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Spalding Gray
Actor, Writer
Born June 5, 1941Died January 11, 2004 (62 years)
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 works, 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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold · as Dr. Geisler |
| 2001 | How High · as Prof. Jackson |
| 2001 | Revolution #9 · as Scooter Mccrae |
| 2001 | Julie Johnson · as Mr. Tom Miranda |
| 1999 | Coming Soon · as Mr. Jennings |
| 1997 | Bliss · as Alfred |
| 1996 | Diabolique · as Simon Veatch |
| 1995 | Drunks · as Louis |
| 1995 | Glory Daze · as Jack's Dad |
| 1995 | Beyond Rangoon · as Jeremy Watt |
| 1995 | Bad Company · as Walter Curl |
| 1994 | The Paper · as Paul Bladden |
| 1993 | Zelda · as Sayre |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Dr. Jack Miller |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks · as Priest |
| 1993 | King of the Hill · as Mr. Mungo |
| 1993 | The Pickle · as Doctor |
| 1992 | Straight Talk · as Dr. Erdman |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | The Image · as Frank Goodrich |
| 1988 | Beaches · as Dr. Richard Milstein |
| 1988 | Clara's Heart · as Peter Epstein |
| 1988 | Stars and Bars · as Reverend T.j. Cardew |
| 1987 | Trying Times (TV Series) · as Gary |
| 1986 | Seven Minutes in Heaven · as Dr. Rodney |
| 1986 | True Stories · as Earl Culver |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Almost You · as Travel Agent |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields · as U.s. Consul |
| 1984 | Hard Choices · as Terry Norfolk |
| 1983 | Variety · as Voice On Answering Machine (voice) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Narrator Of 'brides' (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Stage Manager |