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 Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Bates, The Butler
The Night of the Generals
(1967)
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Cromwell
(1970)
The Earl of Essex
Theatre of Blood
(1973)
Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
(1976)
Mycroft Holmes
The Devil Rides Out
(1968)
Mocata
Bond Girls Are Forever
(2002)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beast Must Die
(1974)
Bennington
Mosquito Squadron
(1969)
Air Commodore Hufford
Shock Treatment
(1981)
Judge Oliver Wright
The Entertainer
(1960)
Columnist
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
(1968)
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
When Eight Bells Toll
(1971)
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
I Accuse!
(1958)
Captain Brossard
Heart of a Child
(1958)
Fritz Heiss
The Desperate Man
(1959)
Lawson
Tommy the Toreador
(1959)
Gomez
Man in the Moon
(1960)
Leo
The Entertainer
(1960)
Columnist
Masquerade
(1965)
Benson
Tea Party
(1965)
You Only Live Twice
(1967)
Dikko Henderson
The Night of the Generals
(1967)
General von Seidlitz-Gabler
The Man Outside
(1967)
Charles Griddon
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 Nine Ages of Nakedness
(1969)
narrator
Mosquito Squadron
(1969)
Air Commodore Hufford
The Merchant of Venice
(1969)
Antonio
Cromwell
(1970)
The Earl of Essex
The Executioner
(1970)
Vaughan Jones
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
When Eight Bells Toll
(1971)
Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
London
(1971)
Mr. Mapleton, Tailor
The Cherry Orchard
(1971)
Gayev
The Millionairess
(1972)
Adrian Blenderbland
The Merchant of Venice
(1972)
Antonio
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
Night is the Time For Killing
(1975)
Hilary Vance
The Philanthropist
(1975)
Braham
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
(1976)
Mycroft Holmes
Three Dangerous Ladies
(1977)
Santander
Silver Bears
(1977)
Charles Cook
The Legacy
(1978)
Karl Liebnecht
Richard II
(1978)
Duke of York
Julius Caesar
(1979)
Julius Caesar
The House on Garibaldi Street
(1979)
Gen. Lischke
Mrs. R's Daughter
(1979)
Rogers
Schalcken the Painter
(1979)
Narrator
Ike
(1979)
Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
The Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Bates, The Butler
Shock Treatment
(1981)
Judge Oliver Wright
Troilus & Cressida
(1981)
Pandarus
Ticket to Heaven
(1981)
Musician
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
(1982)
Earl Spencer
The Comedy of Errors
(1983)
Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
The Jigsaw Man
(1983)
Sir James Chorley
The Gourmet
(1986)
Manley Kingston
Casey at the Bat
(1986)
Mr. Dent
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
(1987)
Jason Klein
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
(1987)
Narrator (voice)
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
Narrator
Harry and Harriet
(1990)
Satan
Absolute Hell
(1991)
Maurice Hussey
Firestar: First Contact
(1991)
Commodore Vandross
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
An Englishman Abroad
(2009)
Claudius (Charles)
Passing Through
(2021)