Michael Bates
Acting
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, Ontario, he appeared in Richard III and All's Well That End's Well. In 1956 he appeared in Hotel Paradiso which starred Alec Guinness, at the Winter Garden Theatre in London. He appeared in many UK television series including Last of the Summer Wine from 1973 to 1975 as Cyril Blamire and It Ain't Half Hot Mum from 1974 to 1977 as Rangi Ram, as well as many others. His role as Rangi Ram caused some controversy as it required Bates to be made-up with fake tan to look like an Indian, which he took to naturally as he was born in India and spoke the Hindi language fluently. On radio he played a variety of characters in the BBC's long-running comedy series The Navy Lark. These were: Able Seaman Ginger, Lt. Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, the Padre and Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison. Bates' film roles include Battle of Britain (1969) as Warrant Officer Warwick, Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as a Lance-corporal, Patton (1970) as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (to whom he bore a striking resemblance), Frenzy (1972) by Alfred Hitchcock, and the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange (1971). On stage, he did Shakespeare at Stratford and the Old Vic and made a big impression as Inspector Truscott in the West End production of Loot by Joe Orton in 1966. He died of cancer in Cambridge, aged 57. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bates (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Arnold Needham
Age 52 (now 57)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
as Mr. McGregor
Age 47 (now 57)
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Madman
Age 55 (now 57) No Sex Please - We're British
as Mr. Arnold Needham
Age 52 (now 57)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Mr. Spimm
Age 49 (now 57)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Dr. Spink
Age 47 (now 57) Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
as Mr. McGregor
Age 47 (now 57)
The Spanish Gardener
as Consular Official (uncredited)
Age 36 (now 57)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Colonel Sandstream
Age 50 (now 57)
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Michael Hammond Bates
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