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).
Acted in 47
1940s
- 1944
- 1943
Redhead from Manhattan
Fisherman
- 1942
Pardon My Gun
Sheriff
The Incredible Stranger
Wagon Driver Mack Williams (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
Greenwood
- 1941
The Pinto Kid
Dan Foster
- 1940
Angels Over Broadway
Gambler (uncredited)
The Durango Kid
Henchman Jergens (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Ranch Foreman
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Air Pump Operator
Road to Singapore
Cherry's Father (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)
- 1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Statistical Hobo
Barefoot Boy
Dutch
Professor Beware
Brawler - Hand Gag
You and Me
Bath House
- 1937
Wild and Woolly
Engineer (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Nate Rogers (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
Pipe-Smokerat Carnival
- 1936
Rebellion
Honeycutt
Killer at Large
First Coffin Man (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
Farmer (uncredited)
Everyman's Law
Lobo Joe
Fury
Stranger
The Singing Kid
Panhandler (uncredited)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Herbert - the Morgue Attendant
- 1935
White Lies
Manager of Employment Agency (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
Jones (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
Man Getting Rain Insurance (Uncredited)
Mad Love
Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
Yard Master (Uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
Bartender
Les Misérables
Gendarme at Inn
- 1934
Mills of the Gods
Chris
A Wicked Woman
Proprietor (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
The Moonshiner (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
Policeman (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
2nd Expressman (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
Sailor Brown
1920s
- 1929
Hit the Deck
Mat