Ralph Bates
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1940, Bristol, England
- Died
- March 27, 1991
- Movies
- 20
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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 Never Can Tell at The Gate Theatre, Dublin, in 1963. A career in repertory theatre soon followed and the young actor gained experience in productions ranging from Hedda Gabler, to raucous comedies.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1995 | Santa's Christmas Crash | |
| 1993 | Frankenstein Reborn | Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Lord Courtley (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | LeDuc |
| 1989 | Flying in the Branches | Ed |
| 1986 | Letters to an Unknown Lover | Bernard |
| 1981 | Mrs. Reinhardt | Mr. Reinhardt |
| 1978 | Kay | Derek |
| 1976 | I Don't Want to Be Born | Gino Carlesi |
| 1975 | Murder Motel | Michael Spencer |
| 1974 | Persecution | David Masters |
| 1972 | Fear in the Night | Robert Heller |
| 1971 | Thank You Very Much | Peter |
| 1971 | Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde | Dr. Jekyll |
| 1971 | Lust for a Vampire | Giles Barton |
| 1970 | The Horror of Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | Lord Courtley |
| 1970 | Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows | Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan |
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