Michael Gray (actor)
{{Short description|American actor (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Gray
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|09|2|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor, voice actor
| years_active = 1969–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Stacy Benon|1994}}
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Michael Gray (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Billy Batson in the 1970s TV series Shazam!.{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=April 9, 2013 |title='Shazam!' Remembering when superheroes weren't quite so cool |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/shazam-remembering-when-superheroes-werent-quite-so-cool/#/0 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425085805/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/shazam-remembering-when-superheroes-werent-quite-so-cool/#/0 |archive-date=April 25, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/michael-gray/credits/208178/|title=Michael Gray|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=April 19, 2017}} From 1972 to 1973, he appeared as Ronnie Collins in the first season of the NBC sitcom The Brian Keith Show, starring Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares. He also appeared as Marcia's boyfriend Jeff in a 1973 episode of The Brady Bunch. In 2015 and 2019, Gray made a voice appearance as a fictionalized version of himself in four episodes of the animated series Archer.{{IMDb title|4441444|"Archer: Drastic Voyage Part 1"}}, {{IMDb title|4465276|"Archer: Drastic Voyage Part 2"}}, {{IMDb title|6111148|"Archer: 1999 -- Cubert"}}, and {{IMDb title|10564840|"Archer: 1999 -- Robert De Niro"}}
Personal life
Gray owned a florist shop in West Hollywood, Los Angeles with his wife, Stacy Benon. The store closed in the mid-2000s.{{cite web |last=Liegl |first=Andy |title=Michael Gray reflects on "Shazam!" and the life of a Seventies teen idol |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41197 |date=September 26, 2012 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412172400/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41197 |archive-date=April 12, 2015}}{{cite book|last=Ingram|first=Billy|date=2018|title=TVparty!: Television's Untold Tales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FezBbNPAoYoC&q=%22Michael+Gray%22+%22billy+batson%22&pg=PT152|publisher=Bonus Books, Inc.|pages=211, 286|isbn=9781566251846|via=Google Books}}
Filmography
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1969
|Student in Pete's Class |– "Richie's Story" |
| 1970
|Young Man |– "When Generations Gap" |
| 1970
|Taxi Driver |– "Brave on a Mountain Top" |
| 1972
|Bobby Jo and the Good Time Band |Brian |TV movie (unsold pilot){{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/ajmtvarchives/unsold-pilots|title=Bobby Jo and the Big Apple Good Time Band (CBS unsold pilot)|date=March 31, 1972|website=TV Archives : Unsold Pilots|access-date=April 19, 2017}} |
| 1972
|Ronnie Collins |recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 1972
|Himself |– "#15.42" |
| 1973
|Michael |– "Jennifer and Me" |
| 1973
|Jeff |– "Marcia Gets Creamed" |
| 1973
|Himself (voice role) |– "Aloha Ghost" |
| 1974
|Buzzy Knight | |
| 1974–1976
|series regular (28 episodes) |
| 1975
|Himself |2 episodes |
| 1999
|Himself / Billy Batson |– "Superheroes" |
| 2015–2019
|TV's Michael Gray / Himself (voice role) |recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2016
|Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel |Will E. Bee | |
| 2018
|Himself |
| 2019
|Surge of Dawn |Will E. Bee | |
| 2022
|Heroes of Extinction |Thompson (voice) |
| 2023
|Man on the Street |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0336829|name=Michael Gray}}
- {{IMDb title|16227226|Heroes of Extinction}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Chicago
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