Charles Gray
Acting
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.
Born: August 29, 1928
Place of Birth: Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Julius Caesar
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
The Millionairess
One of Shaw's later plays, The Millionairess explores his fascination with the machinations of capitalism. Epifania is glamorous, clever... and also the richest woman in the world. Brought up by a money-mad father, she will only consider a man for marriage if he can convert £150 into £50,000 within six months. But when she meets an intriguing Egyptian doctor, he has his own money-making challenge for her...
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
Troilus & Cressida
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
The Merchant of Venice
An unreleased 1969 made-for-TV short adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, produced, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. Originally part of the abandoned CBS special Orson’s Bag, the completed film later became partially lost due to missing workprints and sound elements, surviving only in fragmentary form until a reconstructed restoration premiered in 2015.
The Tichborne Claimant
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Richard II
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.
Filmography
as Mr. Fairbanks
as Admiral Balchen
as Arundell
as Tailor
as Self
as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
as The Judge
as Maurice Hussey
as Maurice Hussey
as Commodore Vandross
as Satan
as Sebastian
as Roland Gidleigh-Park
as Jason Klein
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
as Mr. Dent
as Manley Kingston
as Mycroft Holmes
as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
as Claudius (Charles)
as Sir James Chorley
as Earl Spencer
as Pandarus
as Bart Bellow
as Musician
as Judge Oliver Wright
as Bates, The Butler
as Narrator
as Rogers
as Gen. Lischke
as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
as Julius Caesar
as Duke of York
as Karl Liebnecht
as The Director
as Santander
as Charles Cook
as Charles
as Mycroft Holmes
as The Criminologist
as Hilary Vance
as Duke of Portland
as Bennington
as Rodzianko
as Narrator (voice)
as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
as Hilary Vance
as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
as Adrian Blenderbland
as Antonio
as Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
as Narrator
as Gayev
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
as Sir Edwin Partridge
as Eugene Valmont
as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
as Vaughan Jones
as The Earl of Essex
as Antonio
as Harrison, 'The Owl'
as Air Commodore Hufford
as Narrator
as Mocata
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
as Narrator
as Charles Griddon
as Dikko Henderson
as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
as Charles Strickland
as Richard Greatham
as Field-Marshall Allenby
as Gayev
as Antonio
as Lord Augustus
as Adrian Blenderbland
as Mr. Beebe
as Sir Harcourt Courtly
as Benson
as Abel Jones
as Verdon
as Leo
as Columnist
as Gomez
as Lawson
as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
as Fritz Heiss
as Captain Brossard
as Officer Edwards (#1430)
as Sheriff
as Tyler
as Bob Gringle
as Bounine