Gray, Charles W. 1949–

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GRAY, Charles W. 1949–

(Charles Gray, Charles Woods Gray)

PERSONAL

Full name, Charles Woods Gray; born October 7, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA; children: Rayne Ian, Dov Shalyn.

Addresses: Agent—McGuin & Associates, 10 St. Mary St., Suite 307, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1P9, Canada; Nancy Chaidez Agency & Associates, 1555 North Vine St., Suite 223, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Career: Actor, dialect director, dialect consultant, director, and producer. Songbird (band), member; Black Arts Theatre, artistic director; Graysphere Entertainment Group, founder.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Weird waiter, Police Academy (also known as Police Academy: What an Institution!), Warner Bros., 1984.

Parent Teachers Association parent, Stella, Buena Vista, 1990.

Minister, The Human Stain (also known as Der Menschliche Makel and La couleur du mensonge), Miramax, 2003.

Film Line Producer:

Winged, 1997.

Nelly's Bodega, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Charles Gray) Booker T. La Fleur, The Rene Simard Show, CBC, beginning 1977.

Duke, Diamonds, USA Network and CBC, 1988–1989.

Appeared in The Nice Show, CBC.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ralph Abernathy, Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War, syndicated, 1987.

Moses, Champagne Charlie, syndicated, 1989.

Police sergeant, Common Ground, CBS, 1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Parole board member, Doing Life (also known as Truth or Die), NBC, 1986.

(Uncredited) Reporter, Popeye Doyle, CBS, 1986.

Maurice Hussey, Absolute Hell, PBS, 1991.

Judge Neil, Gross Misconduct, CBC, 1993.

Papa Jeter, Mr. & Mrs. Loving, Showtime, 1996.

Alvin, "Ellen Foster," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1997.

Dr. Black, Due East, Showtime, 2002.

Willie the vagrant, Sins of the Father, FX Network, 2002.

Black citizen, Jasper, Texas, Showtime, 2003.

Henry Savoy, Deacons for Defense, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Paul Phillips, "Songbird," Night Heat, CBS, 1985.

Johnson, "Simon Says," Night Heat, CBS, 1987.

(As Charles Gray) Slick, "The Kid," Night Heat, CBS, 1987.

Fingers, "Archie's Riff," Night Heat, CBS, 1988.

Nicky, "Forgive Me Father," Night Heat, CBS, 1988.

Daddy, "Cops II," Knightwatch, ABC, 1989.

Deithch, "So Shall Ye Reap," War of the Worlds, syndicated, 1989.

Claude, "Word of Mouth," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1990.

Witness, "Payment in Kind," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1990.

"Number One with a Bullet," Katts and Dog (also known as Rin Tin Tin: K–9 Cop), CTV and The Family Channel, 1990.

(As Charles Gray) Eddie Wilson, "Seeing Is Believing," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1991.

Sam, "Writer Wrong," Sweating Bullets, CBS, 1991.

Penn, "Betty Jane Hendricks and Wally Crabtree," Top Cops, CBS, 1992.

Sure, "Two for the Show," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1992.

(As Charles Gray) Officer Bratton, "Bratton," Top Cops, CBS, 1993.

(As Charles Gray) Principal, "Ike for President," Maniac Mansion, The Family Channel, 1993.

(As Charles Gray) Willie the mechanic, "The Hit," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1993.

Uncle Otis, "The Hardwood: Part 1," The Hoop Life, Showtime, 1999.

(As Charles Woods Gray) Second watch commander, "Safe at Home," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

John Northland, "A Low, Dishonest Decade," The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2002.

Stan Eldridge, "Assassins," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX TV, 2002.

Stan Eldridge, "Bombs Away," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX TV, 2002.

Stan Eldridge, "The Signing," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX TV, 2002.

Stan Eldridge, "A Snitch in Time," Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX TV, 2002.

(As Charles Woods Gray) Homeless veteran, "Daddy's Girl," Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC, 2003.

Raymond Kenner, "My Brother's Keeper," Soul Food, Showtime, 2003.

Howlin' Bill, "Passing Time," The District, CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Stan Eldridge, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, PAX TV, 2002.

Television Work; Series:

Additional voices, Police Academy (animated; also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series), syndicated, 1988–1989.

Dialect director, Top Cops, CBS, 1990–1993.

Producer of The Nice Show, CBC.

Television Dialect Director; Movies:

Gangsters, 1992.

Bonds of Love, CBS, 1993.

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad, CTV, BET, and The Family Channel, 1994.

Mr. & Mrs. Loving, Showtime, 1996.

Radiant City, ABC, 1996.

"Ellen Foster," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1997.

Summer's End, Showtime, 1999.

Due East, Showtime, 2002.

Sins of the Father, FX Network, 2002.

Television Dialect Consultant:

Family Pictures (miniseries), ABC, 1993.

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story (movie; also known as Seeds of Deception), Lifetime, 1994.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Bes, RA.

Stage Work:

Director and producer, Ain't Noth'n but a Party, Arts Against Apartheid Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; director and producer, For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Canadian cities; and worked on the production of Fences, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.