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Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

Actor · Born 1940-02-12 · Bristol, England

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ralph Bates (12 February 1940 – 27 March 1991) was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and for being one of Hammer Horror's best-known actors from the latter period of the company. Bates was born in Bristol, England, of French ancestry (He was the great, great nephew of French scientist Louis Pasteur) and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He read French there, before winning a scholarship to Yale Drama School. The course completed, Bates returned to Ireland to make his stage debut in Shaw's You Never Can Tell at The Gate Theatre, Dublin, in 1963. A career in repertory theatre soon followed and the young actor gained experience in productions ranging from Hedda Gabler, to raucous comedies. Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a deranged doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren. He portrayed Caligula in the series The Caesars and alon…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) — Lord Courtley
  2. The Persuaders! (1971) — Michel
  3. Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) — Dr. Jekyll
  4. The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) — Victor Frankenstein
  5. Lust for a Vampire (1971) — Giles Barton
  6. Fear in the Night (1972) — Robert Heller
  7. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Paul Foster
  8. I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) — Gino Carlesi
  9. Minder (1979) — François LeBlanc
  10. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982) — Vincent Easton
  11. Poldark (1975) — George Warleggan
  12. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) — Thomas Culpepper
  13. Secret Army (1977) — Paul Vercors
  14. The Protectors (1972) — David Lee
  15. Thriller (1973) — Michael Spencer
  16. Jason King (1971)
  17. Dear John (1986) — John Lacey
  18. Screen Two (1985) — Ed
  19. King of the Wind (1990) — LeDuc
  20. Crown Court (1972)
  21. The Caesars (1968) — Caligula
  22. Persecution (1974) — David Masters
  23. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) — Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
  24. Letters to an Unknown Lover (1986) — Bernard
  25. The World of Hammer (1994) — Self (archive footage)
  26. Moonbase 3 (1973) — Dr Michel Lebrun
  27. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Brian
  28. Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) — Lord Courtley (archive footage)
  29. Mrs. Reinhardt (1981) — Mr. Reinhardt
  30. Dangerous Knowledge (1976) — Sanders
  31. Farrington of the F.O. (1986) — James Mapley
  32. Frankenstein Reborn (1993) — Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
  33. Santa's Christmas Crash (1995)
  34. Thank You Very Much (1971) — Peter
  35. Murder Motel (1975) — Michael Spencer
  36. Dracula in the Movies (1992) — (archive footage)
  37. Playhouse (1974) — Mr. Reinhardt
  38. House on the Hill (1981) — Rupert Douglas
  39. Flying in the Branches (1989) — Ed
  40. Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows (1970) — Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan