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

1941

The Pinto Kid as Dan Foster

1940

The Westerner as Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)
Road to Singapore as Cherry's Father (uncredited)
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)
Buck Benny Rides Again as Ranch Foreman

1939

Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)

1938

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

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

1935

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

1934

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