iss ances ▁in ▁the ▁Ant werp ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁advance ▁through ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁bearing ▁of ▁this ▁officer ▁under ▁ar du ous ▁conditions ▁and ▁his ▁cheer ful ness ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁do ▁any ▁work ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁him ▁un hes it ating ly ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁example ▁to ▁those ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁contact . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁He ▁achieved ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁after ▁making ▁ 3 8 ▁appearances ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁similar ▁television ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁and ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁William ▁Tell . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁' P ete ' ▁in ▁Harold ▁P inter ' s ▁The ▁B irth day ▁Party ▁on ▁its ▁very ▁first ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁this ▁being ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁count less ▁stage ▁performances ▁he ▁made . ▁Though ▁over - shadow ed ▁by ▁his ▁stage ▁career , ▁Gray ▁made ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁popular ▁films , ▁not ably ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁Laur ence ▁Oliv ier ' s ▁film ▁Richard ▁III ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁The ▁M ummy ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Ab sol ution ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁The ▁Hit ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁the ▁James ▁Bond ▁film ▁A ▁View ▁to ▁a ▁Kill ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁as ▁retired ▁Naz i ▁doctor ▁and ▁Max ▁Z or in ' s ▁( Christ opher