Wilbur Gray

Not to be confused with: Wilbur Grey

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Wilbur Gray
Gray taunts Sugar.
Biographical Information
Home country	Dominion of Canada
Homeworld	Earth
Death	1977, Montreal
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Chronological / Political Information
Citizenship	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Author
Fictional Information
Created by	Michel Parry
Portrayed by	Peter Cushing
First Appearance	The Uncanny
Final Appearance	The Uncanny

Wilbur Gray (d. 1977) was a Canadian author and conspiracy theorist of the 20th century. After writing about UFOs and pyramid power in his books, Gray stumbled onto a sinister conspiracy involving cats. During his investigation, he discovered that cats had been manipulating mankind for centuries, and their roles in such mysteries as the Malkin case, the disappearance of Angela Blake, and the deaths of Valentine De'ath and Edina Hamilton.

Gray compiled a manuscript full of evidence and presented it to his publisher, Frank Richards. Richards initially dismissed Gray's work but after hearing of the aforementioned cases was at least willing to publish it. Gray left the manuscript with Richards and attempted to return home, only to be assassinated by a clowder of cats. Unfortunately, Richards subsequently noticed his cat Sugar acting suspiciously and was convinced. He opted to burn the manuscript, ensuring Gray's research died with him.

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• Gray was played by English actor Peter Cushing. Cushing did not wish to travel abroad, resulting in all of his scenes being shot in London. This forced Ray Milland to film scenes set in the same room on two separate continents.

Trivia

In-universe

• The canonical spelling of Gray's surname is uncertain, be it Gray or Grey. His name is never shown in writing, and while it is widely recorded on the Internet as "Gray", the film's script was written by UK-educated Belgian writer Michel Parry. The Canadian Feature Film Index, 1913-1985 spells it as Gray, so that is what the wiki is running with.

Appearances

• The Uncanny (first and final appearance)