Michael Bates
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Hammond Bates was an Indian-born English actor. He was educated at Uppingham School in Rutland and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Bates served as a Major serving with the Brigade of Gurkhas in Burma before his discharge at the end of World War II. In 1953, while an ensemble member with the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, he appeared in Richard III and All's Well That End's Well. In 1956 he appeared in Hotel Paradiso which starred Alec Guinness, at the Winter Garden Theatre in London. He appeared in many UK television series including Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 1975 as Cyril Blamire and It Ain't Half Hot Mum from 1974 to 1977 as Rangi Ram, as well as many others. His role as Rangi Ram caused some controversy as it required Bates to be made-up with fake tan to look like an Indian, which he took to naturally as he was born in India and spoke the Hindi language fluently. On radio he played a variety of characters in the BBC's long-running comedy series The Navy Lark. These were: Able Seaman Ginger, Lt. Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, the Padre and Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison. Bates' film roles include Battle of Britain (1969) as Warrant Officer Warwick, Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as a Lance-corporal, Patton (1970) as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (to whom he bore a striking resemblance), Frenzy (1972) by Alfred Hitchcock, and the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange (1971). On stage, he did Shakespeare at Stratford and the Old Vic and made a big impression as Inspector Truscott in the West End production of Loot by Joe Orton in 1966. He died of cancer in Cambridge, aged 57. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bates (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1978 · Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook as Narrator
- 1977 · Gulliver's Travels as (voice)
- 1976 · The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones as Madman
- 1974 · Fall of Eagles as Von Ludendorff
- 1974 · It Ain't Half Hot Mum as Rangi Ram
- 1973 · No Sex Please: We're British as Mr. Needham
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as Cyril Blamire
- 1972 · The Stone Tape as Eddie Holmes
- 1972 · Frenzy as Sergeant Spearman
- 1971 · A Clockwork Orange as Chief Guard
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Colonel Sandstream
- 1971 · Jason King as
- 1971 · The Fox Trot as Arthur
- 1971 · Budgie as Minces Nutty
- 1971 · Six Dates with Barker as
- 1970 · The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Mr. Spimm
- 1970 · Every Home Should Have One as Magistrate
- 1970 · Patton as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
- 1969 · Arthur? Arthur! as Mr. Harrington
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Warrant Officer Warwick
- 1969 · Sling Your Hook as Joe
- 1969 · Oh! What a Lovely War as Drunk Lance Corporal
- 1969 · Male of the Species as Fred
- 1969 · Male of the Species as Fred
- 1968 · Hammerhead as Andreas / Sir Richard
- 1968 · Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Dr. Spink
- 1968 · Salt & Pepper as Inspector Crabbe
- 1968 · The Brahmin Widow as Mr. Ambekar
- 1968 · Ooh La La! as Vatelin
- 1968 · Cilla as Self
- 1968 · Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush as Mr. McGregor
- 1967 · Bedazzled as Inspector Clarke
- 1967 · Man in a Suitcase as Delacroix
- 1966 · Macready's Gala as Mike MacFarland
- 1965 · A Passage to India as Professor Godbole
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Professor Godbole
- 1965 · Public Eye as George
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Joe
- 1964 · Cluff as
- 1963 · The Dick Emery Show as
- 1962 · The Saint as Joe
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1959 · I'm All Right Jack as Bootle
- 1958 · Dunkirk as Froome
- 1958 · Ivanhoe as Will The Simple
- 1956 · The Spanish Gardener as Consular Official (uncredited)
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as
- 1955 · Quay South as Captain Alan Gerald
- 1954 · Carrington V.C. as Major Broke-Smith
- 1954 · The Stratford Adventure as Self