Michael Gray (actor)

Michael Gray
Born	(1951-09-02) September 2, 1951 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Stacy Benon ​ (m. 1994)​

Michael Gray (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Billy Batson in the 1970s TV series Shazam! . ^{[1] [2]} From 1972 to 1973, he appeared as Ronnie Collins in the first season of the NBC sitcom The Brian Keith Show , starring Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares. He also appeared as Marcia's boyfriend Jeff in a 1973 episode of The Brady Bunch . In 2015 and 2019, Gray made a voice appearance as a fictionalized version of himself in four episodes of the animated series Archer . ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

Gray owned a florist shop in West Hollywood, Los Angeles with his wife, Stacy Benon. The store closed in the mid-2000s. ^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Room 222	Student in Pete's Class	– "Richie's Story"
1970	The Flying Nun	Young Man	– "When Generations Gap"
1970	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Taxi Driver	– "Brave on a Mountain Top"
1972	Bobby Jo and the Good Time Band	Brian	TV movie (unsold pilot) [6]
1972	The Little People	Ronnie Collins	recurring role (6 episodes)
1972	American Bandstand	Himself	– "#15.42"
1973	NBC Children's Theatre	Michael	– "Jennifer and Me"
1973	The Brady Bunch	Jeff	– "Marcia Gets Creamed"
1973	Goober and the Ghost Chasers	Himself (voice role)	– "Aloha Ghost"
1974	Our Time	Buzzy Knight
1974–1976	Shazam!	Billy Batson	series regular (28 episodes)
1975	Dinah!	Himself	2 episodes
1999	VH-1 Where Are They Now?	Himself / Billy Batson	– "Superheroes"
2015–2019	Archer	TV's Michael Gray / Himself (voice role)	recurring role (4 episodes)
2016	Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel	Will E. Bee
2018	Comic Book Men	Himself	– "The Mightiest of Mortals"
2019	Surge of Dawn	Will E. Bee
2022	Heroes of Extinction	Thompson (voice)	[7]
2023	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Man on the Street	Cameo [8]

References

1. Murray, Noel (April 9, 2013). "'Shazam!' Remembering when superheroes weren't quite so cool". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
2. "Michael Gray". TVGuide.com. TV Guide . Retrieved April 19, 2017.
3. "Archer: Drastic Voyage Part 1" at IMDb , "Archer: Drastic Voyage Part 2" at IMDb , "Archer: 1999 -- Cubert" at IMDb , and "Archer: 1999 -- Robert De Niro" at IMDb
4. Liegl, Andy (September 26, 2012). "Michael Gray reflects on "Shazam!" and the life of a Seventies teen idol". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
5. Ingram, Billy (2018). TVparty!: Television's Untold Tales. Bonus Books, Inc. pp. 211, 286. ISBN   9781566251846 – via Google Books.
6. "Bobby Jo and the Big Apple Good Time Band (CBS unsold pilot)". TV Archives : Unsold Pilots. March 31, 1972. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
7. Ideas, Adventurious (March 21, 2023). "Heroes of Extinction Cast". Cast. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
8. Lowry, Brian (2023-03-16). "'Shazam!' Fury of the Gods' can't catch lightning in a bottle twice". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

External links

• Michael Gray at IMDb
• Heroes of Extinction at IMDb