Gary Raymond was born in
Brixton, London, the younger of twins and the youngest of three brothers, to theatrical parents, both of whom were variety artistes. His mother died of
tuberculosis within nine months of the twins' birth, and the two were then in the care of a nanny. When Raymond was eleven years old, he won a scholarship to the Gateway School and remained there until he was sixteen. After training at
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Raymond worked with the
Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s, playing roles such as Macbeth, Oberon and Claudius, and others. He made his film debut as Charles Stuart (
King Charles II) in the British swashbuckling film
The Moonraker (1958). He soon followed up with his role as Cliff Lewis in
Tony Richardson's film adaptation of
John Osborne's
Look Back in Anger (1958), opposite
Richard Burton and
Mary Ure. Subsequent notable films included:
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), in which he appeared with
Katharine Hepburn,
Mercedes McCambridge and
Elizabeth Taylor;
The Millionairess (1960), where Raymond played
Sophia Loren's character's husband;
El Cid (1961), an epic film in which he played opposite
Charlton Heston and Loren;
The Playboy of the Western World (1962), which he starred in;
Jason and the Argonauts (1963), a fantasy film; and
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), where he portrayed the
apostle Simon bar Jonah, who became
Saint Peter. Raymond's broad theatrical career began in the mid 1950s, and he has continued appearing on stage all throughout his film and television career. Notable productions include
She Loves Me,
Treasure Island,
Irma La Douce,
The Sound of Music,
Grand Hotel,
The Complaisant Lover,
As You Like It,
Hamlet,
The Crucifer of Blood,
Twelfth Night,
Full Circle,
Look After Lulu!,
Dick Turpin,
Lysistrata,
Frost at Midnight,
The Numbered,
Electra,
Castle in Sweden,
The World of Susie Wong,
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream
, Troilus and Cressida
, The Jungle Book
, Peer Gynt
, The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus
, The Good Person of Sichuan
, My Children My Africa
, The Beaux Stratagem
, Bent
, Sunday in the Park with George
, The Wind in the Willows
and Follies'', as well as dozens of others. He is also well known for his role as Sergeant Jack Moffitt in the late-1960s American television show,
The Rat Patrol (1966–68), which ran for two seasons. Raymond has been married since 1961 to actress
Delena Kidd, with whom he has three children. ==Filmography==