Ralph Bates
Born in Bristol, England — Feb 12 1940• Died Mar 27 1991
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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…
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Minder
François LeBlanc
Crown Court
Playhouse
Mr. Reinhardt
Tales of the Unexpected
Paul Foster
Secret Army
Paul Vercors
The Persuaders!
Michel
Thriller
Michael Spencer
The Protectors
David Lee
Jason King
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Poldark
George Warleggan
The Gentle Touch
The Agatha Christie Hour
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpepper
The Ten Commandments
Louis Briquet
Dear John
John Lacey
The Caesars
Caligula
Moonbase 3
Dr Michel Lebrun
House on the Hill
Rupert Douglas
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Lord Courtley
The Horror of Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll
King of the Wind
LeDuc
Letters to an Unknown Lover
Bernard
Dangerous Knowledge
Sanders
Lust for a Vampire
Giles Barton
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Lord Courtley (archive footage)
Farrington of the F.O.
James Mapley
I Don't Want to Be Born
Gino Carlesi
Broad And Narrow
Thank You Very Much
Peter
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
Murder Motel
Michael Spencer
Persecution
David Masters
Fear in the Night
Robert Heller
Mrs. Reinhardt
Mr. Reinhardt
Flying in the Branches
Ed
Santa's Christmas Crash
Frankenstein Reborn
Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan
Kay
Derek