Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

​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. A career in repertory theatre soon followed and the young actor gained experience in productions ranging from Hedda Gabler, to raucous comedies. Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a deranged doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren. He portrayed Caligula in the series The Caesars and alongside Cyd Hayman in a passionate French tale of murder and mystery - Crime of Passion series. After playing Thomas Culpeper in an episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), he went on to star in the BBC drama series, Moonbase 3 (1973) and the long-running Poldark, in which he played villainous George Warleggan. The series ran for 29 episodes, starting in 1975. He also played Communist Paul Vercors in the final season of the drama series Secret Army. Because of his French ancestry and dark looks, he was often chosen to play a Frenchman on television. Bates also appeared in the television movie Minder on the Orient Express, again as a Frenchman. It looked, for some time, as if he might remain typecast in sinister roles, but he was offered a part in a farcical comedy by the writer John Sullivan, which saw Bates as the loveable but loveless central character among a singles group, with each of its members looking for that perfect but ever elusive partner. Dear John (1986–87), in which he realistically played the part of a divorcee returning to single life, lasted for two series, and around the same time he appeared in the ITV Yorkshire Television sitcom Farrington of the F.O. (1986) with Angela Thorne and Joan Sims. Bates became ill and was diagnosed with cancer. He died in London at age 51 from pancreatic cancer. He was divorced from the actress Joanna Van Gyseghem, and survived by his second wife, the actress Virginia Wetherell (married 1973-1991). The couple had one daughter actress Daisy Bates (b. 1974), and a son William Bates (b. 1977), an actor & musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Ralph Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • Відомий за : Acting
  • День народження : 1940-02-12
  • Місце народження : Bristol, England
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Ralph Bates Фільми

  • 1970
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    Жах Франкенштейна

    Жах Франкенштейна

    5.952 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Пристрасть до вампіра

    Пристрасть до вампіра

    5.9 1971 HD

    У 1830 році спадкоємці Карнштейнів використовують кров невинної людини, щоб...

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  • 1971
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    Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

    6.152 1971 HD

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  • 1976
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    I Don't Want to Be Born

    I Don't Want to Be Born

    5 1976 HD

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  • 1970
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    Taste the Blood of Dracula

    Taste the Blood of Dracula

    6.1 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Fear in the Night

    Fear in the Night

    5.972 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Persecution

    Persecution

    3 1974 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    10 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    5.7 1991 HD

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  • 1981
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    Mrs. Reinhardt

    Mrs. Reinhardt

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1993
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    Frankenstein Reborn

    Frankenstein Reborn

    10 1993 HD

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  • 1995
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    Santa's Christmas Crash

    Santa's Christmas Crash

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1986
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    Les Louves

    Les Louves

    3.5 1986 HD

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  • 1971
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    Thank You Very Much

    Thank You Very Much

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1990
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    King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

    6.4 1990 HD

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  • 1989
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    Flying in the Branches

    Flying in the Branches

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1975
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    Murder Motel

    Murder Motel

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1973
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.6 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Moonbase 3

    Moonbase 3

    5 1973 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

    7.618 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Jason King

    Jason King

    7.3 1971 HD

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  • 1977
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    Secret Army

    Secret Army

    7.6 1977 HD

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5.4 1972 HD

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  • 1986
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    Dear John

    Dear John

    7.444 1986 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    8.1 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Caesars

    The Caesars

    7.8 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Broad And Narrow

    Broad And Narrow

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Agatha Christie Hour

    The Agatha Christie Hour

    6.7 1982 HD

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  • 1975
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    Poldark

    Poldark

    6.6 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Minder

    Minder

    6.783 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    Secret Army

    Secret Army

    7.6 1977 HD

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  • 1976
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    Dangerous Knowledge

    Dangerous Knowledge

    8 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Protectors

    The Protectors

    5.6 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

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