Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-08-29

Day of Death

2000-03-07 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Also Known As

Чарльз Грей

Donald Marshall Gray

Charles Gray

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.

Known For

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Richard II

Richard II

Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

Acting

You Only Live Twice

1967

You Only Live Twice

as

Dikko Henderson

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

Diamonds Are Forever

as

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Masquerade

1965

Masquerade

as

Benson

Cromwell

1970

Cromwell

as

The Earl of Essex

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

as

Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Shock Treatment

1981

Shock Treatment

as

Judge Oliver Wright

Theatre of Blood

1973

Theatre of Blood

as

Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)

The Legacy

1978

The Legacy

as

Karl Liebnecht

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as

The Criminologist

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

The Devil Rides Out

1968

The Devil Rides Out

as

Mocata

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

as

Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)

The File of the Golden Goose

1969

The File of the Golden Goose

as

Harrison, 'The Owl'

Man in the Moon

1960

Man in the Moon

as

Leo

Tommy the Toreador

1959

Tommy the Toreador

as

Gomez

The Comedy of Errors

1983

The Comedy of Errors

as

Solinus, Duke of Ephesus

The Cherry Orchard

1971

The Cherry Orchard

as

Gayev

The Philanthropist

1975

The Philanthropist

as

Braham

Tea Party

1965

Tea Party

as

Harry and Harriet

1990

Harry and Harriet

as

Satan

The Executioner

1970

The Executioner

as

Vaughan Jones

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

1969

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

as

Narrator

Julius Caesar

1979

Julius Caesar

as

Julius Caesar

Richard II

1978

Richard II

as

Duke of York

Mosquito Squadron

1969

Mosquito Squadron

as

Air Commodore Hufford

Troilus & Cressida

1981

Troilus & Cressida

as

Pandarus

The Man Outside

1967

The Man Outside

as

Charles Griddon

Casey at the Bat

1986

Casey at the Bat

as

Mr. Dent

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

as

Mycroft Holmes

An Englishman Abroad

1983

An Englishman Abroad

as

Claudius (Charles)

Love Don't Come Easy

2008

Love Don't Come Easy

as

Mr. Fairbanks

The Desperate Man

1959

The Desperate Man

as

Lawson

Cariani and the Courtesans

1987

Cariani and the Courtesans

as

Narrator

On the Game

1974

On the Game

as

Narrator (voice)

The Mirror Crack'd

1980

The Mirror Crack'd

as

Bates, The Butler

Ike

1979

Ike

as

Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

The Jigsaw Man

1983

The Jigsaw Man

as

Sir James Chorley

The Beast Must Die

1974

The Beast Must Die

as

Bennington

The Merchant of Venice

1969

The Merchant of Venice

as

Antonio

Absolute Hell

1991

Absolute Hell

as

Maurice Hussey

Ticket to Heaven

1981

Ticket to Heaven

as

Musician

The Millionairess

1972

The Millionairess

as

Adrian Blenderbland

The Merchant of Venice

1972

The Merchant of Venice

as

Antonio

Firestar: First Contact

1991

Firestar: First Contact

as

Commodore Vandross

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

1987

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found

as

Jason Klein

Night Is the Time for Killing

1975

Night Is the Time for Killing

as

Hilary Vance

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

as

Gen. Lischke

Mrs. R's Daughter

1979

Mrs. R's Daughter

as

Rogers

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

When Eight Bells Toll

as

Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

Three Dangerous Ladies

1977

Three Dangerous Ladies

as

Santander

Orson's Bag: London

1971

Orson's Bag: London

as

Mr. Mapleton, Tailor

The Tichborne Claimant

1999

The Tichborne Claimant

as

Arundell

Schalcken the Painter

1979

Schalcken the Painter

as

Narrator

The Entertainer

1960

The Entertainer

as

Columnist

Tales That Witness Madness

1973

Tales That Witness Madness

as

Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)

The Gourmet

1986

The Gourmet

as

Manley Kingston

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as

Narrator (voice)

I Accuse!

1958

I Accuse!

as

Captain Brossard

Silver Bears

1977

Silver Bears

as

Charles Cook

Heart of a Child

1958

Heart of a Child

as

Fritz Heiss

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

as

Earl Spencer

Passing Through

2021

Passing Through

as

Six Characters in Search of an Author

1977

Six Characters in Search of an Author

as

The Director

Across a Crowded Room

1978

Across a Crowded Room

as

Harold Charles

1959

Follow a Star

as

Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)

The Wind in the Willows

1984

The Wind in the Willows

as

The Stranger (voice)

One Man Band

1999

One Man Band

as

Tailor

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Bart Bellow

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Sheriff

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

as

Sir Edwin Partridge

Hannay

Hannay

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Bounine

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

as

Officer Edwards (#1430)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Eugene Valmont

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Rodzianko

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

as

Self

Maigret

Maigret

as

The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

as

Lord Robin Seacroft

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

as

Sir Cathcart D'Eath

Thriller

Thriller

as

Hilary Vance

Blackeyes

Blackeyes

as

Sebastian

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Tyler

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Bob Gringle

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Mycroft Holmes

The New Statesman

The New Statesman

as

Roland Gidleigh-Park

Performance

Performance

as

Maurice Hussey

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Charles Strickland

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Richard Greatham

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Field-Marshall Allenby

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Gayev

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Antonio

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Lord Augustus

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Adrian Blenderbland

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mr. Beebe

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Sir Harcourt Courtly

Somerset Maugham Hour

Somerset Maugham Hour

as

Major Templeton

The Nineteenth Hole

The Nineteenth Hole

as

Col. Westray

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as

Charles

Longitude

Longitude

as

Admiral Balchen

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

as

Duke of Portland

Out of This World

Out of This World

as

Abel Jones

Scarlett

Scarlett

as

The Judge

Tales from the Poop Deck

Tales from the Poop Deck

as

Admiral Dennis De'Ath

Suspense

Suspense

as

Verdon

Ike

Ike

as

Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as

Narrator

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as

David

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Narrator

Production

Crew

Directing