Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

Actor Feb 12 (died age 51) Bristol, England 1965–1995 (30 year career)

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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 D…

Known For

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Lord Courtley

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

Dr. Jekyll

The Horror of Frankenstein

The Horror of Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

Lust for a Vampire

Lust for a Vampire

Giles Barton

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

Robert Heller

Poldark

Poldark

George Warleggan

Secret Army

Secret Army

Dear John

Dear John

John Lacey

Filmography

Acting (45)

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Movies (20)

Santa's Christmas Crash

Santa's Christmas Crash

Frankenstein Reborn

Frankenstein Reborn

as Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Lord Courtley (archive footage)

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

as LeDuc

Flying in the Branches

Flying in the Branches

as Ed

Letters to an Unknown Lover

Letters to an Unknown Lover

as Bernard

Mrs. Reinhardt

Mrs. Reinhardt

as Mr. Reinhardt

Kay

Kay

as Derek

I Don't Want to Be Born

I Don't Want to Be Born

as Gino Carlesi

Murder Motel

Murder Motel

as Michael Spencer

Persecution

Persecution

as David Masters

Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

as Robert Heller

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

as Dr. Jekyll

Lust for a Vampire

Lust for a Vampire

as Giles Barton

Thank You Very Much

Thank You Very Much

as Peter

Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows

as Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula

as Lord Courtley

The Horror of Frankenstein

The Horror of Frankenstein

as Victor Frankenstein

Television (25)

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

Dear John

Dear John

as John Lacey

Farrington of the F.O.

Farrington of the F.O.

as James Mapley

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

House on the Hill

House on the Hill

as Rupert Douglas

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

Minder

Minder

as François LeBlanc

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as Paul Foster

Secret Army

Secret Army

Secret Army

Secret Army

as Paul Vercors

Dangerous Knowledge

Dangerous Knowledge

as Sanders

Poldark

Poldark

as George Warleggan

Poldark

Poldark

as George Warleggan

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Mr. Reinhardt

Thriller

Thriller

as Michael Spencer

Moonbase 3

Moonbase 3

as Dr Michel Lebrun

Crown Court

Crown Court

The Protectors

The Protectors

as David Lee

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as Michel

Jason King

Jason King

The Ten Commandments

as Louis Briquet

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpepper

The Caesars

The Caesars

as Caligula

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Brian

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