Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 12, 1940
Died
March 27, 1991
Age
51
Place of Birth
Bristol, England
Popularity
0.9
Ralph Bates
Acting
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 N…
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Filmography
1995
Santa's Christmas Crash
Movie
6.0
1994
The World of Hammer
TV · Self (archive footage)
6.8
1993
Frankenstein Reborn
Movie · Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
7.0
1992
Dracula in the Movies
Movie · (archive footage)
10.0
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · Lord Courtley (archive footage)
9.5
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
6.3
1990
King of the Wind
Movie · LeDuc
7.0
1989
Flying in the Branches
Movie · Ed
0.0
1986
Letters to an Unknown Lover
Movie · Bernard
3.8
1986
Dear John
TV · John Lacey
7.6
1986
Farrington of the F.O.
TV · James Mapley
7.5
1985
Screen Two
TV · Ed
7.1
1984
The Odd Job Man
TV · Major Drew
0.0
1982
The Agatha Christie Hour
TV · Vincent Easton
6.8
1981
Mrs. Reinhardt
Movie · Mr. Reinhardt
7.0
1981
House on the Hill
TV · Rupert Douglas
8.0
1979
Minder
TV · François LeBlanc
7.1
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · Paul Foster
6.8
1978
Kay
Movie · Derek
0.0
1977
Secret Army
TV · Paul Vercors
7.8
1976
Dangerous Knowledge
TV · Sanders
8.0
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
Movie · Gino Carlesi
5.1
1975
Poldark
TV · George Warleggan
6.9
1975
Murder Motel
Movie · Michael Spencer
10.0