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
Telly Savalas (1970)", Pretty Maids All in a Row" (1971), "Lisa and the Devil" (1973), "Inside Out" (1975), and "Escape to Athena" (1979). He then starred as television's "Kojak" (1973–78), co-starring his brother George Savalas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962). The second of five children, Telly Savalas was born Aristotelis Savalas on January 21, 1924, in Garden City, New York, to Greek American parents Christina (née Kapsalis; 1904–88), a New York City artist who was a native of Sparta, and Nick Savalas [Tsavalas] (1904–48), a Greek restaurant owner.