Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray (July 28, 1898 – February 2, 1970) was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

For other people named Lawrence Gray, see Lawrence Gray (disambiguation).

Lawrence Gray
Lobby card with Olive Borden and Gray in Pajamas (1927)
Born	(1898-07-28)July 28, 1898 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	February 2, 1970(1970-02-02) (aged 71) Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1925–1936

Biography

Born in San Francisco in 1898, Gray served during World War I in the U. S. Navy and gained a commission. After the war he began in the technical side of films at the Lasky Studios, but later became an extra in crowd scenes and such, and liking the work, decided on a film career. He appeared in over 40 films between 1925 and 1936, although many were B movies.

In 1930 he starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film musical Children of Pleasure alongside Wynne Gibson and was also involved with the film score. He spent much of his career in vaudeville.

He died in 1970 in Mexico City.

Selected filmography

• The Dressmaker from Paris (1925)
• The Coast of Folly (1925)
• Stage Struck (1925)
• Are Parents People? (1925)
• The American Venus (1926)
• The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
• The Untamed Lady (1926)
• Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
• Kid Boots (1926)
• The Telephone Girl (1927)
• After Midnight (1927)
• The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
• Convoy (1927)
• Pajamas (1927)
• Diamond Handcuffs (1928)
• Domestic Meddlers (1928)
• Marriage by Contract (1928)
• Love Hungry (1928)
• The Patsy (1928)
• Shadows of the Night (1928)
• It's a Great Life (1929)
• Trent's Last Case (1929)
• The Rainbow (1929)
• Marianne (1929)
• Sunny (1930)
• Spring is Here (1930)
• The Florodora Girl (1930)
• Man of the World (1931)
• Dizzy Dames (1935)
• Danger Ahead (1935)

External links and sources

• Lawrence Gray on IMDb
• Lawrence Gray at the Internet Broadway Database