Michael Bates

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Patton (1970)

It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)

Frenzy (1972)

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1974-1977 It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV series)
Rangi Ram

– The Eternal Quadrangle (1977) … Rangi Ram

– The Superstar (1977) … Rangi Ram

– Puddings from Heaven (1977) … Rangi Ram

– The Pay Off (1977) … Rangi Ram

– Bridge Over the River Hipong (1977) … Rangi Ram

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1977 Honey (TV movie)
Reg Forrester

1977 Gulliver's Travels (voice)

1976 The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Madman

1975 Comedy Premiere (TV series)
Reg Forrester

– Honey (1975) … Reg Forrester

1973-1975 Last of the Summer Wine (TV series)
Blamire

– Northern Flying Circus (1975) … Blamire

– Ballad for Wind Instruments and Canoe (1975) … Blamire

– A Quiet Drink (1975) … Blamire

– Some Enchanted Evening (1975) … Blamire

– The Changing Face of Rural Blamire (1975) … Blamire

See all 14 episodes »

1975 Lulu (TV series)

1974 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)

– Episode #12.10 (1974)

1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Von Ludendorff

– End Game (1974) … Von Ludendorff

– The Secret War (1974) … Von Ludendorff

1973 No Sex Please: We're British
Mr. Needham

1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Vatelin

– Paying the Piper (1973) … Vatelin

1973 Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath (TV series)

1970-1973 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)

– Kamikaze in a Coffee Bath (1973)

– All My Own Army (1970)

1968-1973 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Blamire / Percy

– Of Funerals and Fish (1973) … Blamire

– Stiff Upper Lip (1968) … Percy

1972 The Stone Tape (TV movie)
Eddie Holmes

1972 Public Eye (TV series)
George

– Horse and Carriage (1972) … George

1972 Turnbull's Finest Half-Hour (TV series)
Maj. Clifford Turnbull

– Episode #1.5 (1972) … Maj. Clifford Turnbull

– Episode #1.4 (1972) … Maj. Clifford Turnbull

– Episode #1.3 (1972) … Maj. Clifford Turnbull

– Blue Movies (1972) … Maj. Clifford Turnbull

– Episode #1.1 (1972) … Maj. Clifford Turnbull

1969-1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Fred / George / Reginald Todd

– When the Wheel Turns (1972) … George

– Madly in Love (1972) … Reginald Todd

– Cornelius (1969) … Fred

1972 Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (TV series)
Mr. Christmas

– Its Only Natural Gas (1972) … Mr. Christmas

1972 The Man Outside (TV series)
Griffen

– Eric (1972) … Griffen

1972 Frenzy
Sergeant Spearman

1972 Budgie (TV series)
Minces Nutty

– Louie the Ring Is Dead and Buried in Kensal Green Cemetery (1972) … Minces Nutty

1971 A Clockwork Orange
Chief Guard

1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Colonel Sandstream

– The Assyrian rejuvenator (1971) … Colonel Sandstream

1971 Jason King (TV series)
Edward

– As Easy as A.B.C. (1971) … Edward

1971 Play for Today (TV series)
Arthur

– The Fox Trot (1971) … Arthur

1971 The Misfit (TV series)
Sgt. Wilfreds

– On Arrivals and Departures and Things in Between (1971) … Sgt. Wilfreds

1971 Six Dates with Barker (TV series)
The Gasman

– 1971: Come in and Lie Down (1971) … The Gasman

1970-1971 Mr. Digby Darling (TV series)
Norman Stanhope

– Contest (1971) … Norman Stanhope

– Love (1971) … Norman Stanhope

– Wives (1971) … Norman Stanhope

– Safe Breakers (1971) … Norman Stanhope

– Rats (1970) … Norman Stanhope

See all 6 episodes »

1971 Man at the Top (TV series)
Tom Binsey

– Too Good for This World (1971) … Tom Binsey

1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Mr. Spimm

1970 Menace (TV series)
Chief Superintendent Shepherd

– Man with a Mission (1970) … Chief Superintendent Shepherd

1970 Ryan International (TV series)

– Dragon's Teeth (1970)

1970 All My Own Army (TV series)

1970 Every Home Should Have One
Magistrate

1970 Patton
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery

1969 Arthur! Arthur!
Mr - Harrington

1969 Battle of Britain
Warrant Officer Warwick

1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV series)
Ras Lal Punjabi

– Sheer Melodrama (1969) … Ras Lal Punjabi

1966-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Joe / Mike MacFarland

– Sling Your Hook (1969) … Joe

– Macready's Gala (1966) … Mike MacFarland

1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
Drunk Lance Corporal

1968 Salt and Pepper
Inspector Crabbe

1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Dr. Spink

1968 Stiff Upper Lip (TV movie)
Antrobus

1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)

– The Escape Club (1968)

1968 Hammerhead
Andreas/Sir Richard

1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Harold Radcliff / Mr. Ambekar

– Murder: A Professional Job (1968) … Harold Radcliff

– The Brahmin Widow (1968) … Mr. Ambekar

1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Delacroix

– Blind Spot (1968) … Delacroix

1968 Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Mr. McGregor

1967 Bedazzled
Inspector Clarke

1966 Intrigue (TV series)
Macauley

– Strange World, Big Deal (1966) … Macauley

1966 Mr. John Jorrocks (TV series)
Duke of Donkeyton

1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Shpichelsky

– A Month in the Country (1966) … Shpichelsky

1965 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Professor Godbole

– Passage to India (1965) … Professor Godbole

1965 Cluff (TV series)
Insp. Mole

– The Village Constable (1965) … Insp. Mole

– The Dictator (1965) … Insp. Mole

– The Pensioner (1965) … Insp. Mole

– The Husband (1965) … Insp. Mole

– The Daughters (1965) … Insp. Mole

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1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Tommy

– Photo Finish (1965) … Tommy

1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Khem Singh / The Admi

– Mark of the Beast (1964) … The Admi

– On the City Wall (1964) … Khem Singh

1963 The Saint (TV series)
Joe

– The Fellow Traveller (1963) … Joe

1960 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Alec Peters

– Three Small Bones (1960) … Alec Peters

1960 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Joe Watson

– Episode #1.322 (1960) … Joe Watson

– Episode #1.321 (1960) … Joe Watson

– Episode #1.319 (1960) … Joe Watson

– Episode #1.313 (1960) … Joe Watson

– Episode #1.311 (1960) … Joe Watson

1959 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Corporal Bates

– The Deserter (1959) … Corporal Bates

1959 I'm All Right Jack
Bootle

1959 Mother Courage and Her Children (TV movie)
Old Colonel

1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Will The Simple

– The Raven (1958) … Will The Simple

1958 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Jimmy

– A Little Bit of Luck (1958) … Jimmy

1957-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Bardulph / Starveling / Williams

– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958) … Starveling

– Television World Theatre: The Life of Henry V (1957) … Bardulph/Williams

1958 Dunkirk
Froome

1955 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Captain Alan Gerard

– Quay South (1955) … Captain Alan Gerard

1955 Court Martial
Major Broke-Smith

1954 Clementina (TV series)
Servant

– For the Sake of a Throne (1954) … Servant

1953-1954 The Teckman Biography (TV series)
Sgt. Blair

– A Cable from Kesner (1954) … Sgt. Blair

– Charmaine (1954) … Sgt. Blair

– The Proposition (1953) … Sgt. Blair

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(1956) He acted in Eugène Ionesco's plays, "The Bald Prima Donna" and "The New Tenant", at the Arts Theatre Club in London, England with Robert Eddison, Jill Bennett and Michael Bryant in the cast. Peter Wood was the director. See more »

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Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1948 till 1953. See more »

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 973 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Michael Bates (I) (1920–1978) Actor Trivia: Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1948 till 1953. See more trivia » Born: December 4, 1920 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, British India [now India] Died: January 11, 1978 (age 57) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK