Michael Bates
Biography
Michael Bates was a British actor whose career spanned film, television, radio and the stage. Born in Jhansi, in colonial India, he was sent to England as a child and later studied at Cambridge before serving in the Indian Army during the Second World War. In 1953 he appeared with the Stratford Festival in Canada, and he went on to play Shakespearean roles at Stratford and the Old Vic; in 1966 he played Inspector Truscott in the West End production of Joe Orton's Loot. On radio he voiced many characters in the BBC comedy The Navy Lark. He was best known for Field Marshal Montgomery in Patton (1970), Guard Barnes in A Clockwork Orange (1971), and parts in Bedazzled (1967) and Frenzy (1972). On television he played Cyril Blamire in Last of the Summer Wine and Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
57years old at death
- Born Jhansi
- Died Cambridge
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Michael Hammond Bates
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 6 years1967 to 1973
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Big break
Bates was cast as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery in Patton partly because he bore a striking resemblance to him.
A change of course
Before turning to acting, Bates served in the Second World War as a major with the 3rd Battalion, The 9th Gurkha Rifles in the Burma Campaign, and was mentioned in dispatches in 1944.
Beyond film
On stage, Bates took Shakespearean parts at Stratford and the Old Vic, and in 1966 he made a big impression in the West End as Inspector Truscott in Joe Orton's Loot.
Michael Bates movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together5 more actors
- Gerald SimNo Sex Please - We're British (1973) and Frenzy (1972)
- Robert FlemyngBattle of Britain (1969) and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
- Barry FosterFrenzy (1972) and Battle of Britain (1969)
- Michael TrubshaweSalt & Pepper (1968) and Bedazzled (1967)
- Madge RyanFrenzy (1972) and A Clockwork Orange (1971)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.