Willoughby Gray

Willoughby Gray

Nascimento : 1916-11-06, London, England, UK

Morte : 1993-02-13

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Willoughby Gray (5 November 1916 – 13 February 1993) was an English actor of stage and screen born in London. (Though several sources suggest he was born in Aberdeen, Scotland). He was the stepson of Henry Pownall, as his father, Captain John Gray, was killed in Iraq close to the time of his birth. John Willoughby Gray served with distinction during the Second World War with GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom). For most of the campaign in Europe he commanded a patrol with 11th Armoured Division. For his gallant and distinguished services in the North West Europe campaign, he was appointed MBE. His recommendation reads: "Captain Gray has commanded a divisional patrol with outstanding success throughout the campaign. The resource and initiative shown by him at all times has resulted in a great deal of vital information reaching Army and Corps HQ much more quickly than would otherwise have been the case, In addition, he has shown great enterprise and complete disregard for his own personal safety on many occasions, notably whilst carrying out reconnaissances in the Antwerp area during the advance through Belgium. The bearing of this officer under arduous conditions and his cheerfulness and willingness to do any work delegated to him unhesitatingly have been an example to those with whom he came in contact." He achieved popularity in the mid-1950s after making 38 appearances on the television series The Adventures of Robin Hood. He appeared as 'Pete' in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party on its very first run in 1958, this being just one of countless stage performances he made. Though over-shadowed by his stage career, Gray made a handful of incredibly popular films, notably as a priest in Laurence Olivier's film Richard III (1955), The Mummy (1959), Absolution (1978), The Hit(1984), the James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985) as retired Nazi doctor and Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) henchman Karl Mortner/Hans Glaub,[1] and as the elderly and kind king in The Princess Bride (1987). In the late 1980s, he appeared in the BBC drama Howards' Way as banker Sir John Stevens. In Sergei Bondarchuk's 1970 film Waterloo, he is credited as both an actor (playing Captain Ramsey) and a military consultant.[2] Gray died aged 76 in February 1993. His wife, who wrote as Felicity Gray,(Nee Margaret Andraea) was a choreographer, speaker and writer on ballet, who notably taught Gene Tierney for her role in Never Let Me Go. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willoughby Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Willoughby Gray

Filmes

A Princesa Prometida
The King
A princesa Buttercup é raptada por uma bizarra gangue com um plano mirabolante para criar um incidente internacional. Seus membros logo descobrem que estão sendo perseguidos pelo pirata Roberts, que pode ser também Westley, o único - porém já esquecido - amor da princesa. Uma combinação bizarra de lutas de capa e espada, aventura, fantasia e comédia. Um divertidíssimo trabalho do diretor Rob Reiner.
007 Na Mira dos Assassinos
Dr. Carl Mortner
O magnata Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) pretende controlar o mercado de informática. Ele resolve arquitetar um louco plano, no qual milhares de pessoas vão morrer para ficar ainda mais rico. Após retornar da sua viagem na União Soviética com um chip de computador, James Bond (Roger Moore) precisa investigar as indústrias de Zorin e tentar impedir que o vilão realize os seus planos.
O Traidor
Judge
Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance...
The Gamekeeper
The Duke
George Purse is the gamekeeper for the duke's estate, a role he takes seriously. His position gives him a certain status, but he has an uneasy relationship with some of the locals, not least those who turn to poaching
Absolvição
Brigadier Walsh
Em um colégio católico, o jovem Benjamin resolve pregar uma peça em seu professor, o Padre Goddard. Dentro do confessionário, ele diz a Goddard ter acidentalmente matado um amigo próximo e o enterrado na floresta.
Dead Cert
Coroner
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
Waterloo - A Batalha de Napoleão
Ramsey
Épico histórico que conta a saga de Napoleão, na batalha de Waterloo. Em 1815, após escapar da Ilha de Elba, Napoleão organiza seu exército para participar da luta decisiva na Bélgica contra os exércitos da Inglaterra e da Prússia.
Os Doze Condenados
German Officer (uncredited)
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, um comandante do exército norte-americano tem a missão de treinar e liderar um grupo de doze condenados pela corte marcial em uma missão que envolve a morte de oficiais alemães. Se eles sobreviverem à missão suicida, terão suas penas relaxadas.
A Múmia
Dr. Reilly
Egito, 1895. Três arqueologistas britânicos, John Banning (Peter Cushing), Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer) e Joseph Whemple (Raymond Hutley), descobrem o túmulo de uma princesa egípcia, Ananka (Yvonne Furneaux), que morreu há quatro mil anos. Sem imaginar o que realmente fazia, Stephen lê o "Pergaminho da Vida". Isto faz voltar a vida Kharis (Christopher Lee), o guardião da tumba, que recebe a ajuda de Mehemet Bey (George Pastell), um egípcio que não aceita o túmulo ter sido profanado por "infiéis". Três anos depois, Mehemet leva para a Inglaterra Kharis, que terá a missão de matar os três arqueólogos que lideraram a expedição que achou a tumba de Ananka.
Stranger from Venus
Tom Harding
A stranger turns up at an English country pub and asks to stay, although reveals that he has no money. He even claims to have no name. The police become suspicious when he reveals details about Susan North, a local girl who has gone missing. However, when the police try to take the stranger in for questioning, they find that they are unable to lay their hands on him. Susan then turns up, revealing that she has been in a car crash and how the stranger saved and miraculously healed her. The stranger tells them that he is a visitor from the planet Venus. The authorities block off all exits in and out of the town. The stranger tells government representatives that he wants a meeting with heads of world governments for when his people arrive in their ship in four days time. As they set this up, the stranger discovers that the authorities instead plan to lay a trap to capture his people’s ship – something they do not realise could have disastrous consequences for Earth.
Era Uma Vez um Espião
British Officer
A British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which he has mistaken for his new plumbing invention. Everyone is hunting for him, including the Russians. The Russians find him and offer him a job in the Kremlin doing research (on plumbing he believes). He accepts, arrives in Russia and falls in love with Tania, a secret agent. And then discovers the true nature of the plans he is carrying...
Guilt Is My Shadow
Detective
A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on the novel 'You're Best Alone' by Norah Lofts.