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Charles Gray
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Charles Gray

1928 – 2000 · Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK · Active 1951–2021

Charles Gray, born in 1928, was an English actor whose distinctive voice and presence made him a staple in cult cinema. He appeared in The Devil Rides Out (1968) as the enigmatic Mocata, showcasing his ability to embody sinister characters. Gray also starred in The File of the Golden Goose (1969) and The Beast Must Die (1974), contributing to the genre's exploration of the macabre and the bizarre. His roles in films like Tales That Witness Madness (1973) further solidified his status as a key figure in the world of exploitation and grindhouse cinema.

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The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

1969 ★ 5.6
as Harrison, 'The Owl'

U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Golden Goose. Although Peter is unsure about John's loyalties, the two infiltrate the gang and win the trust of thug Nick "The Owl" Harrison before enduring a series of double-crosses.

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Filmography

124 credits
2020s 1 credit
2000s 2 credits
2008
Love Don't Come Easy as Mr. Fairbanks
Movie
2000
Longitude as Admiral Balchen
TV ★ 7.0
1990s 11 credits
1999
Movie ★ 8.7
1999
One Man Band as Tailor
Movie ★ 8.0
1999
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Madson as Sir Ranald Hearnley
TV ★ 7.0
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band as Self (segment "Taylor's shop" ) (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.6
1994
Scarlett as The Judge
TV ★ 6.6
1992
Tales from the Poop Deck as Admiral Dennis De'Ath
TV ★ 7.0
1991
Absolute Hell as Maurice Hussey
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
Firestar: First Contact as Commodore Vandross
Movie ★ 4.5
1991
Performance as Maurice Hussey
TV ★ 6.3
1990
Movie ★ 4.7
1980s 22 credits
1989
The Nineteenth Hole as Col. Westray
TV ★ 6.7
1989
Blackeyes as Sebastian
TV ★ 5.9
1988
TV ★ 6.0
1987
Movie ★ 7.0
1987
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
Movie ★ 6.4
1987
Porterhouse Blue as Sir Cathcart D'Eath
TV ★ 7.2
1987
The New Statesman as Roland Gidleigh-Park
TV ★ 7.4
1986
Casey at the Bat as Mr. Dent
Movie ★ 8.0
1986
The Gourmet as Manley Kingston
Movie ★ 6.3
1986
ScreenPlay as Storyteller(voice)
TV ★ 6.0
1985
TV ★ 6.0
1984
Sherlock Holmes as Mycroft Holmes
TV ★ 8.2
1983
The Comedy of Errors as Solinus, Duke of Ephesus
Movie ★ 6.0
1983
An Englishman Abroad as Claudius (Charles)
Movie ★ 6.1
1983
The Jigsaw Man as Sir James Chorley
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Movie ★ 4.0
1981
Shock Treatment as Judge Oliver Wright
Movie ★ 5.9
1981
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
Ticket to Heaven as Musician
Movie ★ 6.9
1981
Bergerac as Bart Bellow
TV ★ 6.7
1980
The Mirror Crack'd as Bates, The Butler
Movie ★ 6.1
1970s 41 credits
1979
Julius Caesar as Julius Caesar
Movie ★ 8.7
1979
Ike as Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand
Movie ★ 6.8
1979
Movie ★ 6.3
1979
Movie ★ 7.5
1979
Movie ★ 5.7
1979
Ike as Gen. 'Freddie' de Guingand
TV ★ 7.3
1979
Heartland as Mr. Wheeler
TV
1978
The Legacy as Karl Liebnecht
Movie ★ 5.4
1978
Richard II as Duke of York
Movie ★ 8.0
1978
Across a Crowded Room as Harold Charles
Movie
1977
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
Silver Bears as Charles Cook
Movie ★ 6.1
1977
Movie
1977
The Sunday Drama as Delaforce
TV ★ 5.0
1976
Movie ★ 6.2
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show as The Criminologist
Movie ★ 7.4
1975
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
On the Game as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 3.7
1974
Movie ★ 5.4
1974
Fall of Eagles as Rodzianko
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Churchill's People as Duke of Portland
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Dial M for Murder as Hugo Vardon
TV
1973
Theatre of Blood as Solomon Psaltery (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1973
Tales That Witness Madness as Nicholas (Clinic Link Episodes segment) (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1973
The Upper Crusts as Lord Robin Seacroft
TV
1973
Thriller as Hilary Vance
TV ★ 6.9
1973
TV ★ 6.8
1972
The Millionairess as Adrian Blenderbland
Movie ★ 8.5
1972
Movie ★ 8.5
1971
Diamonds Are Forever as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Movie ★ 6.4
1971
Movie ★ 7.0
1971
When Eight Bells Toll as Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs as Sir Edwin Partridge
TV ★ 7.8
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1971
TV ★ 7.4
1970
Cromwell as The Earl of Essex
Movie ★ 6.6
1970
The Executioner as Vaughan Jones
Movie ★ 5.9
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1970
Menace as Micky
TV
1960s 33 credits
1969
The File of the Golden Goose as Harrison, 'The Owl'
Movie ★ 5.7
1969
Movie ★ 3.8
1969
Mosquito Squadron as Air Commodore Hufford
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
Movie ★ 8.0
1969
W. Somerset Maugham as The Storyteller
TV
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Movie ★ 6.1
1968
Movie ★ 6.5
1967
You Only Live Twice as Dikko Henderson
Movie ★ 6.6
1967
The Night of the Generals as General von Seidlitz-Gabler
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
The Man Outside as Charles Griddon
Movie ★ 6.5
1967
Omnibus as Narrator
TV ★ 7.2
1965
Masquerade as Benson
Movie ★ 5.1
1965
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Charles Strickland
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Richard Greatham
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Field-Marshall Allenby
TV ★ 5.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Lord Augustus
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Adrian Blenderbland
TV ★ 5.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Harcourt Courtly
TV ★ 5.3
1962
Out of This World as Abel Jones
TV ★ 5.8
1962
Suspense as Verdon
TV ★ 6.7
1961
Drama 61-67 as David
TV
1960
Movie ★ 6.7
1960
The Entertainer as Columnist
Movie ★ 6.2
1960
TV ★ 7.1
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour as Major Templeton
TV
1960
TV ★ 9.0
1960
TV ★ 9.0
1960
Danger Man as Alex
TV ★ 7.4
1960
Danger Man as Zameda
TV ★ 7.4
1950s 14 credits
1959
Movie ★ 5.3
1959
Movie ★ 5.0
1959
Follow a Star as Taciturn Man at Party (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1959
TV ★ 4.8
1958
I Accuse! as Captain Brossard
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Heart of a Child as Fritz Heiss
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
Armchair Theatre as Philip Comely
TV ★ 6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre as Stuart Marlowe
TV ★ 6.0
1956
Armchair Theatre as Felix Hull
TV ★ 6.0
1955
Gunsmoke as Sheriff
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Highway Patrol as Officer Edwards (#1430)
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Tyler
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Bob Gringle
TV ★ 6.7
1951
TV ★ 8.8