Gregory Gaye
Biography
Gregory Gaye was a Russian-American actor who began in theater in Europe and Asia before emigrating to America after the Russian Revolution. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1900, he took a bit part in the 1928 silent film Tempest and won his first credited role as Prince Ordinsky in the 1929 comedy They Had to See Paris. He often played aristocrats and counts, including Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf in Dodsworth (1936) and Enrico Borelli in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936). Later he shifted to Nazi and military parts, such as a waiter in I Wake Up Screaming (1941) and a German banker in Cornered (1945). He was an exiled count in Ninotchka (1939). His last film was Meteor (1979), where he was the Soviet Premier. He also worked in television, playing an evil ruler in Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe and guesting on shows including The F.B.I. He died in 1993.
92years old at death
- Born Saint Petersburg
- Died Studio City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Gregory Gay
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 48 years1931 to 1979
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First role
Gregory Gaye began with a bit part in Tempest, a silent film from 1928 starring John Barrymore. The movie takes place during the Russian Revolution.
A first
Gaye's final film was the science-fiction disaster movie Meteor, released in 1979, in which he played the Soviet Premier in a small part. He was 79 at the time.
Gregory Gaye movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
H. Bruce Humberstone directed two of these films, Gregory Ratoff two. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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H. Bruce HumberstoneDirector, 2 films, 1936 to 1941
All films by H. Bruce Humberstone
All films by Gregory Ratoff
Also two films together4 more actors
- Jean Del ValSo Dark the Night (1946) and Cornered (1945)
- Betty GrableI Wake Up Screaming (1941) and Down Argentine Way (1940)
- Maurice CassParis Underground (1945) and Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
- Micheline CheirelSo Dark the Night (1946) and Cornered (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gregory Gaye's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$30.3 million
5 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$13M41.6% of the total
- 2$8.4M27.7% of the total
- 3$5.5M18.3% of the total
- 4$2.3M7.5% of the total
- 5$1.5M4.9% of the total
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