Captain Grey
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Captain Grey is a characters in the 1960s Supermarionation
television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
. He is a senior officer of the Spectrum organisation, but seldom leaves Cloudbase.
Despite his relatively small part, the character of Captain Grey has featured in other Gerry Anderson productions, including Joe 90
, Stingray
, Thunderbirds
, and The Secret Service
. In Stingray, Grey preceded Troy Tempest as the captain of the submarine Stingray. However, although in different roles, he is unique in that he retained the name Bradley Holden.
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: March 4 2033
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 173 lbs (12 stone, 5 lbs)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Puppet: Grey's facial features were based on actor Sean Connery
Voice: Paul Maxwell
, Captain Grey is cast as a different character. All that is known about him is that Iain Taggart was born in Scotland and he is seen playing the bagpipes at Captain Black
's funeral. However, he is given a more prominent role in some episodes than his Supermarionation
counterpart.
Supermarionation
Supermarionation is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production company AP Films. It was used extensively in the company's numerous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-produced action-adventure series, the most famous of which was Thunderbirds...
television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill...
. He is a senior officer of the Spectrum organisation, but seldom leaves Cloudbase.
Despite his relatively small part, the character of Captain Grey has featured in other Gerry Anderson productions, including Joe 90
Joe 90
Joe 90 is a late-1960s British science-fiction television series documenting the exploits of a nine-year-old boy, Joe McClaine, who embarks on a double life as a schoolboy turned spy when his scientist father invents a pioneering machine capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and...
, Stingray
Stingray (TV series)
Stingray is a children's marionette television show, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment from 1964–65. Its 39 half-hour episodes were originally screened on ITV in the UK and in syndication in the USA. The scriptwriters included Gerry and...
, Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds (TV series)
Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"...
, and The Secret Service
The Secret Service
The Secret Service is a British children's espionage television series, made as a Century 21 production for ITC Entertainment and broadcast in 1969...
. In Stingray, Grey preceded Troy Tempest as the captain of the submarine Stingray. However, although in different roles, he is unique in that he retained the name Bradley Holden.
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Real Name: Bradley HoldenPlace of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: March 4 2033
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 173 lbs (12 stone, 5 lbs)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Puppet: Grey's facial features were based on actor Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
Voice: Paul Maxwell
Paul Maxwell
Paul Maxwell was a Canadian actor who worked mostly in British television and films, in which he was usually cast as an American...
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
In the 2005 CGI remake series, Gerry Anderson's New Captain ScarletGerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV....
, Captain Grey is cast as a different character. All that is known about him is that Iain Taggart was born in Scotland and he is seen playing the bagpipes at Captain Black
Captain Black (Captain Scarlet)
Captain Black is the fictional nemesis of Captain Scarlet and recurring Mysteron agent in the 1960s British supermarionation science fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and its CGI remake Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet...
's funeral. However, he is given a more prominent role in some episodes than his Supermarionation
Supermarionation
Supermarionation is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production company AP Films. It was used extensively in the company's numerous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-produced action-adventure series, the most famous of which was Thunderbirds...
counterpart.