Gregory Gaye (born Grigoriy Grigoryevich Ge; October 10, 1900 – August 23, 1993) was a Russian-American

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. The son of an actor, he was born in St. Petersburg,

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. He was the uncle of actor George Gaynes. He was a cadet in the

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and began his stage career in

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and in the

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before going to the United States after the

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in 1923. He appeared in small roles in over a hundred movies.

Career

His first role was a bit part in the 1928 John Barrymore

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'' Tempest'', set during the Russian Revolution. His first credited role was as Prince Ordinsky in the 1929

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comedy ''

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''. Gaye appeared in three of Rogers' movies including; '' Young as You Feel'' and '' Handy Andy''. Later in 1929, Gaye received a bit part in the

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film '' The Black Watch'' starring Victor McLaglen (

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and

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also had bit parts in this movie). In 1930, Gaye received a good role as Baslikoff, a suave violinist, chasing

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in the romance comedy '' What a Widow!'' Later that year, he appeared as Vologuine in the

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film '' Renegades'' with

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and

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. In 1932, Gaye played Rudolph Kammerling in the comedy '' Once in a Lifetime'' about a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies. In 1934, Gaye played Mr. Kolinoff in

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's '' British Agent'' starring

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. Two years later, Gaye received a good role as Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf in '' Dodsworth'' starring Walter Huston and Mary Astor. Later that year, again playing an aristocrat, as Count Raul Du Rienne in '' Under Your Spell''. Also in 1936, he received another good role as Enrico Borelli in the mystery '' Charlie Chan at the Opera'' starring

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. In 1937, Gaye portrayed a

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named Dmitri 'Didi' Shekoladnikoff in the comedy '' Mama Steps Out'' starring Guy Kibbee. Next, Gaye plays a German Captain Freymann in ''

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'' starring

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and

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. Gaye continued to play the role of aristocrats like Count Frederic Brekenski in Warner Bros.'s '' Tovarich'' starring

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and Basil Rathbone. The following year, Gaye played another aristocratic count in '' Love, Honor and Behave'' starring Priscilla Lane. Later that year, Gaye received the part of Popoff in the comedy '' Too Hot to Handle'' starring

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and Myrna Loy. Gaye, in a role he was getting used to, played Count Georges De Remi in '' Paris Honeymoon'' starring

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in 1939. Later that year, he played Vitray in

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's ''

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'' starring

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. Next that year, Gaye received a good part as exiled Count Alexis Rakonin, the waiter, in

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's Oscar-nominated classic '' Ninotchka'' starring

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. As World War II raged in Europe, Gaye's parts started to move away from aristocrats and toward

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s. In 1941, Gaye played Von Mueller in '' They Dare Not Love'' starring George Brent and

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. The movie takes place in Austria during the war. Next, he played a waiter in '' I Wake Up Screaming'' starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature. Next he played Becker in the war drama '' Flight Lieutenant'' starring Pat O'Brien and

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. In 1942, Gaye played a Nazi spy and saboteur named Feldon in Columbia's spy serial ''Secret Code''. Next, he played a Nazi named Karl in the comedy '' Fall In''. Later in 1942, at age 41, he landed a small role in ''

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'' as an official of

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. In the movie, he tries to gain entrance to the back-room casino, but is stopped by Abdul (

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). He tells Rick, "I have been in every gambling room between

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and Berlin, and if you think I'm going to be kept out of a saloon like this, you're very much mistaken." Rick tells him, "your cash is good at the bar." He responds, "What? Do you know who I am?" To which Rick replies, "I do, you're lucky the bar is open to you." Gaye angrily responds, "This is outrageous! I shall report it to the Angrif" and storms away. After ''Casablanca'', Gaye received many small, and mostly uncredited roles throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1944, he received a bit part as a Russian correspondent Peter Voroshevski, who again is stopped at the door and not allowed in the trial, in '' The Purple Heart'' starring Dana Andrews and

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, based on the captured pilots from the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo. In the mystery '' Seven Doors to Death'', Gaye received a large part as Henry Gregor. Later in 1944, he appeared in the spy thriller '' The Conspirators''. In 1945, Gaye appeared in seven movies. One of them was a war drama, '' Paris Underground'', about two women trying to help downed Allied pilots escape Nazi-occupied France. He also played the part of Joe Sapphire in a small crime drama '' The Tiger Woman''. In another, he again plays a German banker, this time in '' Cornered'', starring Dick Powell. After that year, the roles became scarcer. In 1946, Gaye received a role in a small mystery '' Passkey to Danger''. The following year, he played a book forger in the mystery ''

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'', starring Dale Evans. Next, he received a bit part as a Maitre d'hotel in the comedy '' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'', starring

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. Gaye continued to land parts into the 1950s. He got a small role in '' Cargo to Capetown'', starring

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. He also received a part in Republic's science-fiction serial '' Flying Disc Man from Mars'' (it was released as a feature film called ''Missile Monsters'' in 1958). He appeared in the adventure film '' Mask of the Avenger'', starring

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. This was followed with an appearance in the thriller '' Peking Express''. Next was a part as Ali in Columbia's '' The Magic Carpet'', starring

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. In 1952, he appeared as Paul Shushaldin in

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's historical adventure '' The World in His Arms'', starring

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and

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. The following year, he appeared in '' Savage Mutiny'', starring Johnny Weissmuller (one of two movies they appeared in together). Later, he got a small role in '' South Sea Woman'', starring

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and Virginia Mayo. In 1955, Gaye portrayed an ex-Nazi mad scientist who teams up with a mobster to bring dead gangsters to life in Columbia's science-fiction B horror movie '' Creature with the Atom Brain''. Gaye appeared in '' Kelly and Me'', starring Van Johnson, in 1957 and the following year as Vladimir Klinkoff in '' Auntie Mame'', starring

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. He also played "The Ruler" in the Republic Films serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe. In 1960, he played a casino owner named Freeman in ''

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'', starring

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and Sammy Davis Jr. The following year, he played Joan Blackman's father,

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's co-star in ''

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''. In 1962, he portrayed a salesman in

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's World War II drama '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', starring Glenn Ford, Paul Lukas and Charles Boyer. Later that year, Gaye appeared as General

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in ''Hitler'', starring

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in the title role. The next year, he played a Russian reporter in '' The Prize'', starring

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and Edward G. Robinson. It would be three years before Gaye got another role. He had a small role portraying the

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in ''

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'' in 1966. Three years after that in 1969, he received his next part, a small uncredited role in the

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thriller ''

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''. Gaye did not appear in any more movies until the late 1970s. He appeared in a couple of television movies before, at age 79, he did his last movie, the science-fiction disaster film ''

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'' where he had a small role as the Soviet Premier in 1979. Gaye also performed on television. In 1953, he played the evil ruler who tries to destroy the earth in the television series '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe''. Between 1954 and 1970, Gaye appeared as a guest on a number of television shows, including five guest appearances on '' The F.B.I.''

Death

Gaye died in 1993 in Studio City, California. He was predeceased, in 1985, by second wife Frances Lee, whom he had married in 1944. He was cremated and his ashes are held privately.

Selected filmography

* '' Tempest'' (1928) - Unconfirmed Role (uncredited) * '' The Case of Lena Smith'' (1929) - (uncredited) * '' The Black Watch'' (1929) - 42nd Highlander (uncredited) * ''

'' (1929) - Prince Ordinsky (uncredited) * '' High Society Blues'' (1930) - Count Prunier * '' Song of the Flame'' (1930) - (uncredited) * '' What a Widow!'' (1930) - Baslikoff * '' Renegades'' (1930) - Dmitri Vologuine * '' Kept Husbands'' (1931) - Mons. Prinz (uncredited) * '' Young as You Feel'' (1931) - Pierre * '' Once in a Lifetime'' (1932) - Rudolph Kammerling * '' Affairs of a Gentleman'' (1934) - Bela (uncredited) * '' Handy Andy'' (1934) - Pierre Martel * '' British Agent'' (1934) - Mr. Kolinoff * ''

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'' (1936) - Russian Writer (uncredited) * '' Dodsworth'' (1936) - Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf * '' Under Your Spell'' (1936) - Count Raul Du Rienne * '' Charlie Chan at the Opera'' (1936) - Enrico Barelli * '' That Girl from Paris'' (1936) - Paul Joseph DeVry (uncredited) * '' Mama Steps Out'' (1937) - Dmitri 'Didi' Shekoladnikoff, the Pianist * ''

'' (1937) - Capt. Freymann * '' First Lady'' (1937) - Gregoravitch * '' Prescription for Romance'' (1937) - Dr. Paul Azarny * '' Tovarich'' (1937) - Count Frederic Brekenski * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Prince Leopold * '' Love, Honor and Behave'' (1938) - Count Humbert * '' Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' (1938) - Raoul (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Grant (uncredited) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) - 'Popoff' * '' Straight, Place and Show'' (1938) - Vladimir Borokov - Russian Jockey * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Ambassador * '' Paris Honeymoon'' (1939) - Count Georges De Remi * ''

'' (1939) - Vitray * ''

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'' (1939) - Fernando Manfredi (uncredited) * '' Ninotchka'' (1939) - Count Alexis Rakonin * '' On Your Toes'' (1939) - Vassilly - Slave in Ballet (uncredited) * '' The Man from Dakota'' (1940) - Col. Borodin (scenes deleted) * '' Down Argentine Way'' (1940) - Sebastian * '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Von Mueller (uncredited) * '' I Wake Up Screaming'' (1941) - Headwaiter * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - Monsieur Garnier * '' Flight Lieutenant'' (1942) - Becker (uncredited) * '' The Secret Code'' (1942) - Nazi Agent Feldon * ''Fall In'' (1942) - Karl, Nazi Wiretapper (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - German Banker Refused by Rick (uncredited) * '' One Dangerous Night'' (1943) - Dr. Eric Budenny * '' Song of Russia'' (1944) - Russian Radio Announcer (uncredited) * '' The Purple Heart'' (1944) - Peter Voshenksy (uncredited) * '' Seven Doors to Death'' (1944) - Henry Gregor * '' The Conspirators'' (1944) - Antone Wynat (uncredited) * '' A Song to Remember'' (1945) - Young Russian (uncredited) * '' I Love a Mystery'' (1945) - Dr. Han (uncredited) * '' Blood on the Sun'' (1945) - American Newspaperman Bogardis (uncredited) * '' Paris Underground'' (1945) - Tissier * '' Pursuit to Algiers'' (1945) - Ravez (uncredited) * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1945) - Joe Sapphire * '' Cornered'' (1945) - Perchon, Belgian Banker * '' Passkey to Danger'' (1946) - Mr. Warren * '' So Dark the Night'' (1946) - Commissioner Grande * '' The Corpse Came C.O.D.'' (1947) - Director (uncredited) * ''

'' (1947) - Mr. E. Charles, Book Forger * '' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (1947) - Maitre d'Hotel (as Gregory Gay) * ''

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'' (1947) - Jervis * '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) - Jacques Lacoste * ''

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'' (1949) - Chambord / Monk * '' Dancing in the Dark'' (1949) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Harbor of Missing Men'' (1950) - Captain Koretsky * '' Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) - Kroll, Second Mate (uncredited) * '' Flying Disc Man from Mars'' (1950) - Mota * '' Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' (1950) - Professor Schuman * '' When the Redskins Rode'' (1951) - St. Pierre (uncredited) * '' Mask of the Avenger'' (1951) - Col. von Falker (uncredited) * '' Peking Express'' (1951) - Stanislaus * '' The Whip Hand'' (1951) - Sweitart (uncredited) * '' The Magic Carpet'' (1951) - Caliph Ali * '' Ten Tall Men'' (1951) - Major Berthot (uncredited) * '' Bal Tabarin'' (1952) - Jean Dufar * '' The World in His Arms'' (1952) - Colonel Paul Shushaldin * '' Washington Story'' (1952) - News Agency Rep on Phone (uncredited) * '' Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) - B. Vornin aka The Lame One * '' Savage Mutiny'' (1953) - Carl Kroman * '' Rogue's March'' (1953) - Russian Spy Chief (uncredited) * '' The Juggler'' (1953) - Harry (uncredited) * '' Remains to Be Seen'' (1953) - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' South Sea Woman'' (1953) - Free French Man (uncredited) * '' Flame of Calcutta'' (1953) - Amir Khasid * '' Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Cpl. Bonikoff * '' Jungle Man-Eaters'' (1954) - Leroux * ''

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'' (1954) - LeClerc (uncredited) * ''Wiegenlied'' (1955) - Herr Sokolov * '' Jump Into Hell'' (1955) - Lt. Col. Cartier (uncredited) * '' King of the Carnival'' (1955) - Zorn * '' Creature with the Atom Brain'' (1955) - Dr. Wilhelm Steigg * ''

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'' (1956) - Philip * '' Kelly and Me'' (1957) - Milo * '' Bailout at 43,000'' (1957) - Dr. Franz Gruener * ''

Silk Stockings ''Silk Stockings'' is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story ''Ninotchka'' and the 1939 film adaptation it ...

'' (1957) - Soviet Civilian (uncredited) * '' Auntie Mame'' (1958) - Vladimir Klinkoff (uncredited) * '' Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1959) - Friederich Hoffstetter * '' Cash McCall'' (1960) - Dr. Bergmann (uncredited) * '' Ocean's 11'' (1960) - Freeman - Casino Owner (uncredited) *'' Sea Hunt'' (1961) - Season 4, Episode 8 * ''

'' (1961) - Paul Duval (uncredited) * '' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1962) - Salesman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1962) - Field Marshal

* '' The Prize'' (1963) - Russian Reporter (uncredited) * '' Kisses for My President'' (1964) - Nicolai Wotomkyitch (uncredited) * ''

'' (1966) - Soviet Delegate (uncredited) * ''

'' (1969) - Meeting Co-Ordinator (uncredited) * ''

'' (1979) - Russian Premier (final film role)

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