Spalding Gray
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spalding Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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Real Life
2018
Earl Culver
movieRumstick Road
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieAnd Everything Is Going Fine
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieRevolution #9
2002
Scooter McCrae
movieKate & Leopold
2001
Dr. Geisler
movieHow High
2001
Prof. Jackson
movieJulie Johnson
2001
Mr. Tom Miranda
movieComing Soon
1999
Mr. Jennings
movieBliss
1997
Alfred
movieDrunks
1997
Louis
movieGray's Anatomy
1996
Spalding Gray
movieDiabolique
1996
Simon Veatch
movieGlory Daze
1995
Jack's Dad
movieBeyond Rangoon
1995
Jeremy Watt
movieBad Company
1995
Walter Curl
movieThe Paper
1994
Paul Bladden
movieZelda
1993
Sayre
tvThe Nanny
1993
Dr. Miller
movieTwenty Bucks
1993
Priest
movieKing of the Hill
1993
Mr. Mungo
movieThe Pickle
1993
Doctor
movieStraight Talk
1992
Dr. Erdman
movieLaurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
1991
The Talk Show Host
movieThe Image
1990
Frank Goodrich
movieOur Town
1989
Stage Manager
movieBeaches
1988
Dr. Richard Milstein
movieClara's Heart
1988
Peter Epstein
movieStars & Bars
1988
Reverend T.J. Cardew
movieSpalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure
1987
Spalding Gray
movieTrue Stories
1986
Earl Culver
What You Mean We?
1986
Talk show host
movieSeven Minutes in Heaven
1986
Dr. Rodney
tvAlive from Off Center
1985
self / Talk Show Host (voice)
movieAlmost You
1985
Travel Agent
movieVariety
1985
Obscene Phone Caller (voice) / Voice on answering machine (voice)
movieHard Choices
1985
Terry Norfolk
movieThe Killing Fields
1984
U.S. Consul
movieSpalding Gray's Map of L.A.
1984
Spalding Gray
movieMaraschino Cherry
1978
Penny's Client with Beard (uncredited)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Narrator of 'Brides' (voice) (uncredited)
moviePrisoner's Dilemma
1974
Spalding Gray
tvGreat Performances
1971
Stage Manager
movieLove-In '72
1970
Radical at Party
Writing8
movieGray's Anatomy
1996
Writer