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
Pleasance Theatre Trust Pleasance Theatre Trust The Pleasance Theatre Trust (often simply called The Pleasance) is a venue operator and producer of live events, known internationally for being one of the major, so-called "Big Four", operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival. The trust is named after The Pleasance, the venue complex which it runs in Edinburgh during the Fringe, although the organisation's operations have expanded from that original base to include another venue complex, the Potterrow Student Centre (branded as Pleasance Dome) during the Fringe, and a year-round base in London, Pleasance Islington. Fringe events were first held