Jim Gray (UDA member)

Jim Gray
Jim Gray
Birth name	James Gray
Nickname(s)	"Doris Day"
Born	1958 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	4 October 2005 (aged 46–47) East Belfast, Northern Ireland
Allegiance	Ulster Defence Association (UDA)
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	East Belfast Brigade
Conflict	The Troubles

James Gray (1958 – 4 October 2005), known as Jim Gray, was a Northern Irish loyalist and the East Belfast brigadier of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the largest Ulster loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. He was often nicknamed "Doris Day" for his flamboyant clothing, jewellery, and dyed blond hair. Another media nickname for Gray was the "Brigadier of Bling". He was the owner of several bars in East Belfast.^[1]