Donald Gray
Biography
Donald Gray was a South African actor who entered films after winning a Paramount talent contest in 1933. He appeared in the studio's Search for Beauty that year, then worked in British repertory theater and films for Paramount's UK subsidiary. A supporting role in Alexander Korda's The Four Feathers (1939) was followed by other screen work and, after the Second World War, a tour of South Africa with his own repertory company and a BBC radio contract. He appeared in Saturday Island (1952) before returning to the BBC as a continuity announcer. Gray became known for starring as detective Mark Saber in the British television series Mark Saber, which aired between 1955 and 1961 and totaled 156 episodes. He also had roles in the series Dixon of Dock Green and Emmerdale Farm, while his voice work brought him parts in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, where he voiced Colonel White, Captain Black and the Mysterons. He died in 1978.
64years old at death
- Born Aberdeen
- Died South Africa
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 42 years1939 to 1981
Every film, newest first
- 1981Revenge of the Mysterons from MarsIMDb rating 3.5
- 1956Satellite in the SkyIMDb rating 5.2
- 1952Saturday IslandIMDb rating 5.9
- 1939The Four FeathersIMDb rating 7.4
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A role that slipped away
Donald Gray crossed paths with director Albert Parker in 1936. Parker cast him as the lead in Strange Experiment once James Mason left the production.
A change of course
Gray worked as an engineering salesman selling a boiler preparation while acting in repertory theater and appearing in films for Paramount's UK subsidiary.
Getting ready for a role
Gray's voice work in his later years, including Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, was based on the voice of fellow South African actor Basil Rathbone.
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Worked with
Donald Gray shares two films with John Laurie, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Laurie's page
C. Aubrey Smith's page
Ralph Richardson's page
Alexander Knox's page
Lois Maxwell's page
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's page
Zoltan KordaDirector, 1 film, 1939
All films by Zoltan Korda
Paul DicksonDirector, 1 film, 1956
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Stuart HeislerDirector, 1 film, 1952
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