Portrait of Spalding Gray

Acting

Spalding Gray

Career

Active from 1974 to 2018, with a break from 2003 to 2013, busiest in 1984 and 1985 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Town
Our Town
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Spalding Gray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

as Spalding Gray

2010s

2 titles
Real Life
Real Life (2018)

as Earl Culver

Rumstick Road
Rumstick Road (2014)

Writer

2000s

4 titles Β· average score 53
Revolution #9
Revolution #9 (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

as Scooter McCrae

Julie Johnson
Julie Johnson (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Tom Miranda

How High
How High (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

as Prof. Jackson

Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Geisler

1990s

19 titles Β· average score 57
Bliss
Bliss (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Alfred

Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Spalding Gray

Diabolique
Diabolique (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Simon Veatch

Beyond Rangoon
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jeremy Watt

The Paper
The Paper (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

as Paul Bladden

King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mr. Mungo

Zelda
Zelda (1993)

as Sayre

The Nanny
The Nanny (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Dr. Miller

Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

as Priest

Monster in a Box
Monster in a Box (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer

Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos
Laurie Anderson: The Collected Videos (1991)

as The Talk Show Host

The Image
The Image (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

as Frank Goodrich

1980s

20 titles Β· average score 62
Our Town
Our Town (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

as Stage Manager

Beaches
Beaches (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Richard Milstein

Clara's Heart
Clara's Heart (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Peter Epstein

Swimming to Cambodia
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure (1987)
GoodWatch score 85

as Spalding Gray

True Stories
True Stories (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

as Earl Culver

What You Mean We?
What You Mean We? (1986)

as Talk show host

Alive from Off Center
Alive from Off Center (1985)

TV show Β· as Talk Show Host (voice) / self

Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Hard Choices
Hard Choices (1985)

as Terry Norfolk

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

as U.S. Consul

Spalding Gray's Map of L.A.
Spalding Gray's Map of L.A. (1984)

as Spalding Gray

1970s

4 titles Β· average score 69
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Narrator of 'Brides' (voice) (uncredited)

Prisoner's Dilemma
Prisoner's Dilemma (1974)

as Spalding Gray

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Stage Manager

Love-In '72
Love-In '72 (1970)

as Radical at Party