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Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Actor · Born 1920-12-04 · Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)

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Biography

​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 Ba…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. A Clockwork Orange (1971) — Chief Guard
  2. Patton (1970) — Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
  3. Frenzy (1972) — DS Spearman
  4. Battle of Britain (1969) — Warrant Officer Warwick
  5. Bedazzled (1967) — Inspector Clarke
  6. The Saint (1962) — Joe
  7. I'm All Right Jack (1959) — Bootle
  8. Dunkirk (1958) — Froome
  9. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — Drunk Lance Corporal
  10. The Stone Tape (1972) — Eddie Holmes
  11. Last of the Summer Wine (1973) — Cyril Blamire
  12. Salt & Pepper (1968) — Inspector Crabbe
  13. Gulliver's Travels (1977) — (voice)
  14. No Sex Please - We're British (1973) — Mr. Arnold Needham
  15. Every Home Should Have One (1970) — Magistrate
  16. Carrington V.C. (1954) — Major Broke-Smith
  17. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) — Mr. McGregor
  18. The Spanish Gardener (1956) — Consular Official (uncredited)
  19. It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) — Rangi Ram
  20. The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) — Mr. Spimm
  21. Jason King (1971)
  22. Hammerhead (1968) — Andreas / Sir Richard
  23. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — Colonel Sandstream
  24. Fall of Eagles (1974) — Von Ludendorff
  25. Man in a Suitcase (1967) — Delacroix
  26. Ivanhoe (1958) — Will The Simple
  27. Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) — Dr. Spink
  28. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Professor Godbole
  29. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Captain Gambell
  30. The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) — Madman
  31. Public Eye (1965) — George
  32. Armchair Theatre (1956)
  33. Budgie (1971) — Minces Nutty
  34. The Stratford Adventure (1954) — Self
  35. The Dick Emery Show (1963)
  36. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Joe
  37. Theatre 625 (1964) — Shpichelsky
  38. Six Dates with Barker (1971) — Gasman
  39. Arthur? Arthur! (1969) — Mr. Harrington
  40. No Hiding Place (1959)