Overview
- His representative confirmed that Michael Gray died on October 16, 2026, in Palm Desert, California, and said the cause was natural while his health had declined in recent times.
- Gray is best known for playing teenager Billy Batson on Filmation’s live-action Shazam!, which aired from 1974 to 1976 and ran three seasons and 28 episodes.
- After his rise in the early 1970s, Gray continued to work on television with credits that include The Little People, The Flying Nun, Dynasty and an appearance on The Brady Bunch.
- He returned to the Shazam universe with a cameo in the 2023 film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, a moment that reconnected him with the modern DC franchise and renewed interest in the original show.
- Argentine media note that the series aired on Canal 11 (now Telefe) in the late 1970s and became part of many viewers’ childhoods, a cultural imprint likely to shape the tributes and retrospectives that follow his death.