Overview
- Gray’s representative confirmed that he died on October 16 in Palm Desert, California, at age 75 and said the cause was natural causes after a recent decline in his health.
- He was best known for playing Billy Batson, the teenage hero whose spoken magic word transformed him into a superhero on the 1974 Shazam! series.
- The series left a lasting imprint on viewers in Argentina after airing there in the late 1970s, where it became a recurring part of children’s programming.
- After Shazam!, Gray continued acting on television with credits that include The Little People, The Flying Nun, Dynasty and a guest role on The Brady Bunch.
- Gray reconnected with the Shazam! franchise with a cameo in the 2023 film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and the original TV show ran three seasons and 28 episodes, helping cement its place in early superhero television.