Michael Bates

Michael Bates

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bates (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
    Birthday
    12/4/1920
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
8.2
Patton
Patton
7.5
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
6.8
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper
5.3
Macready's Gala
Macready's Gala
0
Sling Your Hook
Sling Your Hook
0
Bedazzled
Bedazzled
6.2
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
6
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
5.7
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.1
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur? Arthur!
3
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
0
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
5.6
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
5.3
Male of the Species
Male of the Species
5.5
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
6.7
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
0
The Brahmin Widow
0
The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape
5.9
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
6.7
No Sex Please: We're British
No Sex Please: We're British
5.1
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
2
Every Home Should Have One
Every Home Should Have One
4.6
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
0
Frenzy
Frenzy
7.1
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
5.9
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener
6.2
Quay South
0
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