# Michael Gray Dies: ‘Shazam!’ Star Was 75

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-gray-dies-shazam-star-was-75/
- Published: 2026-10-23T00:03:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/

## Key points

- The supplied coverage adds no new details about Gray’s death.
- Gray was best known for playing Billy Batson in *Shazam!*.
- He died aged 75 and is survived by his family.

## Summary

No new facts have been added in the supplied article text: it still reports that actor Michael Gray, best known as Billy Batson in the 1970s television series *Shazam!*, has died aged 75. His death marks the loss of a performer associated with an early live-action Saturday morning superhero show that helped make him a teen idol.

Gray died of natural causes on 16 October in Palm Desert, California, his representative confirmed. In *Shazam!*, Billy travelled with his guardian Mentor, played by Les Tremayne, and transformed into Captain Marvel by saying “Shazam!” Gray also appeared in *The Brady Bunch*, *Dynasty* and *Archer*, and had a cameo in *Shazam! Fury of the Gods*. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Benon Gray, his stepchildren Ryan and Laurel Cooper, and son-in-law Lee Barker.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Michael Gray Dies: ‘Shazam!’ Star Was 75](https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/)
- [Variety: Michael Gray, Star of ‘Shazam!’ TV Series, Dies at 75](https://variety.com/2026/tv/people-news/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1236921937/)

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