Personal Info
Ralph Bates
Acting
Biography
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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 Drama School. The course completed, Bates returned to Ireland to make his stage debut in Shaw's You N…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Santa's Christmas Crash
Frankenstein Reborn
as Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Lord Courtley (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
King of the Wind
as LeDuc
Flying in the Branches
as Ed
Letters to an Unknown Lover
as Bernard
Mrs. Reinhardt
as Mr. Reinhardt
Kay
as Derek
TV Shows
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 3 ep.
Dear John
as John Lacey · 14 ep.
Farrington of the F.O.
as James Mapley · 1 ep.
The Agatha Christie Hour
as Vincent Easton · 1 ep.
House on the Hill
as Rupert Douglas · 1 ep.
The Gentle Touch
1 ep.
Minder
as François LeBlanc · 1 ep.
Tales of the Unexpected
as Paul Foster · 1 ep.
Secret Army
as Paul Vercors · 4 ep.
Dangerous Knowledge
as Sanders · 6 ep.