Spalding Gray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1941
- Died
- January 11, 2004
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83) TBA
as Spalding Gray
- Real Life
Real Life 2018
as Earl Culver
Rumstick Road 2014
as Self (archive footage), Writer
And Everything Is Going Fine 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Revolution #9 2002
as Scooter McCrae
Confessions of a Sociopath 2002
as Himself
Kate & Leopold 2001
as Dr. Geisler
How High 2001
as Prof. Jackson
Julie Johnson 2001
as Mr. Tom Miranda
Yesterday's Tomorrows 1999
as Self
Coming Soon 1999
as Mr. Jennings
Bliss 1997
as Alfred
Drunks 1997
as Louis
Gray's Anatomy 1996
as Spalding Gray, Writer
Diabolique 1996
as Simon Veatch
Glory Daze 1995
as Jack's Dad
Beyond Rangoon 1995
as Jeremy Watt
Bad Company 1995
as Walter Curl
The Paper 1994
as Paul Bladden
Zelda 1993
as Sayre
Twenty Bucks 1993
as Priest
King of the Hill 1993
as Mr. Mungo
The Pickle 1993
as Doctor
Monster in a Box 1992
as Self, Writer
Straight Talk 1992
as Dr. Erdman
To Save a Child 1991
Actor
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos 1991
as The Talk Show Host
The Image 1990
as Frank Goodrich
Heavy Petting 1989
as Self
Our Town 1989
as Stage Manager
Beaches 1988
as Dr. Richard Milstein
Clara's Heart 1988
as Peter Epstein
Stars & Bars 1988
as Reverend T.J. Cardew
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure 1987
as Spalding Gray, Writer
Swimming to Cambodia 1987
as Self, Writer
True Stories 1986
as Earl Culver
- What You Mean We?
What You Mean We? 1986
as Talk show host
Seven Minutes in Heaven 1986
as Dr. Rodney
Almost You 1985
as Travel Agent
Variety 1985
as Obscene Phone Caller (voice), as Voice on answering machine (voice)
Hard Choices 1985
as Terry Norfolk
Spalding Gray: A Life in Progress 1985
as Himself, Writer
The Killing Fields 1984
as U.S. Consul
Gray Areas 1984
as Self, Writer
Double Lunar Dogs 1984
Actor
Spalding Gray's Map of L.A. 1984
as Spalding Gray, Writer
A Personal History of the American Theater 1982
as Himself, Writer
Sex and Death to the Age 14 1982
as Himself, Writer
Anybody's Woman 1981
Actor
Spalding Gray at Hallwalls 1978
as Self
Maraschino Cherry 1978
as Penny's Client with Beard (uncredited)
The Farmer's Daughters 1976
as George
Prisoner's Dilemma 1974
as Spalding Gray
Love-In '72 1970
as Radical at Party
Credits from TMDB.