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name: "Willoughby Gray"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/willoughby-gray"
roles: []
born: "6 November 1916"
died: "13 February 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-18T11:35:23.164228+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Willoughby Gray

Actor. Born 6 November 1916 in London, England, UK. Died 13 February 1993.

## Details

- **Born:** 6 November 1916, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 13 February 1993
- **Active:** 1985–1987
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Gray, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1593276, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337016/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10664

## Biography

Willoughby Gray (5 November 1916 – 13 February 1993) was an English actor of stage and screen. Born in London, he served with distinction during the Second World War with GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom) and was appointed MBE for his services.

Gray achieved popularity on television in the mid-1950s with 38 appearances in the series *The Adventures of Robin Hood*. His film roles included Dr. Reilly in *The Mummy* (1959), Dr. Carl Mortner in the James Bond film *A View to a Kill* (1985), and the King in *The Princess Bride* (1987). He also appeared as Sir John Stevens in the BBC series *Howards' Way* (1985–1990). He was married to choreographer Felicity Gray from 1945 until her death in 1986.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Fi1m 86, as The King — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *A View to a Kill* (1985), Fi1m 46, as Dr. Carl Mortner — [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Princess Bride* (1987), as The King — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *Solarbabies* (1986), as Canis
- *Howards' Way* (1985), series, as Sir John Stevens
- *A View to a Kill* (1985), as Dr. Carl Mortner — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)
- *The Hit* (1984), as Judge
- *The Gamekeeper* (1980), as The Duke
- *Sheppey* (1980), as Customer
- *Absolution* (1978), as Brigadier Walsh
- *Dead Cert* (1974), as Coroner
- *Young Winston* (1972), as Gladstone (uncredited)
- *The Regiment* (1972), series, as Dr Blaikie, Technical Advisor
- *Waugh on Crime* (1970), series, Acting
- *Waterloo* (1970), as Ramsey
- *W. Somerset Maugham* (1969), series, as Hannay
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Brigadier Perring
- *The Man Outside* (1967), as Detective Inspector
- *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), as German Officer (uncredited)
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Col. Trex
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Hopkins
- *Dr. Finlay's Casebook* (1962), series, Acting
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Padley — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Mummy* (1959), as Dr. Reilly
- *The Adventures of William Tell* (1958), series, as Captain Frederick, Number One
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Harris, Pop, Man Shaving, Bosun, Old Pop
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Much, Count de Waldern, Otto, Stationarius, Blondel, Arthur of Tetsbury, Major Domo, Master Giles, Aubrey, Tinker, Gilbert, Nailer, 1st Tax Collector (uncredited), Nailer (uncredited), Outlaw (uncredited), Craxton the Forester (uncredited), Bafe
- *Stranger from Venus* (1954), as Tom Harding
- *Top Secret* (1952), as British Officer
- *The Woman with No Name* (1950), as Group Captain
- *Guilt Is My Shadow* (1950), as Detective
- *Pygmalion* (1948), as Man in the Bowler Hat

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