hell
as Maurice Hussey
1991
Firestar: First Contact
as Commodore Vandross
1991
Harry and Harriet
as Satan
1990
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
as Jason Klein
1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
as Narrator
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Narrator (voice)
1987
Casey at the Bat
as Mr. Dent
1986
The Gourmet
as Manley Kingston
1986
The Comedy of Errors
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
1983
The Jigsaw Man
as Sir James Chorley
1983
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Earl Spencer
1982
Troilus & Cressida
as Pandarus
1981
Shock Treatment
as Judge Oliver Wright
1981
Ticket to Heaven
as Musician
1981
The Mirror Crack'd
as Bates, The Butler
1980
Schalcken the Painter
as Narrator
1979
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Rogers
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Gen. Lischke
1979
Ike
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
1979
Julius Caesar
as Julius Caesar
1979
Richard II
as Duke of York
1978
The Legacy
as Karl Liebnecht
1978
Three Dangerous Ladies
as Santander
1977
Silver Bears
as Charles Cook
1977
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Mycroft Holmes
1976
The Philanthropist
as Braham
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as The Criminologist
1975
Night is the Time For Killing
as Hilary Vance
1975
The Beast Must Die
as Bennington
1974
On the Game
as Narrator (voice)
1974
Tales That Witness Madness
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice)
1973
Theatre of Blood
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
1973
The Millionairess
as Adrian Blenderbland
1972
The Merchant of Venice
as Antonio
1972
London
as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
1971
The Cherry Orchard
as Gayev
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1971
When Eight Bells Toll
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Cromwell
as The Earl of Essex
1970
The Executioner
as Vaughan Jones
1970
The Merchant of Venice
as Antonio
1969
The File of the Golden Goose
as Harrison, 'The Owl'
1969
Mosquito Squadron
as Air Commodore Hufford
1969
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
as narrator
1969
The Devil Rides Out
as Mocata
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
1968
The Man Outside
as Charles Griddon
1967
You Only Live Twice
as Dikko Henderson
1967
The Night of the Generals
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
1967
Masquerade
as Benson
1965
1965
Man in the Moon
as Leo
1960
The Entertainer
as Columnist
1960
Tommy the Toreador
as Gomez
1959
The Desperate Man
as Lawson
1959
Heart of a Child
as Fritz Heiss
1958
I Accuse!
as Captain Brossard
1958
Charles Gray hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows