Michael Bates

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: Acting
Birthday: 1920-12-04
Place of Birth: Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Also Known As: Michael Hammond Bates

Movies List of Michael Bates

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A Clockwork Orange

1971 Movie
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Patton

1970 Movie
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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 Movie
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Battle of Britain

1969 Movie
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Salt & Pepper

1968 Movie
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Macready's Gala

1966 Movie
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Sling Your Hook

1969 Movie
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Bedazzled

1967 Movie
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Arthur? Arthur!

1969 Movie
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Gulliver's Travels

1977 Movie
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Hammerhead

1968 Movie
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Male of the Species

1969 Movie
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I'm All Right Jack

1959 Movie
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A Passage to India

1965 Movie
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The Brahmin Widow

1968 Movie
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The Stone Tape

1972 Movie
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Dunkirk

1958 Movie
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The Fox Trot

1971 Movie
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Frenzy

1972 Movie
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Carrington V.C.

1954 Movie
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The Spanish Gardener

1956 Movie
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Quay South

1955 Movie