
Spalding Gray
Biography
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.
Filmografi
How High2001 · Prof. Jackson
The Killing Fields1984 · U.S. Consul
Beaches1988 · Dr. Richard Milstein
Kate & Leopold2001 · Dr. Geisler
Twenty Bucks1993 · Priest
Diabolique1996 · Simon Veatch
The Paper1994 · Paul Bladden
Seven Minutes in Heaven1986 · Dr. Rodney
Bliss1997 · Alfred
Straight Talk1992 · Dr. Erdman
Coming Soon1999 · Mr. Jennings
True Stories1986 · Earl Culver
Yesterday's Tomorrows1999 · Self
Beyond Rangoon1995 · Jeremy Watt
Bad Company1995 · Walter Curl
King of the Hill1993 · Mr. Mungo
Glory Daze1995 · Jack's Dad
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos1991 · The Talk Show Host
Clara's Heart1988 · Peter Epstein
Rumstick Road2014 · Self (archive footage)
Stars & Bars1988 · Reverend T.J. Cardew
Gray's Anatomy1996 · Spalding Gray
Variety1985 · Obscene Phone Caller (voice)
Drunks1997 · Louis
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