Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray

Born: June 5, 1941 - Died: January 11, 2004 (62 years)
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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.

Movies as Actor (50)
Real Life

Real Life

as Earl Culver

Nov 27, 2018

Rumstick Road

Rumstick Road

as Self (archive footage)

May 1, 2014

And Everything Is Going Fine

And Everything Is Going Fine

as Self (archive footage)

Jun 4, 2010

Revolution #9

Revolution #9

as Scooter McCrae

Nov 15, 2002

Confessions of a Sociopath

Confessions of a Sociopath

as Himself

Jan 1, 2002

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

as Dr. Geisler

Dec 25, 2001

How High

How High

as Prof. Jackson

Dec 21, 2001

Julie Johnson

Julie Johnson

as Mr. Tom Miranda

Jan 26, 2001

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Yesterday's Tomorrows

as Self

Aug 9, 1999

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

as Mr. Jennings

Jun 8, 1999

Bliss

Bliss

as Alfred

Apr 14, 1997

Drunks

Drunks

as Louis

Mar 14, 1997

Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

as Spalding Gray

Sep 11, 1996

Diabolique

Diabolique

as Simon Veatch

Mar 22, 1996

Glory Daze

Glory Daze

as Jack's Dad

Oct 1, 1995

Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

as Jeremy Watt

Aug 25, 1995

Bad Company

Bad Company

as Walter Curl

Jan 20, 1995

The Paper

The Paper

as Paul Bladden

Mar 18, 1994

Zelda

Zelda

as Sayre

Nov 6, 1993

Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

as Priest

Oct 21, 1993

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as Mr. Mungo

Aug 20, 1993

The Pickle

The Pickle

as Doctor

Apr 30, 1993

Monster in a Box

Monster in a Box

as Self

May 15, 1992

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

as Dr. Erdman

Apr 3, 1992

To Save a Child

To Save a Child

Sep 8, 1991

Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos

Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos

as The Talk Show Host

Jul 2, 1991

The Image

The Image

as Frank Goodrich

Jan 27, 1990

Heavy Petting

Heavy Petting

as Self

Sep 22, 1989

Our Town

Our Town

as Stage Manager

Apr 1, 1989

Beaches

Beaches

as Dr. Richard Milstein

Dec 21, 1988

Clara's Heart

Clara's Heart

as Peter Epstein

Oct 7, 1988

Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars

as Reverend T.J. Cardew

Mar 18, 1988

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure

as Spalding Gray

Nov 28, 1987

Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

as Self

Mar 13, 1987

True Stories

True Stories

as Earl Culver

Oct 10, 1986

What You Mean We?

What You Mean We?

as Talk show host

Sep 26, 1986

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Seven Minutes in Heaven

as Dr. Rodney

May 9, 1986

Almost You

Almost You

as Travel Agent

Mar 29, 1985

Variety

Variety

as Obscene Phone Caller (voice), Voice on answering machine (voice)

Feb 27, 1985

Hard Choices

Hard Choices

as Terry Norfolk

Jan 24, 1985

Spalding Gray: A Life in Progress

Spalding Gray: A Life in Progress

as Himself

Jan 1, 1985

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

as U.S. Consul

Nov 23, 1984

Spalding Gray's Map of L.A.

Spalding Gray's Map of L.A.

as Spalding Gray

Jan 1, 1984

Double Lunar Dogs

Double Lunar Dogs

Jan 1, 1984

A Personal History of the American Theater

A Personal History of the American Theater

as Himself

Jan 1, 1982

Sex and Death to the Age 14

Sex and Death to the Age 14

as Himself

Jan 1, 1982

Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

Jan 1, 1981

Prisoner's Dilemma

Prisoner's Dilemma

as Spalding Gray

Dec 31, 1974

Love-In '72

Love-In '72

as Radical at Party

Mar 21, 1970

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

as Spalding Gray