Mike Gray was born on October 26, 1935 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The China Syndrome (1979), The Fugitive (1993) and Chain Reaction (1996). He was married to Carol Dana Hirsch. He died on April 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He graduated from Purdue, where he studied aeronautical engineering, and became an editor for Aviation Age. He later moved to Chicago and started making television commercials and documentaries.