Larry Gates

Biography

Larry Gates was an American actor who was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and began performing in student plays while studying chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota. He gained early acting experience in Abingdon, Virginia, before building a long career on stage, film, and television. His Broadway credits included The Teahouse of the August Moon, Bell, Book and Candle, and First Monday in October, and in 1964 he was nominated for a Tony Award for A Case of Libel. On film, he appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Some Came Running (1958), The Sand Pebbles (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), and Funny Lady (1975). On television he played H.B. Lewis on Guiding Light from 1983 to 1996, winning the 1985 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. He also appeared in The Missiles of October and Backstairs at the White House.

81years old at death

Born September 24, 1915Saint Paul
Died December 12, 1996Sharon
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Lawrence Wheaton Gates

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 23 years1952 to 1975

Genres

Drama67%, 12 films
Crime28%, 5 films
Thriller22%, 4 films
Comedy17%, 3 films
Romance17%, 3 films

First and latest

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Early training
Gates began acting in student plays while studying chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota, then changed his focus and finished college with a speech major.

Larry Gates movies on Netflix

Funny Lady1975IMDb rating 6.2as Bernard Baruch
Lucky Luciano1973IMDb rating 6.4as Judge Herlands
Death of a Gunfighter1969IMDb rating 6.3as Mayor Chester Sayre
Hour of the Gun1967IMDb rating 6.6as John P. Clum
In the Heat of the Night1967IMDb rating 7.9as Eric Endicott
The Sand Pebbles1966IMDb rating 7.5as Jameson
Toys in the Attic1963IMDb rating 6.7as Cyrus Warkins
Ada1961IMDb rating 6.6as Joe Adams
The Young Savages1961IMDb rating 6.9as Randolph
Underworld U.S.A.1961IMDb rating 7.3as John Driscoll
One Foot in Hell1960IMDb rating 6.3as Doc Seltzer
The Great Impostor1960IMDb rating 6.9as Cardinal
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1958IMDb rating 7.9as Dr. Baugh
Some Came Running1958IMDb rating 7.2as Professor Robert Haven French
The Brothers Rico1957IMDb rating 6.8as Sid Kubik
The Strange One1957IMDb rating 6.9as Major Avery
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956IMDb rating 7.7as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
Has Anybody Seen My Gal1952IMDb rating 7.1as Charles Blaisdell

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
IMDb rating 7.761K votes
In the Heat of the Night1967 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Eric Endicott
IMDb rating 7.992K votes
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1958as Dr. Baugh
IMDb rating 7.958K votes
The Sand Pebbles1966as Jameson
IMDb rating 7.518K votes
Funny Lady1975as Bernard Baruch
IMDb rating 6.26.2K votes
Some Came Running1958as Professor Robert Haven French
IMDb rating 7.28.4K votes
The Young Savages1961as Randolph
IMDb rating 6.93.3K votes
Underworld U.S.A.1961as John Driscoll
IMDb rating 7.34.4K votes

Most often with

Don Siegel directed two of these films. Dean Martin appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dean Martin

Rod Steiger

William Schallert

Edmond O'Brien

Karl Swenson

Ford Rainey

Don SiegelDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dean Martin3 films together, 1958 to 1963
Dean Martin's page
- Toys in the Attic1963IMDb rating 6.7Gates as Cyrus WarkinsMartin as Julian Berniers
- Ada1961IMDb rating 6.6Gates as Joe AdamsMartin as Bo Gillis
- Some Came Running1958IMDb rating 7.2Gates as Professor Robert Haven FrenchMartin as Bama Dillert
Rod Steiger2 films together, 1967 to 1973
Rod Steiger's page
- Lucky Luciano1973IMDb rating 6.4Gates as Judge HerlandsSteiger as Gene Giannini
- In the Heat of the Night1967IMDb rating 7.9Gates as Eric EndicottSteiger as Chief Bill Gillespie
William Schallert2 films together, 1967
William Schallert's page
- Hour of the Gun1967IMDb rating 6.6Gates as John P. ClumSchallert as Herman Spicer
- In the Heat of the Night1967IMDb rating 7.9Gates as Eric EndicottSchallert as Mayor Schubert
Edmond O'Brien2 films together, 1960 to 1973
Edmond O'Brien's page
- Lucky Luciano1973IMDb rating 6.4Gates as Judge HerlandsO'Brien as Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger
- The Great Impostor1960IMDb rating 6.9Gates as CardinalO'Brien as Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Karl Swenson2 films together, 1960 to 1967
Karl Swenson's page
- Hour of the Gun1967IMDb rating 6.6Gates as John P. ClumSwenson as Dr. Charles Goodfellow
- One Foot in Hell1960IMDb rating 6.3Gates as Doc SeltzerSwenson as Sheriff Ole Olson
Ford Rainey2 films together, 1961 to 1966
Ford Rainey's page
- The Sand Pebbles1966IMDb rating 7.5Gates as JamesonRainey as Harris
- Ada1961IMDb rating 6.6Gates as Joe AdamsRainey as Speaker
Don SiegelDirector, 2 films, 1956 to 1969
All films by Don Siegel
- Death of a Gunfighter1969IMDb rating 6.3Gates as Mayor Chester Sayre
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956IMDb rating 7.7Gates as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
Also two films together1 more actor
- Paul DubovUnderworld U.S.A. (1961) and The Brothers Rico (1957)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Larry Gates's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$110 million

6 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

6Worldwide figure
12Figure not found

Top grosser

Funny Lady1975Bernard Baruch$40.1 million

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Funny Lady1975as Bernard Baruch
$40M36.4% of the total
2
In the Heat of the Night1967as Eric Endicott
$27M24.9% of the total
3
The Sand Pebbles1966as Jameson
$20M18.2% of the total
4
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1958as Dr. Baugh
$18M16.0% of the total
5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman
$3.0M2.7% of the total
6
Hour of the Gun1967as John P. Clum
$2.0M1.8% of the total