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Charles Gray
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Died aged 71
Also known asЧарльз Грей, Donald Marshall GrayGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn29/08/1928Born inBournemouth, Dorset, England, UKDied07/03/2000 (aged 71)Died inLondonCausecancerWikidataQ961187 ↗Buried atGolders Green CrematoriumTMDb#10074 ↗

Donald Marshall Gray, known professionally as Charles Gray, was an English actor. Gray was best known for playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever, Dikko Henderson in You Only Live Twice, Mycroft Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Criminologist in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and as Judge Oliver Wright in the 1981 sequel Shock Treatment.

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Filmography99 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf71
1995Orson Welles: The One-Man BandMovieSelf (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)67
1994ScarlettSeriesThe Judge66
1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesSeriesMycroft Holmes66
1992Tales from the Poop DeckSeriesAdmiral Dennis De'Ath64
1991PerformanceSeriesMaurice Hussey63
1991Absolute HellMovieMaurice Hussey63
1991Firestar: First ContactMovieCommodore Vandross63
1990Harry and HarrietMovieSatan62
1990The Paper ManSeriesPrime Minister62
1989The Nineteenth HoleSeriesCol. Westray61
1989BlackeyesSeriesSebastian61
1988HannaySeries—60
1988Blind JusticeSeriesJudge Langtry60
1987The New StatesmanSeriesRoland Gidleigh-Park59
1987Cariani and the CourtesansMovieNarrator59
1987Porterhouse BlueSeriesSir Cathcart D'Eath59
1987Dreams Lost, Dreams FoundMovieJason Klein59
1987Tickets for the TitanicSeriesThe Earl of Albany59
1986ScreenPlaySeriesStoryteller(voice)58
1986The GourmetMovieManley Kingston58
1985C.A.T.S. EyesSeriesSir Jack Fenn57
1984Sherlock HolmesSeriesMycroft Holmes56
1984The Wind in the WillowsSeriesThe Stranger (voice)56
1983The Comedy of ErrorsMovieSolinus, Duke of Ephesus55
1983An Englishman AbroadMovieClaudius (Charles)55
1983The Jigsaw ManMovieSir James Chorley55
1981BergeracSeriesBart Bellow53
1981Shock TreatmentMovieJudge Oliver Wright53
1981Ticket to HeavenMovieMusician53
1981Troilus & CressidaMoviePandarus53
1980The Mirror Crack'dMovieBates, The Butler52
1980We, the AccusedSeriesSir Hayman Drewer52
1979Julius CaesarMovieJulius Caesar51
1979IkeSeriesGen. 'Freddie' de Guingand51
1979Schalcken the PainterMovieNarrator51
1979HeartlandSeriesMr. Wheeler51
1978Richard IIMovieDuke of York50
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeriesJulius Caesar50
1978The LegacyMovieKarl Liebnecht50
1978Across a Crowded RoomMovieHarold Charles50
1977The Sunday DramaSeriesDelaforce49
1977Three Dangerous LadiesMovieSantander49
1977Silver BearsMovieCharles Cook49
1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionMovieMycroft Holmes48
1976Seven Nights in JapanMovieHenry Hollander48
1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowMovieThe Criminologist47
1975Night Is the Time for KillingMovieHilary Vance47
1975The PhilanthropistMovieBraham47
1974Fall of EaglesSeriesRodzianko46
1974Churchill's PeopleSeriesDuke of Portland46
1974The Beast Must DieMovieBennington46
1974Dial M for MurderSeriesHugo Vardon46
1973ThrillerSeriesHilary Vance45
1973Tales That Witness MadnessMovieNicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)45
1972The MillionairessMovieAdrian Blenderbland44
1972The Merchant of VeniceMovieAntonio44
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeriesEugene Valmont43
1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeriesNarrator43
1971Upstairs, DownstairsSeriesSir Edwin Partridge43
1971Diamonds Are ForeverMovieErnst Stavro Blofeld43
1971Doctor at LargeSeriesMan43
1970Play for TodaySeries—42
1970MenaceSeriesMicky42
1970The ExecutionerMovieVaughan Jones42
1969The File of the Golden GooseMovieHarrison, 'The Owl'41
1969W. Somerset MaughamSeriesThe Storyteller41
1969Mosquito SquadronMovieAir Commodore Hufford41
1968The Devil Rides OutMovieMocata40
1968The Secret War of Harry FriggMovieGen. Adrian Cox-Roberts40
1967OmnibusSeriesNarrator39
1967The Night of the GeneralsMovieGeneral von Seidlitz-Gabler39
1967The Man OutsideMovieCharles Griddon39
1967You Only Live TwiceMovieDikko Henderson39
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesAdrian Blenderbland37
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesAntonio37
1965MasqueradeMovieBenson37
1962Out of This WorldSeriesAbel Jones34
1962SuspenseSeriesVerdon34
1961Drama 61-67SeriesDavid33
1960MaigretSeries—32
1960Danger ManSeriesAlex32
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreSeriesMadingley32
1960The EntertainerMovieColumnist32
1960Man in the MoonMovieLeo32
1959No Hiding PlaceSeries—31
1959The Desperate ManMovieLawson31
1959Whicker's WorldSeries—31
1959Follow a StarMovieTaciturn Man at Party (uncredited)31
1959The Four Just MenSeriesSadik Bey31
1958The Invisible ManSeriesThal30
1958I Accuse!MovieCaptain Brossard30
1958Sword of FreedomSeriesVarenza30
1958Heart of a ChildMovieFritz Heiss30
1957Theatre NightSeriesCapt. Cyril Mavors29
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesFelix Hull28
1955Highway PatrolSeriesOfficer Edwards (#1430)27
1955GunsmokeSeriesBob Gringle27
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesBounine23