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).
Movies & TV Shows
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Gaslight (1944) — Stranger (uncredited)
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Fury (1936) — Stranger
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Captains Courageous (1937) — Nate Rogers (uncredited)
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The Westerner (1940) — Eph Stringer - Homesteader (uncredited)
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Mad Love (1935) — Detective Arresting Stephen (Uncredited)
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The Merry Widow (1934) — Policeman (uncredited)
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Les Misérables (1935) — Gendarme at Inn
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History Is Made at Night (1937)
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Road to Singapore (1940) — Cherry's Father (uncredited)
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You and Me (1938) — Bath House
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Barbary Coast (1935) — Sandy Ferguson
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Double Wedding (1937) — Mike, Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
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Angels Over Broadway (1940) — Gambler (uncredited)
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Naughty Marietta (1935) — Jacques the Suitor (uncredited)
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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) — Air Pump Operator
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Kentucky Kernels (1934) — The Moonshiner (uncredited)
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George White's Scandals (1934) — Sailor Brown
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Barefoot Boy (1938) — Dutch
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Professor Beware (1938) — Brawler - Hand Gag
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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) — Herbert - the Morgue Attendant
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We Live Again (1934) — Jailer
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Murder in the Fleet (1935) — Yard Master (Uncredited)
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Out West with the Peppers (1940) — Tom
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The Incredible Stranger (1942) — Wagon Driver Mack Williams (uncredited)
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A Wicked Woman (1934) — Proprietor (uncredited)
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Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) — Man Getting Rain Insurance (Uncredited)
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Mary Jane's Pa (1935) — Bartender
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The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) — Greenwood
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) — Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)
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Redhead from Manhattan (1943) — Fisherman
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The Merry Frinks (1934) — 2nd Expressman (uncredited)
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The Arkansas Traveler (1938) — Statistical Hobo
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Mountain Justice (1937) — Pipe-Smokerat Carnival
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Rebellion (1936) — Honeycutt
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Hit the Deck (1929) — Mat
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Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) — Ranch Foreman
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The Singing Kid (1936) — Panhandler (uncredited)
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The Durango Kid (1940) — Henchman Jergens (uncredited)
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Killer at Large (1936) — First Coffin Man (uncredited)
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White Lies (1935) — Manager of Employment Agency (uncredited)