Donald Gray

Donald Gray
Donald Gray
Born	Eldred Owermann Tidbury; 3 March 1914; Tidburys Toll, Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	7 April 1978 (aged 64); Eastern Cape, South Africa
Other names	Don Tidbury (stage name)
Alma mater	Marist College Uitenhage, Christian Brothers' College, Kimberley
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1975
Employer(s)	Paramount Pictures (1933–35); BBC
Television	Mark Saber (1955–61); Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68)
Spouse	Sheila Green (m. 1955)
Children	2

Donald Gray (born Eldred Owermann Tidbury, 3 March 1914 – 7 April 1978) was a South African actor, well known for his starring role in the British TV series Mark Saber,^[1]^: 920 for providing the voices of Colonel White, Captain Black and the Mysterons in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons,^[1] and for being the reason that Donald Marshall Gray changed his name to Charles Gray when he became an actor. Perhaps not coincidentally, in some spin-off media Colonel White's real name is stated to be Charles Grey.

^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

[etvs-1] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

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Donald Gray
Born	Eldred Owermann Tidbury (1914-03-03)3 March 1914 Tidburys Toll, Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	7 April 1978(1978-04-07) (aged 64) Eastern Cape, South Africa
Other names	Don Tidbury (stage name)
Alma mater	Marist College Uitenhage, Christian Brothers' College, Kimberley
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1975
Employer(s)	Paramount Pictures (1933–35) BBC
Television	Mark Saber (1955–61) Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68)
Spouse	Sheila Green (m. 1955)
Children	2