Ray Gravell

Ray Gravell

Born: September 12, 1951
Died: October 31, 2007
in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Uk
Raymond William Robert "Ray" Gravell was a Welsh rugby union centre who played club rugby for Llanelli RFC and the Wales international squad. In his later career he would become a respected broadcaster and occasional actor.

Movies for Ray Gravell...

Very Annie Mary
Title: Very Annie Mary
Character: Frank, the Bookie
Released: May 25, 2001
Type: Movie
Set in the fictional village of "Ogw" in the valleys of south-east Wales. After her father Jack suffers a stroke Annie Mary Pugh is forced to take care of him but uses the circumstances to emancipate herself and find the courage to sing once again.
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Up 'n' Under
Title: Up 'n' Under
Character: 1st Referee
Released: January 23, 1998
Type: Movie
The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could train a bunch of deadbeats to defeat them in a local rugby sevens tournament. But to do so he must first get them into shape with the help of the very attractive Hazel Scott.
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Darklands
Title: Darklands
Character: Bearded Gypsy
Released: November 16, 1996
Type: Movie
A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.
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Valley Girls
Title: Valley Girls
Character: Berwyn
Released: November 9, 1996
Type: Movie
Two Welsh women win a trip to Hollywood.
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Blood on the Dole
Title: Blood on the Dole
Character: Anton
Released: October 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Alan Bleasdale's touching yet frank drama for Channel 4 about the struggles of a group of young adults leaving school in a deprived area of Liverpool. Starring Stephen Walters, Suzanne Maddock and Amanda Mealing. Based on the acclaimed play by Jim Morris, voted Most Promising Playwright by the Financial Times and Morning Star in 1981. Blood on the Dole shows the lives of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, struggling to cope after being thrust into the real world for the first time after leaving school. Living in deprived Merseyside, the four youths' bright-eyed optimism for their futures and new-found freedom is soon crushed by the realities of unemployment, poverty, and the brutal reality of living and trying to find work in a city in decline. They all soon find themselves in the hopeless situation of facing complete dependence on state handouts, "the dole". The four teenagers instead find themselves turning to each other to find the strength to survive.
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The Cormorant
Title: The Cormorant
Character: Michael
Released: February 21, 1993
Type: Movie
For a young couple, the small cottage tucked away in a quiet village in the mountains of north Wales, a legacy from a distant, estranged uncle, is a dream come true. The one condition of the inheritance is that they keep the uncle's beloved pet cormorant. They soon discover, however, that the cormorant is no mere bird, but a foul and malignant creature that may exact a greater price than they are willing to pay. Filmed as part of the BBC series, "Screen Two".
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Damage
Title: Damage
Character: Raymond
Released: December 2, 1992
Type: Movie
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
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Rebecca's Daughters
Title: Rebecca's Daughters
Character: Jonah Morgan
Released: March 5, 1992
Type: Movie
Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesting about the rates of a tollgate run by The Whitman Turnpike Trust, headed by the drunken Lord Sarn. So Raine dons a mask and, calling himself Rebecca, instructs his followers to dress as women as they attack the tolls, leading the common people to victory over their masters.
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Filipina Dreamgirls
Title: Filipina Dreamgirls
Character: Gareth (as Raymond Gravell)
Released: September 15, 1991
Type: Movie
Several men from Wales travel to the Philippines on an arranged tour to meet Filipina women for romance and possible marriage. None of the women are the ideal Asiatic beauties the men imagined, but by the end of the tour, most of the Englishmen return with a new bride.