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.

  • Title: Michael Bates
  • Popularity: 8.169
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-12-04
  • Place of Birth: Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
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  • Also Known As: Michael Hammond Bates
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Michael Bates Movies

  • 1971
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    A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    8.193 1971 HD

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives...

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  • 1970
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    Patton

    Patton

    7.5 1970 HD

    "Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and...

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  • 1969
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    Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

    6.6 1969 HD

    The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench...

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  • 1969
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    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    6.8 1969 HD

    In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the...

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  • 1968
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    Salt & Pepper

    Salt & Pepper

    5.3 1968 HD

    After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper...

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  • 1966
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    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    1 1966 HD

    The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.

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  • 1969
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    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    1 1969 HD

    A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

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  • 1967
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    Bedazzled

    Bedazzled

    6.2 1967 HD

    A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.

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  • 1954
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    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    6 1954 HD

    This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre....

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  • 1968
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    Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

    Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

    5.7 1968 HD

    Jamie McGregor is a virginal sixth-former in suburbia delivering groceries for the local supermarket, but he is more interested in other matters -...

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  • 1968
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    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    6.1 1968 HD

    George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over...

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  • 1969
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    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    3 1969 HD

    The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.

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  • 1978
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    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    1 1978 HD

    A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is...

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  • 1977
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    Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

    5.6 1977 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift and built around the Lilliput and Blefuscu episode. It was made partly in live action and...

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  • 1968
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    Hammerhead

    Hammerhead

    5.3 1968 HD

    An American agent has tracked down the stronghold of an evil criminal mastermind, determined to take over the world (what, another one ?).

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  • 1969
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    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    5.5 1969 HD

    Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

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  • 1959
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    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    6.634 1959 HD

    Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start...

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  • 1965
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    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    1 1965 HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

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  • 1968
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    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    1 1968 HD

    A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit

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  • 1972
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    The Stone Tape

    The Stone Tape

    5.9 1972 HD

    A research team from an electronics company move into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill...

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  • 1958
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    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    6.7 1958 HD

    A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain...

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  • 1973
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    No Sex Please: We're British

    No Sex Please: We're British

    5.1 1973 HD

    A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here,...

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  • 1976
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    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    2 1976 HD

    Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963...

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  • 1970
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    Every Home Should Have One

    Every Home Should Have One

    4.6 1970 HD

    Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that...

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  • 1971
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    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    1 1971 HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

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  • 1972
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    Frenzy

    Frenzy

    7.1 1972 HD

    After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.

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  • 1970
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    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

    6 1970 HD

    Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into...

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  • 1954
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    Carrington V.C.

    Carrington V.C.

    5.9 1954 HD

    Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his...

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  • 1956
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    The Spanish Gardener

    The Spanish Gardener

    6.2 1956 HD

    Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas....

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  • 1955
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    Quay South

    Quay South

    1 1955 HD

    Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course...

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  • 1974
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    It Ain't Half Hot Mum

    It Ain't Half Hot Mum

    7.188 1974 HD

    The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the...

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  • 1971
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    Jason King

    Jason King

    7.3 1971 HD

    Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering...

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  • 1973
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    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.1 1973 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1971
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    Six Dates with Barker

    Six Dates with Barker

    7 1971 HD

    Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by London...

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  • 1958
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    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    6.3 1958 HD

    Ivanhoe is a British television series first shown on ITV in 1958-59. The show features Roger Moore in his first starring role, as Sir Wilfred of...

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1974
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    Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

    6.8 1974 HD

    "Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing...

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  • 1967
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    Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

    7 1967 HD

    Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches...

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

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  • 1963
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    The Dick Emery Show

    The Dick Emery Show

    8 1963 HD

    A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers including Pat Coombs, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Joan...

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  • 1964
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    Cluff

    Cluff

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    10 1968 HD

    A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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  • 1969
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    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    1 1969 HD

    Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

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  • 1968
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    Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

    1 1968 HD

    Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken...

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  • 1965
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    Public Eye

    Public Eye

    7.8 1965 HD

    Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a...

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  • 1964
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    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

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  • 1956
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    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    5.8 1956 HD

    Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

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  • 1971
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    Budgie

    Budgie

    7 1971 HD

    Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and...

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