Roger Gray

Born: 1881-05-26 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died: 1959-01-20

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

1944

Gaslight as Stranger (uncredited)

1943

Redhead from Manhattan as Fisherman

1942

The Man Who Returned to Life as Greenwood
The Incredible Stranger as Wagon Driver Mack Williams (uncredited)
Pardon My Gun as Sheriff

1941

The Pinto Kid as Dan Foster

1940

The Westerner as Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)
Road to Singapore as Cherry's Father (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again as Ranch Foreman
Angels Over Broadway as Gambler (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Air Pump Operator
Out West with the Peppers as Tom
The Durango Kid as Henchman Jergens (uncredited)

1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)

1938

You and Me as Bath House
Professor Beware as Brawler - Hand Gag
The Arkansas Traveler as Statistical Hobo
Barefoot Boy as Dutch

1937

Captains Courageous as Nate Rogers (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Double Wedding as Mike, Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
Mountain Justice as Pipe-Smokerat Carnival
Wild and Woolly as Engineer (uncredited)

1936

Fury as Stranger
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Herbert - the Morgue Attendant
Wives Never Know as Farmer (uncredited)
The Singing Kid as Panhandler (uncredited)
Everyman's Law as Lobo Joe
Killer at Large as First Coffin Man (uncredited)
Rebellion as Honeycutt

1935

Naughty Marietta as Jacques the Suitor (uncredited)
Les Misérables as Gendarme at Inn
Barbary Coast as Sandy Ferguson
Mad Love as Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet as Yard Master (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes as Man Getting Rain Insurance (Uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa as Bartender
Ship Cafe as Jones (uncredited)
White Lies as Manager of Employment Agency (uncredited)
His Old Flame

1934

The Merry Widow as Policeman (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels as The Moonshiner (uncredited)
We Live Again as Jailer
The Merry Frinks as 2nd Expressman (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods as Chris
George White's Scandals as Sailor Brown
A Wicked Woman as Proprietor (uncredited)