Born
the 29th August 1928 at Bournemouth (Dorset, England), he had played at the
Regent Park Air Theatre before to play at The Old Vic Theatre of London.
During that
time he played with Brett notably in Troilus
and Cressida (1956) - Charles Gray played Achille
and Brett Patroclus (few time later
Brett took over from John Neville in the role of Troilus, during an American
tour of the Old Vic). He was also Lennox
in Macbeth (1956) - Brett was Malcolm– and Escalus in Romeo and Juliet
(1956) - Brett was Paris and John
Neville played a very handsome Romeo !
Charles
Gray is well known for his wonderful performance of James Bond’s evil arch-enemy
Ernst Blofeld, The SPECTRE mastermind (Diamonds
Are Forever – 1971), but also for his memorable performance in The Rocky horror Picture Show (1975) and
in The Night of the Generals (1967)
of A. Livtak beside of Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole. Holmesians and Sherlockians
know that he played Mycroft Holmes
in The Seven Percent Solution (1976)
– with Nicol Williamson as Holmes, Robert Duvall as Watson, and Sir Laurence Olivier as…Moriarty ! – before to took the role
and to play with Brett again in the Granada Series Sherlock Holmes
Charles
Gray is dead 7th March 2000 at the age of 71. His filmography shows
a great career !
1.
Longitude (2000) .... Admiral Balchen
2. Tichborne Claimant, The (1998) ....
Arundell
3. Ellen Foster (1997) (TV)
4. "Madson" (1996) TV Series
.... Sir Ranald Hearnley
5. "Scarlett" (1994) (mini)
TV Series .... The Judge
6.
"Tale of the poop" (1991) TV Series"Tales from the Poop Deck" (1991) TV Series
7.
"Paper Man, The" (1990) (mini) TV Series .... Prime Minister
8. Frau namens Harry, Eine (1990) ....
Satan
9. "Blackeyes" (1989) (mini)
TV Series .... Sebastian
10 "Return of Sherlock Holmes
II, The" (1988) TV Series .... Mycroft Holmes
11. "Hannay" (1988) TV Series
.... Commander Nevil
12. Dreams Lost, Dreams
Found (1987) (TV) .... Jason
13. "Porterhouse Blue" (1987)
(mini) TV Series .... Sir Cathcart D'Eath
14. Cariani and the Courtesans (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
15. "Return of
Sherlock Holmes, The" (1986) TV Series .... Mycroft Holmes
16. "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
II, The" (1985) TV Series .... Mycroft Holmes
17. "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
The" (1984) TV Series .... Mycroft Holmes
18. Comedy of Errors, The (1983) (TV)
.... Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
... aka BBC Television Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors (1983) (TV)
19. Englishman Abroad, An (1983) (TV)
.... Claudius
20.
Jigsaw Man, The (1983) .... Sir James Charley
21. Charles & Diana: A Royal Love
Story (1982) (TV) .... Earl Spencer
22. Troilus & Cressida (1981) (TV)
.... Pandarus
...aka BBC Television Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida (1981) (TV)
23.
Shock Treatment (1981) .... Judge Oliver Wright
24. "Marie" (1980) TV Series
.... Various Roles (1980-1981)
25. Mirror Crack'd, The (1980) ....
Bates, The Butler
26. "Ike" (1979) (mini) TV
Series .... General 'Freddie' DeGuingand
27. Julius Caesar (1979/I) (TV) ....
Caesar
... aka BBC Television Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (1979) (TV)
28. House on Garibaldi Street, The
(1979) (TV) .... Gen. Lischke
29. Legacy, The (1979) .... Karl
... aka Legacy of Maggie Walsh, The (1979)
30. King Richard the Second (1978)
(TV) .... Duke of York
... aka BBC Television Shakespeare: King Richard the Second (1978) (TV)
... aka Richard II (1978) (TV)
31. Silver Bears (1977) .... Charles
Cook
32. Seven Nights in Japan (1976) ....
Hollander
33. Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The (1976)
.... Mycroft Holmes
34. Philanthropist, The (1975) (TV)
35. Rocky Horror
Picture Show, The (1975) .... Criminologist (Narrator)
36. Night Is the Time for Killing (1975)
(TV)
... aka Murder on the Midnight Express (1975) (TV) (USA)
... aka Thriller: Night Is the Time for Killing (1975) (TV) (UK: series
title)
37. Mutiny (1975) (TV)
38. Beast Must Die, The (1974) ....
Arthur Bennington
... aka Black Werewolf (1974) (video title)
39. Twelfth Night (1974) (TV)
40. Room with a View, A (1973) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: A Room with a View (1973) (TV) (UK)
41. "Upper Crusts, The" (1973)
TV Series .... Lord Seacroft/Lord Seacroft Snr.
42. "Fall of Eagles, A" (1973)
(mini) TV Series
43. Millionairess, The (1972) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: The Millionairess (1972) (TV)
(UK)
44. Lady Windermere's Fan (1972) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: Lady Windermere's Fan (1972) (TV) (UK)
45. Merchant of Venice, The (1972)
(TV) .... Antonio
... aka Play of the Month: The Merchant of Venice (1972) (TV) (UK)
46. Cherry Orchard, The (1971) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: The Cherry Orchard (1971) (TV) (UK)
47. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) ....
Ernst Blofeld
48. Jenkins (1971) (TV)
... aka Thirty-Minute Theatre: Jenkins (1971) (TV) (UK: series title)
49. Wild Rovers (1971) .... Savage
50. Michael Regan (1971) (TV)
... aka Play for Today: Michael Regan (1971) (TV) (UK: series title)
51. Asquith in Orbit (1971) (TV)
... aka Thirty-Minute Theatre: Asquith in Orbit (1971) (TV) (UK: series
title)
52. Ross (1970) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: Ross (1970) (TV) (UK)
53. Closed Shop, The (1970) (TV)
... aka W. Somerset Maugham: The Closed Shop (1970) (TV) (UK: series title)
54. Executioner, The (1970) .... Vaughan
Jones
55. Cromwell (1970) .... The Earl of
Essex
56. Mosquito Squadron (1969) .... Hufford
57. File of the
Golden Goose, The (1969) .... Harrison, 'The Owl'
58. Nine Ages of Nakedness, The (1969)
.... Narrator
59. Hay Fever (1968) (TV) .... Richard
Greatham
... aka Play of the Month: Hay Fever (1968) (TV) (UK)
60. Devil Rides Out, The (1968) ....
Mocata
... aka Devil's Bride, The (1968)
61. Secret War of Harry Frigg, The
(1968) .... General Cox-Roberts
62. "Something
to Hide" (1968) TV Series
63. Moon and Sixpence, The (1967) (TV)
... aka Play of the Month: The Moon and Sixpence (1967) (TV) (UK)
64. You Only Live Twice (1967) ....
Henderson
65. Night of the Generals, The (1967)
.... General von Seidlitz-Gabler
... aka Nuit des généraux, La (1967) (France)
66. Man Outside, The (1967)
67. Masquerade (1965) .... Benson
... aka Operation Masquerade (1965)
... aka Shabby Tiger, A (1965)
68. Entertainer, The (1960) .... Columnist
69. Man in the Moon (1960) .... Leo
70. Desperate Man, The (1959) ....
Lawson
71. Follow a Star
(1959) (uncredited) .... Taciturn Man at Party
72. Tommy the Toreador (1959) ....
Gomez
73. Heart of a Child (1958) .... Fritz
Heiss
74. I Accuse! (1958) .... Captain Brossard
75. God Is My Partner (1957) .... Man
76. Ride a Violent Mile (1957)
77. Unknown Terror, The (1957) ....
Jim Wheatley
78. Black Whip, The (1956) .... Chick
Hainline
... aka Man with a Whip, The (1956) (USA)
79. One Desire (1955) (uncredited)
.... Vernon's son
1. "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The" (1994) playing "Mycroft Holmes" in episode: "Mazarin Stone, The" 1994
2. "Katts and Dog" (1988)
in episode: "Number One With A Bullet" (episode # 3.16) 1990
3. "New Statesman, The" (1988)
playing "Roland Gidleigh-Park" in episode: "Baa Baa Black
Sheep" (episode # 1.7) 10/25/1987
4. "New Statesman, The" (1988)
playing "Roland Gidleigh-Park" in episode: "Waste Not, Want
Not" (episode # 1.4) 10/4/1987
5. "CATS Eyes" (1985) playing
"Sir Jack Fenn" in episode: "Fit" 1986
6. "Bergerac" (1981) in episode:
"What Dreams May Come True" (episode # 4.3) 10/25/1985
7. "Hazell" (1978) playing
"Brownhill" in episode: "Hazell & the Deptford"
8. "Iron Horse, The" (1966)
in episode: "High Devil" (episode # 1.3) 9/26/1966
9. "Perry Mason" (1957) playing
"Jack Baker" in episode: "Case of the Bullied Bowler, The"
(episode # 8.7) 11/5/1964
10. "Out of
This World" (1962) playing "Abel Jones" in episode: "Tycoons,
The" 1962
11. "Danger Man" (1960) playing
"Zameda" in episode: "Coyannis Story, The"
12. "Danger Man" (1960) playing
"Alex" in episode: "Key, The" (episode # 1.11) 1960
13. "Black Saddle" (1959)
in episode: "Client: McQueen" (episode # 1.3) 1/24/1959
14. "Invisible Man, The" (1958) playing "Peter Thal" in episode: "Vanishing Evidence, The" 1959
Theatre
:
Macbeth
(1956-1957), Old Vic Theatre,
London, UK ; Winter Garden, New York, USA ; National
Theatre, Washington, DC, USA…Lennox.
Richard
II (1956-1957),
Old Vic Theatre, London, UK ;
Winter Garden, New York, USA ; National
Theatre, Washington, DC,
USA…Henry Bolingbroke, duke of Hereford.
Romeo
and Juliet (1956-1957), Old Vic Theatre,
London, UK ; Winter Garden, New
York ; National Theatre,
Washington, DC, USA…Escalus.
Troilus
and Cressida (1956-1957) Old Vic Theatre,
London, UK ; Winter Garden, New York ; National
Theatre, Washington, DC...Achilles
Kean (1964), Broadway… Prince of Wales
Several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare
Company portraying a variety of roles including Malvolio in
Twelfth Night, John Of Gaunt in Richard
II and
Ceasar in Julius Ceasar.