Roger Gray

Born: 1881-05-26

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Gray (May 26, 1881 – January 20, 1959) was an American character who was active in the early years of the talking picture era. Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1881, he began acting later in life, his first role being featured part in 1930's Hit the Deck. Over his 14-year career he would have small or featured roles in over 75 films, including such classics as The Merry Widow (1934), Les Misérables (1935), Captains Courageous (1937), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939), and 1940's Road to Singapore. His final appearance would be in a small role in the 1943 film Redhead from Manhattan. Married and divorced twice, he died in a Los Angeles hospital, and his body was cremated in the crematorium of Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now Hollywood Forever Cemetery).


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Gaslight

as Stranger (uncredited)
Released: 1944-05-04

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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Captains Courageous

as Nate Rogers (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...

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The Westerner

as Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-18

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy...

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Les Misérables

as Gendarme at Inn
Released: 1935-04-20

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Mad Love

as Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-12

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's...

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Road to Singapore

as Cherry's Father (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-22

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

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The Merry Widow

as Policeman (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-02

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

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Fury

as Stranger
Released: 1936-06-05

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to...

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History Is Made at Night

as uncredited
Released: 1937-03-05

An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from...

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Angels Over Broadway

as Gambler (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-02

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his...

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You and Me

as Bath House
Released: 1938-06-01

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled...

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Naughty Marietta

as Jacques the Suitor (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-29

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and...

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Barbary Coast

as Sandy Ferguson
Released: 1935-10-13

Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette...

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We Live Again

as Jailer
Released: 1934-11-01

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,...

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Murder in the Fleet

as Yard Master (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-05-24

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to...

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Double Wedding

as Mike, Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
Released: 1937-10-15

A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her...

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Buck Benny Rides Again

as Ranch Foreman
Released: 1940-05-31

Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling...

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The Man Who Returned to Life

as uncredited
Released: 1942-02-05

An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an...

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Don't Bet on Blondes

as Man Getting Rain Insurance (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-13

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...

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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

as Air Pump Operator
Released: 1940-05-30

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of...

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Mary Jane's Pa

as Bartender
Released: 1935-04-27

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family,...

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Barefoot Boy

as Dutch
Released: 1938-08-03

A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.

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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as Herbert - the Morgue Attendant
Released: 1936-01-11

A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a...

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Out West with the Peppers

as Tom
Released: 1940-06-30

When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids...

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A Wicked Woman

as Proprietor (uncredited)
Released: 1934-12-07

A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's...

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Killer at Large

as First Coffin Man (uncredited)
Released: 1936-10-27

A master of disguise poses as a wax figure to rob a safe of its jewels.

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Professor Beware

as Brawler - Hand Gag
Released: 1938-07-29

Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to...

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Kentucky Kernels

as The Moonshiner
Released: 1934-11-02

The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky...

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-02

Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of...

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The Singing Kid

as Panhandler (uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-10

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While...

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Rebellion

as Honeycutt
Released: 1936-10-27

In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately,...

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The Arkansas Traveler

as Statistical Hobo
Released: 1938-10-14

The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily...

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Redhead from Manhattan

as Fisherman
Released: 1943-05-06

Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship,...

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Mountain Justice

as Pipe-Smokerat Carnival
Released: 1937-04-24

Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid...

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The Incredible Stranger

as Wagon Driver Mack Williams (uncredited)
Released: 1942-06-20

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been...

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Pardon My Gun

as Sheriff
Released: 1942-12-01

In this western, a rancher is ambushed, killed, and robbed, but for some reason the killers...

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Wild and Woolly

as Engineer (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-19

Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and...

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The Durango Kid

as Henchman Jergens (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-15

The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced...

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Ship Cafe

as Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1935-11-09

The singing stoker and the vamp.

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Everyman's Law

as Lobo Joe
Released: 1936-06-10

Texas Ranger Johnny, poses as a hired gunman called The Dog Town Kid in order to infiltrate the...

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George White's Scandals

as Sailor Brown
Released: 1934-03-15

Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the...

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The Merry Frinks

as 2nd Expressman (uncredited)
Released: 1934-05-26

An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.

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Hit the Deck

as Mat
Released: 1929-12-25

A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.

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The Pinto Kid

as Dan Foster
Released: 1941-02-05

Pinto Kid was one of Charles Starrett's last "formula" westerns before he permanently assumed...

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