Ralph Bates
Acting
Born February 12, 1940 · Bristol, England
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 Drama School. The course completed, Bates returned to Ireland to make his stage debut in Shaw's You N…
Known For · 40 titles
Minder
Crown Court
Screen Two
Playhouse
Tales of the Unexpected
ITV Playhouse
The Persuaders!
Thriller
Secret Army
The Protectors
The World of Hammer
Poldark
Jason King
The Agatha Christie Hour
House on the Hill
The Ten Commandments
Moonbase 3
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Dear John
The Caesars
Farrington of the F.O.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Mrs. Reinhardt
Dangerous Knowledge
Frankenstein Reborn
Lust for a Vampire
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
The Horror of Frankenstein
Happy Ever After
Persecution
Letters to an Unknown Lover
Dracula in the Movies
Kay
Fear in the Night
King of the Wind
I Don't Want to Be Born
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Broad And Narrow
The Odd Job Man
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook