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Michael Bates
Actor
Died January 11, 1978 (57 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 1978 | Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook · as Narrator |
| 1978 | Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook · as Narrator |
| 1977 | Gulliver's Travels · as (voice) |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones · as Madman |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles (TV Series) · as Von Ludendorff |
| 1974 | It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series) · as Rangi Ram |
| 1973 | No Sex Please - We're British · as Mr. Needham |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) · as Cyril Blamire |
| 1972 | The Stone Tape · as Eddie Holmes |
| 1972 | Frenzy · as Sergeant Spearman |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange · as Chief Guard Barnes |
| 1971 | Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole (TV Series) · as Mr. Christmas |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Colonel Sandstream |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Minces Nutty |
| 1971 | Six Dates with Barker (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Mr. Spimm |
| 1970 | Man At The Top (TV Series) · as Tom Binsey |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Arthur |
| 1970 | Every Home Should Have One · as Magistrate |
| 1970 | Patton · as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery |
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! · as Mr. Harrington |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain · as Warrant Officer Warwick |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV Series) · as Ras Lal Punjabi |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War · as Drunk Lance Corporal |
| 1969 | Male of the Species (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1969 | Male of the Species · as Fred |
| 1968 | Hammerhead · as Andreas / Sir Richard |
| 1968 | Salt and Pepper · as Inspector Crabbe |
| 1968 | Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River · as Dr. Spink |
| 1968 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush · as Mr. Mcgregor |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) · as Delacroix |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harold Radcliff |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as Eustace Cartwright |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Professor Godbole |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Captain Gambell |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as George |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Antrobus (first Secretary) |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack · as Bootle |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Corporal Bates |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Will The Simple |
| 1957 | Television World Theatre (TV Series) · as Bardulph |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Joe Watson |
| 1956 | The Spanish Gardener · as Consular Official (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Lt-Cdr. Richard Sandford |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Captain Alan Gerard |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Jimmy |
| 1954 | Court Martial · as Major Broke-Smith |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Maxwell Oliver |