Michael Bates
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
4 Dec 1920
Age
106 Years
Born In
Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Total Projects
59
Years Active
28 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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,...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
as Narrator
movie
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
as (voice)
movie
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Madman
tv
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Von Ludendorff
tv
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
as Rangi Ram
movie
No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Arnold Needham
tv
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Cyril Blamire
movie
The Stone Tape
The Stone Tape
as Eddie Holmes
movie
Frenzy
Frenzy
as DS Spearman
movie
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
as Chief Guard
tv
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Colonel Sandstream
tv
Jason King
Jason King
movie
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
as Arthur
tv
Budgie
Budgie
as Minces Nutty
tv
Six Dates with Barker
Six Dates with Barker
as Gasman
movie
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Mr. Spimm
movie
Every Home Should Have One
Every Home Should Have One
as Magistrate
tv
The Misfit
The Misfit
as Sgt. Wilfreds
movie
Patton
Patton
as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
movie
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur? Arthur!
as Mr. Harrington
movie
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
as Warrant Officer Warwick
movie
Sling Your Hook
Sling Your Hook
as Joe
movie
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Drunk Lance Corporal
tv
Male of the Species
Male of the Species
as Fred
tv
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Fred
movie
Male of the Species
Male of the Species
as Fred
movie
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
as Andreas / Sir Richard
movie
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Dr. Spink
movie
Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper
as Inspector Crabbe
movie
The Brahmin Widow
The Brahmin Widow
as Mr. Ambekar
tv
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La!
as Vatelin
tv
Cilla
Cilla
as Self
movie
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
as Mr. McGregor
movie
Bedazzled
Bedazzled
as Inspector Clarke
tv
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase
as Delacroix
tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Mr. Ambekar
tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Harold Radcliff
movie
Macready's Gala
Macready's Gala
as Mike MacFarland
movie
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
as Professor Godbole
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Professor Godbole
tv
Public Eye
Public Eye
as George
tv
Thursday Theatre
Thursday Theatre
as Tommy
tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Joe
tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Shpichelsky
tv
Cluff
Cluff
tv
The Dick Emery Show
The Dick Emery Show
tv
The Saint
The Saint
as Joe
tv
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men
as Corporal Bates
tv
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
movie
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
as Bootle
movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Starveling
movie
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
as Froome
tv
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
as Will The Simple
movie
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener
as Consular Official (uncredited)
tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
movie
Quay South
Quay South
as Captain Alan Gerald
movie
Carrington V.C.
Carrington V.C.
as Major Broke-Smith
movie
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
as Self
tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Starveling