Ralph Bates
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 D...
Known For
Filmography
Santa's Christmas Crash
1995
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Frankenstein Reborn
1993
as Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Lord Courtley (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)
King of the Wind
1990
as LeDuc
Flying in the Branches
1989
as Ed
Letters to an Unknown Lover
1986
as Bernard
Dear John
1986
as John Lacey
Farrington of the F.O.
1986
as James Mapley
Screen Two
1985
as Ed
The Odd Job Man
1984
as Major Drew
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
as Vincent Easton
Mrs. Reinhardt
1981
as Mr. Reinhardt
House on the Hill
1981
as Rupert Douglas
Second Chance
1981
as Chris Hurst
Minder
1979
as François LeBlanc
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Paul Foster
Kay
1978
as Derek
Secret Army
1977
as Paul Vercors
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
as Gino Carlesi
Dangerous Knowledge
1976
as Sanders
Murder Motel
1975
as Michael Spencer
Poldark
1975
as George Warleggan
Persecution
1974
as David Masters
Playhouse
1974
as Mr. Reinhardt
Thriller
1973
as Michael Spencer
Moonbase 3
1973
as Dr Michel Lebrun
Fear in the Night
1972
as Robert Heller
Crown Court
1972
The Protectors
1972
as David Lee
Lust for a Vampire
1971
as Giles Barton
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971
as Dr. Jekyll
Thank You Very Much
1971
as Peter
The Persuaders!
1971
as Michel
Jason King
1971
The Ten Commandments
1971
as Louis Briquet
The Horror of Frankenstein
1970
as Victor Frankenstein
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
as Lord Courtley
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
1970
as Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Thomas Culpepper
Wicked Women
1970
as Louis Staunton
Happy Ever After
1969
as Ross
The Caesars
1968
as Caligula
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Brian
Boy Meets Girl
1967
as Mustafa
Broad And Narrow
1965