Roger Gray
Date of birth: 1881-05-26
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known for: Acting
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Biography
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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Fury
1936-06-05
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the
Everyman's Law
1936-06-10
Texas Ranger Johnny, poses as a hired gunman called The Dog Town Kid in order to infiltrate the outl
Barefoot Boy
1938-08-03
A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.
Rebellion
1936-10-27
In this drama, a Mexican woman attempts to live a peaceful life in California. Unfortunately, land-g
The Arkansas Traveler
1938-10-14
The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record,
You and Me
1938-06-01
Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in
Barbary Coast
1935-10-13
Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel o
History Is Made at Night
1937-03-05
An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her
George White's Scandals
1934-03-15
Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest e
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936-01-11
A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hosp
Kentucky Kernels
1934-11-02
The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Mil
Mountain Justice
1937-04-24
Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prej
Mary Jane's Pa
1935-04-27
Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942-02-05
An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-
We Live Again
1934-11-01
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, i
Professor Beware
1938-07-29
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join
Murder in the Fleet
1935-05-24
A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find t
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940-05-30
A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a m
Gaslight
1944-05-04
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Out West with the Peppers
1940-06-30
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939-02-02
Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of Chine
Hit the Deck
1929-12-25
A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.
Captains Courageous
1937-06-25
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transat
The Westerner
1940-09-18
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bea
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940-05-31
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of ri
The Singing Kid
1936-04-10
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperatin
Angels Over Broadway
1940-10-02
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-
Road to Singapore
1940-03-22
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
The Merry Widow
1934-11-02
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Redhead from Manhattan
1943-05-06
Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita sh
The Pinto Kid
1941-02-05
Pinto Kid was one of Charles Starrett's last "formula" westerns before he permanently assumed the sc
Pardon My Gun
1942-12-01
In this western, a rancher is ambushed, killed, and robbed, but for some reason the killers through
Rolling Along
1930-09-30
Two incompetent bus drivers attempt to exact revenge on their no nonsense boss. Hilarity ensues.
The Incredible Stranger
1942-06-20
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built
His Old Flame
1935-01-25
Just as Charlie is running for mayor on a purity platform, an old flame threatens to show his torrid
A Wicked Woman
1934-12-07
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's cond
The Durango Kid
1940-08-15
The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starr
The Merry Frinks
1934-05-26
An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.
Ship Cafe
1935-11-09
The singing stoker and the vamp.
Double Wedding
1937-10-15
A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-control
Naughty Marietta
1935-03-29
In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escape
Wild and Woolly
1937-07-19
Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Se
Killer at Large
1936-10-27
A master of disguise poses as a wax figure to rob a safe of its jewels.
Mad Love
1935-07-12
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's han
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935-07-13
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His fir
Les Misérables
1935-04-20
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
Wives Never Know
1936-09-18
The blissful marriage of Homer and Marcia Bigelow is disrupted when Marcia hosts a party for one J.
The Silent Partner
1931-08-02
Mills of the Gods
1934-12-15
Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her ir
White Lies
1935-12-27
A powerful publisher John Mitchell whose pursuit of sensational headlines at the expense of all else