Bruce Gray

Born

1936-09-07

Died

2017-12-13

Birthplace

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Biography

Bruce Gray (Robert Bruce Gray, 7 September 1936 in San Juan, Puerto Rico – died 13 December 2017 in Los Angeles, California) – Puerto Rican-born Canadian actor, raised in Toronto after returning to Canada at age 13. Earned a Master's degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto before moving to Hollywood in 1980. Won a Gemini Award for Best Actor for his lead role on the Canadian series Traders (1996–2000). His most notable film roles include Mayor Parvin in Dragnet (1987), Gabe Lawrence in Up Close & Personal (1996), the President in Spy Hard (1996), Sky Marshal Dienes in Starship Troopers (1997), Rodney Miller in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and its sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), Colonel Maguire in Cube 2: Hypercube (2002), a TV Executive in Monster-in-Law (2005), Congressman Hughes in Evan Almighty (2007), and Ferguson in Crimson Peak (2015). On television he is best known for Adam Cunningham in Traders (1996–2000), Judge J.E. Reilly in Passions, Joe's father's ghost in Medium, Admiral Chekote in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Surak in Star Trek: Enterprise, and recurring roles in Falling Skies, How I Met Your Mother, Sons of Anarchy, Criminal Minds, and Charmed.