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Coleen Gray is a Actor American born on 23 october 1922 at Staplehurst (USA)

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray
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Birth name Doris Bernice Jensen
Nationality USA
Birth 23 october 1922 at Staplehurst (USA)
Death 3 august 2015 (at 92 years)

Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956).

Biography

Gray married Rod Amateau, a screenwriter, on August 10, 1945; they divorced on February 11, 1949, and had one daughter, Susan (born 1946). Gray's second husband was William Clymer Bidlack, an aviation executive. They were married from July 14, 1953, until his death in 1978. The union produced a son, Bruce Robin Bidlack (born 1954).

In 1979, Gray married widowed biblical scholar Joseph Fritz Zeiser; they remained together until his death in March 2012. They were active with the non-profit organization, Prison Fellowship, founded in 1976 by Chuck Colson, a convicted felon in the Watergate scandal. Prison Fellowship assists the church in ministering to prisoners and their families and victims. Gray was a staunch conservative Republican. In 1964, along with actors Victor Jory and Susan Seaforth, Gray testified before the United States Congress as part of "Project Prayer," arguing in favor of a constitutional amendment allowing school prayer.

Gray died in her Bel Air, Los Angeles home on August 3, 2015, of natural causes. She was 92. She is buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, CA, beside her husband Fritz Zeiser, who predeceased her in March 2012.

Best films

Red River (1948)
(Actress)

Usually with

Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(4 films)
Lyle Wheeler
Lyle Wheeler
(4 films)
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
(4 films)
John Payne
John Payne
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Coleen Gray (29 films)

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Actress

Peter in Magicland, 1h20
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sur la Lune, Films about insects, Children's films
Actors Damien Boisseau, Philippe Dumat, Hervé Caradec, Marc Alfos, Michael Habeck, Coleen Gray
Rating71% 3.580213.580213.580213.580213.58021
Petit Pierre et sa soeur Anna Lisa sont dans leur chambre sur le point de s'endormir lorsqu'ils entendent du bruit. Ils découvrent un hanneton, Monsieur Buzz, qui leur confie une mission. Cette aventure les mènera jusqu'à la lune en passant par la prairie astrale du Marchand de Sable...
P.J.
P.J. (1968)
, 1h49
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors George Peppard, Raymond Burr, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brock Peters, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jason Evers
Roles Betty Orbison
Rating63% 3.186763.186763.186763.186763.18676
New York City private eye P.J. (Peter Joseph) Detweiler needs the work, so he accepts an offer to be a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison.
Town Tamer
Town Tamer (1965)
, 1h29
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger
Roles Carol Rosser
Rating58% 2.9113152.9113152.9113152.9113152.911315
En 1879, Condor, patron des tripots, engage un tueur pour éliminer Tom Rosser, shérif d'une petite ville du Kansas. Mais l'assassin rate sa cible et tue la femme de Rosser. Bien décidé à prendre sa revanche, le shérif démissionne de ses fonctions et part à la recherche de Condor. Mais au même moment, le maire et le médecin lui demandent de débarrasser la ville des hors-la-loi...
The Phantom Planet, 1h22
Directed by William Horace Marshall, William Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Films set in the future, Musical films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Francis X. Bushman, Anthony Dexter, Dick Haynes, Dolores Faith
Roles Liara
Rating38% 1.9083351.9083351.9083351.9083351.908335
In the future world of 1980 the United States Air Force's Space Exploration Wing has bases on the moon and is on the eve of a mission to Mars. When yet another of their Pegasus spacecraft with its two-member crew mysteriously disappears leading to rumors among the ranks of "space monsters" and "phantom planets", Mars mission pilot Captain Frank Chapman and his navigator Lt. Ray Makonnen are sent to investigate in their own Pegasus craft.
The Leech Woman, 1h17
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Grant Williams, Coleen Gray, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbott, John van Dreelen, Estelle Hemsley
Roles June Talbot
Rating47% 2.3551152.3551152.3551152.3551152.355115
A mysterious old woman named Malla (Estelle Hemsley) who claims to have been brought to America 140 years ago by Arab slavers approaches endocrinologist Dr. Paul Talbot (Phillip Terry) and promises to reveal to him the secret of eternal youth.
Johnny Rocco, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Richard Eyer, Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Russ Conway, James Flavin, William Bakewell
Roles Lois Mayfield, Teacher
Rating61% 3.083913.083913.083913.083913.08391
Young Johnny Rocco (Richard Eyer) is disturbed after seeing his gangster father Tony (Stephen McNally) involved in a murder. The gang, fearing young Johnny might tip the police, decide to silence both him and his father. Frightened, Johnny seeks help from schoolteacher Miss
The Vampire, 1h15
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Vampires in film
Actors John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Paul Brinegar, Lydia Reed, James Griffith
Roles Carol Butler
Rating58% 2.905412.905412.905412.905412.90541
The late Dr. Campbell was experimenting with vampire bat blood just before his death. Fellow doctor Beecher finds a bottle of pills among Dr. Campbell's effects and takes them home. Dr. Beecher's daughter accidentally substitutes the vampire blood pills for her father's migraine tablets. As a result, the kindly Dr. Beecher starts having blackouts from the pills, making him change into a bloodthirsty monster by night.
Destination 60,000, 1h5
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Preston Foster, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Jeff Donnell, Coleen Gray, Robert Clark, Denver Pyle
Roles Mary Ellen
Rating64% 3.221553.221553.221553.221553.22155
A new experimental aircraft, "The Dream" is the pride of the Buckley Aircraft Corporation. Owner Colonel Ed Buckley (Preston Foster), has designed and built a prototype that his former wartime flying buddy, Jeff Connors (Pat Conway), wants to fly. Buckley's wife Ruth likes Jeff, who is godfather to their son "Skip" (Bobby Clark). Test flying is dangerous work, and Jeff has to learn how to fly to supersonic speeds, coached by Mickey Hill (Denver Pyle). Ed's secretary, Mary Ellen (Coleen Gray), is another reason for Jeff to want to join the company.
Star in the Dust, 1h20
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Coleen Gray, Leif Erickson, James Gleason
Roles Nellie Mason
Rating59% 2.989752.989752.989752.989752.98975
Gunlock's town sheriff (Agar) is planning to hang Sam Hall (Boone) for shooting three farmers found on cattle land at sundown. At the casino, betting odds are 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued. Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie (Coleen Gray). Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall; a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
The Killing, 1h20
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook, Jr., Marie Windsor
Roles Fay
Rating78% 3.948143.948143.948143.948143.94814
Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is a veteran criminal planning one last heist before settling down and marrying Fay (Coleen Gray). He plans to steal $2 million from the money-counting room of a racetrack during a featured race. He assembles a team consisting of a corrupt cop (Ted de Corsia), a betting window teller (Elisha Cook Jr.) to gain access to the backroom, a sharpshooter (Timothy Carey) to shoot the favorite horse during the race to distract the crowd, a wrestler (Kola Kwariani) to provide another distraction by provoking a fight at the track bar, and a track bartender (Joe Sawyer).
Death of a Scoundrel, 1h59
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Victor Jory, Nancy Gates, Coleen Gray
Roles Mrs. Edith Van Renasslear
Rating68% 3.4404253.4404253.4404253.4404253.440425
Clementi Sabourin is found dead. Police come to investigate, and when they question Bridget Kelly, who found the body, she tells them everything she knows about his past.
Tennessee's Partner, 1h27
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Ronald Reagan, Coleen Gray, Anthony Caruso, Morris Ankrum
Roles Goldie Slater
Rating63% 3.197393.197393.197393.197393.19739
En Californie, à l'époque de la Ruée vers l'or : Cowpoke, un cow-boy de passage en ville, sauve la vie de Tennessee, un joueur professionnel, en abattant un tueur à la solde d'un de ses rivaux. Les deux hommes, très dissemblables, nouent cependant une amitié réciproque. Tennessee fréquente le saloon d'une belle femme qu'on nomme "la Duchesse" et qui est aussi son amante. Là, une aventurière cupide, autrefois liée à Tennessee, entreprend de séduire Cowpoke. Ce dernier lui promet bientôt un mariage. Mais, les choses s'enveniment... car, Tennessee, afin de préserver son ami, éloigne la jeune femme. Cowpoke se fâche, mais finit par en comprendre les raisons. Les deux hommes se réconcilient. Plus tard, Cowpoke sacrifie sa propre vie pour sauver Tennessee, à nouveau menacé.
The Twinkle In God's Eye, 1h13
Directed by George Blair
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Mickey Rooney, Coleen Gray, Hugh O'Brian, Joey Forman, Don "Red" Barry, Mike Connors
Roles Laura
Rating59% 2.959412.959412.959412.959412.95941
A newly ordained minister, Rev. Macklin, catches a ride to the town of Lodestone in a stagecoach carrying six dancehall girls. They are on their way to work for saloon owner Marty Callahan, including one, Laura, who once loved Callahan but no longer does.