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Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 05, 1941
Died Jan 11, 2004 (62)
Birthplace Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Spalding Gray (June 5, 1941 – January 11, 2004) was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these work ... s, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several, working with different directors. Theater critics John Willis and Ben Hodges called Gray's monologues "trenchant, personal narratives delivered on sparse, unadorned sets with a dry, WASP, quiet mania."  Gray achieved renown for his monologue Swimming to Cambodia, which he adapted as a 1987 film in which he starred; it was directed by Jonathan Demme. Other of his monologues that he adapted for film were Monster in a Box (1991), directed by Nick Broomfield, and Gray's Anatomy (1996), directed by Steven Soderbergh. Gray died by suicide at the age of 62 after jumping into New York Harbor on January 11, 2004. He had been struggling with depression and severe injuries following a car accident. Soderbergh made a documentary film about Gray's life, And Everything Is Going Fine (2010). An unfinished monologue and a selection from his journals were published in 2005 and 2011, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spalding Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Revolution #9

Revolution #9

2002

as Scooter McCrae

Julie Johnson

Julie Johnson

2001

as Mr. Tom Miranda

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

as Dr. Geisler

How High

How High

2001

as Prof. Jackson

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

1999

as Mr. Jennings

Drunks

Drunks

1997

as Louis

Bliss

Bliss

1997

as Alfred

Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

1996

as Spalding Gray

Diabolique

Diabolique

1996

as Simon Veatch

Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

1995

as Jeremy Watt

Bad Company

Bad Company

1995

as Walter Curl

Glory Daze

Glory Daze

1995

as Jack's Dad

The Paper

The Paper

1994

as Paul Bladden

Zelda

Zelda

1993

as Sayre

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1993

as Mr. Mungo

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Doctor

Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

1993

as Priest

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

1992

as Dr. Erdman

The Image

The Image

1990

as Frank Goodrich

Our Town

Our Town

1989

as Stage Manager

Beaches

Beaches

1988

as Dr. Richard Milstein

Clara's Heart

Clara's Heart

1988

as Peter Epstein

Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars

1988

as Reverend T.J. Cardew

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure

1987

as Spalding Gray

What You Mean We?

What You Mean We?

1986

as Talk show host

True Stories

True Stories

1986

as Earl Culver

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Seven Minutes in Heaven

1986

as Dr. Rodney

Hard Choices

Hard Choices

1985

as Terry Norfolk

Variety

Variety

1985

as Voice on answering machine (voice)

Almost You

Almost You

1985

as Travel Agent

Variety

Variety

1985

as Obscene Phone Caller (voice)

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984

as U.S. Consul

Love-In '72

Love-In '72

1970

as Radical at Party

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Sundance Film Festival Best Actress Personal Problems Won
Television Credits

Saturday Night Live

as Narrator of 'Brides' (voice) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Great Performances

as Stage Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Mike O'Malley Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1999

Spenser: For Hire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1985

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