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title: "Shazam! actor Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson, dies at 75"
description: "Most outlets led with the news of Michael Gray's death and his role as Billy Batson in the 1970s Shazam! TV series. Geo News added that he died of natural causes in Palm Desert, California, as reported by his publicist, while Minute Mirror provided a more concise version without specifying the cause or location."
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# Shazam! actor Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson, dies at 75

entertainment · updated 23 Oct 2026, 8:58 AM PKT · 23 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the news of Michael Gray's death and his role as Billy Batson in the 1970s Shazam! TV series. Geo News added that he died of natural causes in Palm Desert, California, as reported by his publicist, while Minute Mirror provided a more concise version without specifying the cause or location.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Michael Gray, Shazam! star, dies at 75](https://minutemirror.com.pk/michael-gray-shazam-star-dies-at-75-649529/) · 23 Oct 2026, 8:58 AM PKT
  > Michael Gray, best known for playing Billy Batson in the 1970s live-action television series Shazam!, has died at the
- **Geo News** — [Shazam! star Michael Gray, TV's original Billy Batson, dies at 75](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687874-shazam-star-michael-gray-tvs-original-billy-batson-dies-at-75) · 23 Oct 2026, 4:14 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson in the 1970s live-action TV series Shazam!, has died at 75. Gray died of natural causes on Friday, 16 October, in Palm Desert, California, his publicist announced on...

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