Occupation actor Years active 1942–1979 | Name Charles Gray Role Actor | |
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Born November 27, 1921 ( 1921-11-27 ) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Died August 2, 2008, San Bernardino, California, United States Movies Junior Bonner, Ride a Violent Mile, Desert Hell | ||
Charles H. Gray (November 27, 1921 St. Louis, Missouri – August 2, 2008 Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California) was an American television and film actor.
Gray was best known for his work in the TV series Highway Patrol as Officer Edwards, trail scout Clay Forrester in Rawhide and as Bill Foster in the soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Beginning in mostly small uncredited roles in films by the middle 1950s, Gray acted primarily in Western TV series: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, Black Saddle, The Texan, Yancy Derringer, Zane Grey Theater, Have Gun - Will Travel, Riverboat, Death Valley Days, Gunslinger, Laredo, The Road West, The Iron Horse, The High Chaparral, The Virginian, Bearcats!, Bonanza and Alias Smith and Jones. He also appeared in many TV movies.
Filmography
Actor
1979
Prophecy as
Sheriff
1979
Ike: The War Years (TV Mini Series) as
Gen. Lucian Truscott
- Part I (1979) - Gen. Lucian Truscott
1978
And I Alone Survived (TV Movie) as
Harry
1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (TV Movie) as
Col. McLean
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (TV Movie) as
Kenderly
1976
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini Series) as
Captain Calvin
- Chapter II (1976) - Captain Calvin
- Chapter I (1976) - Captain Calvin
1975
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Bill Foster
- Episode #1.878 (1976) - Bill Foster
- Episode #1.624 (1975) - Bill Foster
- Episode #1.665 (1975) - Bill Foster
1974
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Colonel Madison
- The Desertion of Keith Ryder (1974) - Colonel Madison
1974
Banacek (TV Series) as
Capt. Dave Roberts
- Fly Me- If You Can Find Me (1974) - Capt. Dave Roberts
1973
Sleeper as
Laboratory Security Guard (uncredited)
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Andy Simmons / Barnes
- Margin for Error (1973) - Andy Simmons
- A Very Special Piece of Ground (1972) - Barnes
1972
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Chief Sorenson
- Trainee (1972) - Chief Sorenson
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Sheriff Wiggins / Jesse Jordan / Carl Grant
- Bushwack! (1972) - Sheriff Wiggins
- The Posse That Wouldn't Quit (1971) - Jesse Jordan
- Wrong Train to Brimstone (1971) - Carl Grant
1972
The New Centurions as
Bethel
1972
Junior Bonner as
Burt (as Charles Gray)
1972
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Cass Breckenridge
- The Saddle Stiff (1972) - Cass Breckenridge
1971
The Organization as
George Morgan - Night Watchman
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children as
Captain Cotton
1971
Wild Rovers as
Savage (as Charles Gray)
1971
Bearcats! (TV Series) as
Bill Graham
- Powderkeg (1971) - Bill Graham (as Charles Gray)
1970
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Sheriff Varney
- Hannah (1970) - Sheriff Varney
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
John Monoghan
- Shadows of Doubt (1970) - John Monoghan
1970
McCloud (TV Series) as
1st Policeman
- Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City? (1970) - 1st Policeman
1970
Drive Hard, Drive Fast (TV Movie) as
Blond Man
1969
This Savage Land (TV Movie) as
Lt. Galloway (as Charles Gray)
1969
Charro! as
Mody
1968
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Lt. Robert D. Beckert / Killian
- The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) - Lt. Robert D. Beckert
- Champion of the Western World (1968) - Killian
1967
Anastasia (TV Movie) as
Bounine
1966
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Red Vitel
- High Devil (1966) - Red Vitel (as Charles Gray)
1966
The Road West (TV Series) as
Lieutenant Galloway
- This Savage Land: Part 2 (1966) - Lieutenant Galloway (as Charles Gray)
- This Savage Land: Part 1 (1966) - Lieutenant Galloway (as Charles Gray)
1965
Laredo (TV Series) as
Tom Davis
- A Matter of Policy (1965) - Tom Davis (as Charles Gray)
1964
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Jack Baker
- The Case of the Bullied Bowler (1964) - Jack Baker (as Charles Gray)
1955
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Lon / Tayloe / Bob Gringle / ...
- Mayblossom (1964) - Lon
- Melinda Miles (1961) - Tayloe (as Charles Gray)
- Lynching Man (1958) - Bob Gringle (as Charles Gray)
- The Guitar (1956) - Tyler (as Charles Gray)
- No Handcuffs (1956) - Sheriff (as Charles Gray)
- The Queue (1955) - Barfly (uncredited)
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Clay Forrester / Flagg
- Abilene (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident at Alkali Sink (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident at Rio Doloroso (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of White Eyes (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Hostages (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Black Ace (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Clown (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Comanchero (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Pale Rider (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Married Widow (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Gallows Tree (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of Judgment Day (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident at Crooked Hat (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Mountain Man (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident at Spider Rock (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Trail's End (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Buryin' Man (1963) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of Decision (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident at Quivira (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Querencias (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Reluctant Bridegroom (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident at Sugar Creek (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Wolvers (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Dogfaces (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Lost Woman (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Four Horsemen (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Prodigal Son (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident at Cactus Wells (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Portrait (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray, credit only)
- Incident of the Hunter (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of El Toro (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Devil and the Deep Blue (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Gold Fever (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- House of the Hunter (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Reunion (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Child-Woman (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Immigrants (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Hostage Child (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- A Woman's Place (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Grandma's Money (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Greedy Town (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Pitchwagon (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Long Count (1962) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Twenty-Five Santa Clauses (1961) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- The Inside Man (1961) - Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Haunted Hills (1959) - Flagg (as Charles Gray)
- Incident of the Golden Calf (1959) - Flagg (as Charles Gray)
1961
Gunslinger (TV Series) as
Pico McGuire
- New Savannah (1961) - Pico McGuire (as Charles Gray)
- The Death of Yellow Singer (1961) - Pico McGuire
- Johnny Sergeant (1961) - Pico McGuire
- The Diehards (1961) - Pico McGuire
- Golden Circle (1961) - Pico McGuire
- The Recruit (1961) - Pico McGuire
- Rampage (1961) - Pico McGuire
- Zone (1961) - Pico McGuire (as Charles Gray)
- The Hostage Fort (1961) - Pico McGuire
- Appointment in Cascabel (1961) - Pico McGuire
- The Buried People (1961) - Pico McGuire (as Charles Gray)
1960
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Cullen / Sergeant / Captain / ...
- White Gold (1961) - Cullen
- Mission to the Mountains (1960) - Sergeant
- Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night (1960) - Captain
- Pirates of San Francisco (1960) - Wilson
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series)
- Hong Kong and Little Joe (1960) - (as Charles Gray)
1960
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Sergeant Kirsch
- The Return (1960) - Sergeant Kirsch
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Joe Oliver / Cal
- The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) - Joe Oliver (as Charles Gray)
- Payment in Full (1959) - Cal (as Charles Gray)
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Cavalry Lieutenant / Jeff Sunderland
- The Pledge (1960) - Cavalry Lieutenant (as Charles Gray)
- Duel at Florence (1958) - Jeff Sunderland (as Charles Gray)
1956
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Pastor Bob Meyers / Phil Becker
- Red Trap (1959) - Pastor Bob Meyers (as Charles Gray)
- Senior Citizen (1956) - Phil Becker (as Charles Gray)
1957
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Jared Fletcher / Benson
- Hand on the Latch (1959) - Jared Fletcher (as Charles Gray)
- The Deserters (1957) - Benson (as Charles Gray)
1959
Markham (TV Series)
- Forty-Two on a Rope (1959) - (as Charles Gray)
1959
Yancy Derringer (TV Series) as
Clay Wellman
- Gone But Not Forgotten (1959) - Clay Wellman (as Charles Gray)
1959
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Lloyd Dalton
- So Early in the Mourning (1959) - Lloyd Dalton (as Charles Gray)
1959
The Texan (TV Series) as
Sergeant
- Blood Money (1959) - Sergeant (as Charles Gray)
1959
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as
Floyd
- The Stand-In Heiress (1959) - Floyd (as Charles Gray)
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Josh Holt
- Client: McQueen (1959) - Josh Holt (as Charles Gray)
1959
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Chuck Blake
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1959) - Chuck Blake (as Charles Gray)
1958
I Want to Live! as
Luke (uncredited)
1958
Bronco (TV Series) as
Poker Player
- Four Guns and a Prayer (1958) - Poker Player (uncredited)
1958
Desert Hell as
Pvt. Bandurski
1958
How to Marry a Millionaire (TV Series) as
Burt Kimbrough
- A Man for Mike (1958) - Burt Kimbrough
1958
Cattle Empire as
Tom Powis (as Charles Gray)
1958
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Basset
- The Ashley Case (1958) - Basset (as Chuck Gray)
1957
The Adventures of McGraw (TV Series) as
Marty
- McGraw in Reno (1957) - Marty (as Charles Gray)
1957
Ride a Violent Mile as
Dory (as Charles Gray)
1957
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) as
Harry Donaldson
- New Neighbors (1957) - Harry Donaldson (as Charles Gray)
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Officer
- The Commander and the Kid (1957) - Officer (as Charles Gray)
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Brand / Lt. Endicott Peabody
- The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao (1957) - Brand (as Chuck Gray)
- The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a Hunch (1957) - Lt. Endicott Peabody (as Charles Gray)
1957
The Unknown Terror as
Jim Wheatley (as Charles Gray)
1957
God Is My Partner as
Ross Newmani- Reporter (uncredited)
1957
Trooper Hook as
Soldier (as Charles Gray)
1957
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Fake Arresting Police Officer
- The Town That Wasn't (1957) - Fake Arresting Police Officer (as Charles Gray)
1956
Cavalry Patrol (TV Movie) as
Pvt. Reb Weeb
1956
Highway Patrol (TV Series) as
Officer Edwards / Officer
- Released Convict (1956) - Officer (as Charles Gray)
- Fisherman's Luck (1956) - Officer Edwards (as Charles Gray)
- Hitchhiker Dies (1956) - Officer Edwards (as Charles Gray)
- Plane Crash (1956) - Officer Edwards (as Charles Gray)
- Harbor Story (1956) - Officer Edwards (as Charles A. Gray)
1956
The Black Whip as
Chick Hainline (as Charles Gray)
1956
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Lukens - Gunman After Masterson
- Bat Masterson Wins His Star (1956) - Lukens - Gunman After Masterson
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Pierce
- Father and Son (1956) - Pierce (as Chuck Gray)
1956
Tension at Table Rock as
Zecca (uncredited)
1956
The Houston Story as
Don Stokes (uncredited)
1955
One Desire as
Vernon's Son (uncredited)
1942
Tales of Manhattan as
Rod (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
Soundtrack
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Guitar (1956) - (performer: "Red River Valley" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
1973
Superman as
Arresting officer
References
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