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