Charles W. Gray Biography (1949-)

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 ChaidezAgency & Associates, 1555 North Vine St., Suite 223, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, dialect director, dialect consultant, director, producer
Birth Details: October 7, 1949; Los Angeles, California

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Weird waiter, Police Academy (also known as PoliceAcademy: 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.
Miniseries
Ralph Abernathy, Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War, syndicated, 1987
Moses, Champagne Charlie, syndicated, 1989
Police sergeant, Common Ground, CBS, 1990
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
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., CTVand 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," FamilyLaw, 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
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 asSeeds 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.
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Wrote Ain't Noth'n but a Party, Arts Against Apartheid Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Teleplays
Writer for The Nice Show, CBC.

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