Charles Gray (actor) Charles Gray (actor) 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", Dikko Henderson in a previous Bond film "You Only Live Twice", Sherlock Holmes's brother Mycroft Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and as the Criminologist in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in 1975. Gray was born Donald Marshall Gray in Bournemouth, Hampshire, the son of Maude Elizabeth (née Marshall) and Donald Gray, who was a surveyor. Gray attended Bournemouth School alongside Benny Hill, whose school
The Pleasance (street) onwards the area benefited from a gradual renaissance. The Pleasance contains a complex of university-owned buildings which, for nine months of the year, operate as one of the four Student Union venues that serve the Edinburgh University Students' Association. In August, the complex is converted to use as one of the major venues of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for which it is most publicly well-known. The Pleasance Theatre Trust, named after the complex, runs the venue during the Fringe, as well as a sister venue in London. The Pleasance complex consists of two main bars: The Pleasance Bar and The