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 ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

'' (1934), ''

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'' (1935), '' Captains Courageous'' (1937), ''

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'' (1939), and 1940's ''

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''. 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

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in the crematorium of Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now

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Filmography

(Per AFI database) *'' Hit the Deck'' (1930) *'' A Wicked Woman'' (1934) *'' Come on Marines!'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' We Live Again'' (1934) *'' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1934) *''The Merry Frinks'' (1934) *''

'' (1934) *''

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'' (1934) *'' White Lies'' (1934) *''Wild Gold'' (1934) *''Mills of the Gods'' (1934) *'' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) *'' Naughty Marietta'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *'' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) *''

'' (1935) *'' Ship Cafe'' (1935) *'' The Case of the Lucky Legs'' (1935) *'' Don't Bet on Blondes'' (1935) *'' Mary Jane's Pa'' (1935) *'' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *'' Murder in the Fleet'' (1935) *''I'll Love You Always'' (1935) *'' Behind the Evidence'' (1935) *'' The Girl Friend'' (1935) *''

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'' (1935) *'' The Public Menace'' (1935) *''

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'' (1936) *'' Oh, Susanna!'' (1936) *'' Fury'' (1936) as Stranger *'' The King Steps Out'' (1936) *'' A Son Comes Home'' (1936) * '' Everyman's Law'' (1936) *'' Wives Never Know'' (1936) *'' Gentle Julia'' (1936) *'' The Singing Kid'' (1936) *'' Killer at Large'' (1936) *'' Captains Courageous'' (1937) as Nate Rogers (uncredited) *''

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'' (1937) *'' A Dangerous Adventure'' (1937) *'' Parole Racket'' (1937) *'' Merry-Go-Round of 1938'' (1937) *'' Woman Chases Man'' (1937) *'' Double Wedding'' (1937) *'' City Streets'' (1938) *'' Barefoot Boy'' (1938) *'' Swing Your Lady'' (1938) *'' You and Me'' (1938) *'' The Arkansas Traveler'' (1938) *'' The Lone Wolf in Paris'' (1938) *''

'' (1939) *'' The Magnificent Fraud'' (1939) *'' Those High Grey Walls'' (1939) *'' My Son Is Guilty'' (1939) *'' Outpost of the Mounties'' (1939) *'' Torchy Blane in Chinatown'' (1939) *'' Disputed Passage'' (1939) *'' The Lady's from Kentucky'' (1939) *'' Burn 'Em Up O'Connor'' (1939) *'' Buck Benny Rides Again'' (1940) *''

'' (1940) *'' The Westerner'' (1940) *'' Out West with the Peppers'' (1940) *'' The Secret Seven'' (1940) *'' The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' (1940) *'' Adventure in Diamonds'' (1940) *''The Durango Kid'' (1940) *''

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'' (1941) *'' The Lady from Cheyenne'' (1941) * '' The Pinto Kid'' (1941) *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) *''Pardon My Gun'' (1942) *'' Tennessee Johnson'' (1942) *'' The Man Who Returned to Life'' (1942) *''Redhead from Manhattan'' (1943)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Roger 1881 births 1959 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Omaha, Nebraska 20th-century American male actors