
Charles Gray
Actor · Died March 7, 2000, aged 71 · Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 29, 1928
- March 7, 2000 (aged 71)
- Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
- Actor
- 42 on MovieCove · 143 credits in all
What are Charles Gray's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 6 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 7 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2
Casual 9 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 16 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Leo in Man in the Moon (1960)
- Heraldas Benson in Masquerade (1965)
- Shadowas Mocata in The Devil Rides Out (1968)
- Shadowas The Owl in The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
- Shadowas Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Heraldas The Criminologist in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Allyas Judge Wright in Shock Treatment (1981)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Charles Gray's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) · actor · free
- Theater of Blood (1973) · actor · free
- An Englishman Abroad (1983) · actor · free
- The New Statesman (1987) · actor · free
- Cromwell (1970) · actor · free
- Thriller (1973) · actor · free
- Porterhouse Blue (1987) · actor · free
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) · actor · free
- Silver Bears (1977) · actor · free
- Mosquito Squadron (1969) · actor · free
- Masquerade (1965) · actor · free
- The Beast Must Die (1974) · actor · free
- +2 more
- Theater of Blood (1973) · actor
- An Englishman Abroad (1983) · actor
- Danger Man (1960) · actor
- The New Statesman (1987) · actor
- Thriller (1973) · actor
- Highway Patrol (1955) · actor
- You Only Live Twice (1967) · actor
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) · actor
- The Beast Must Die (1974) · actor
- Scarlett (1994) · actor · free
- The File of the Golden Goose (1969) · actor
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- Shout! TV, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
- ScreenPix, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
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Subscription and free streaming for Charles Gray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
143 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

The Tichborne Claimant(1998)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
One Man Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Madson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Scarlett(1994)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Tales from the Poop Deck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Absolute Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Shrinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Firestar: First Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The Paper Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Harry and Harriet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Blackeyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Nineteenth Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Small World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Hannay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The New Statesman(1987)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Cariani and the Courtesans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Porterhouse Blue(1987)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all showsTickets for the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Casey at the Bat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

The Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

C.A.T.S. Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Wind in the Willows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Comedy of Errors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

An Englishman Abroad(1983)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Jigsaw Man(1983)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Troilus & Cressida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Bergerac(1981)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Ticket to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Shock Treatment(1981)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all filmsWe, the Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Mirror Crack'd(1980)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Schalcken the Painter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Mrs. R's Daughter(1979)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Ike: The War Years(1979)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Legacy(1978)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all filmsAcross a Crowded Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Hazell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Six Characters in Search of an Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Three Dangerous Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Silver Bears(1977)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all filmsThe Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Seven Nights in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Philanthropist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Night Is the Time for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Venturers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Dial M for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Beast Must Die(1974)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

On the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Song of Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Thriller(1973)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Theater of Blood(1973)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all filmsThe Upper Crusts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Millionairess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Merchant of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Diamonds Are Forever(1971)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
When Eight Bells Toll(1971)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Doctor at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Oh In Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Executioner(1970)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Cromwell(1970)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Merchant of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Softly Softly: Task Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Mosquito Squadron(1969)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all filmsW. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Nine Ages of Nakedness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Devil Rides Out(1968)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Man Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

You Only Live Twice(1967)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Masquerade(1965)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Tea Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Maigret(1960)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Man in the Moon(1960)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Michael Shayne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Danger Man(1960)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Entertainer(1960)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsArmchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Somerset Maugham Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Tommy the Toreador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Desperate Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Four Just Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Probation Officer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Crime Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Whicker's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Follow a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Heart of a Child(1958)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Accuse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Sword of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Boyd Q.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Highway Patrol(1955)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Producers' Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 143 titles from 1950 to 2000; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Highest rated
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Most popular right now
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Film career
Peak 1968 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1960Screen debut· The Entertainer
- 1971Career best· Diamonds Are Forever
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Charles Gray's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
21 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser21
- Broadly Agreed10
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Charles Gray's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 4 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Charles Gray work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles Gray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Sharman shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jim SharmanShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Sharman

- Guy HamiltonShared titles: The Mirror Crack'd (1980), Diamonds Are Forever (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Guy Hamilton

- Sam WanamakerShared titles: The Executioner (1970), The File of the Golden Goose (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Wanamaker

- Basil DeardenShared titles: Masquerade (1965), Man in the Moon (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Basil Dearden

Writers
- Richard O'BrienShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Richard O'Brien

- Peter StoneShared titles: Silver Bears (1977), The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Stone

- Michael RelphShared titles: Masquerade (1965), Man in the Moon (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Relph

Actors
- Paul EddingtonShared titles: Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (1987), The Devil Rides Out (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Eddington

- Sarah LawsonShared titles: Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (1987), The Devil Rides Out (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah Lawson

- Coral BrowneShared titles: An Englishman Abroad (1983), The Night of the Generals (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Coral Browne

- Laurence OlivierShared titles: The Jigsaw Man (1983), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Laurence Olivier

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- John CameronShared titles: The Jigsaw Man (1983), The Mirror Crack'd (1980)See all 2 shared titles with John Cameron
- John AddisonShared titles: Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)See all 2 shared titles with John Addison

- Ted MooreShared titles: Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982), Diamonds Are Forever (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Moore

- John D. GuthridgeShared titles: Masquerade (1965), Man in the Moon (1960)See all 2 shared titles with John D. Guthridge
Producers
- John GoldstoneShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with John Goldstone
- Lou AdlerShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Lou Adler

- Michael WhiteShared titles: Shock Treatment (1981), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Michael White

- Alex WinitskyShared titles: Silver Bears (1977), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Winitsky




