Ralph Bates

Personal Info

Birthday

February 12, 1940

Day of Death

1991-03-27

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England

Ralph Bates

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.

Known For

Minder

Tales of the Unexpected

The Persuaders!

Playhouse

Thriller

The Protectors

Secret Army

Poldark

Filmography

1993
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Lord Courtley (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
1990
King of the Wind
as LeDuc
1989
Flying in the Branches
as Ed
1986
Letters to an Unknown Lover
as Bernard
1981
Mrs. Reinhardt
as Mr. Reinhardt
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Gino Carlesi
1975
Murder Motel
as Michael Spencer
1974
Persecution
as David Masters
1972
Fear in the Night
as Robert Heller
1971
Thank You Very Much
as Peter
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
as Dr. Jekyll
Lust for a Vampire
as Giles Barton
1970
The Horror of Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Lord Courtley
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
as Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan