Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1920-12-04
Deathday: 1978-01-11 (57 years old)

Biography

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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 iral 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.


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Filmography

all 54

Movies 31

TV Shows 23

self 3

Narrator 1

Voice 1

Sergeant Spearman
Frenzy

Frenzy (1972)

Movie
8
Minces Nutty
Budgie

Budgie (1971)

TV
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Patton

Patton (1970)

Movie
4.33
Warrant Officer Warwick
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain (1969)

Movie
1
Andreas / Sir Richard
Hammerhead

Hammerhead (1968)

Movie
Inspector Clarke
Bedazzled

Bedazzled (1967)

Movie
Will The Simple
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe (1958)

TV
Consular Official (uncredited)
The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener (1956)

Movie
Captain Alan Gerald
Quay South

Quay South (1955)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1920-12-04

Deathday
1978-01-11 (57 years old)

Birth Place
Jhansi, India

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Michael Hammond Bates

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