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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.
Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a deranged doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren.
Ralph Bates (3 November 1899 – 26 November 2000) was an English novelist, writer, journalist and political activist. He is best known for his writings on pre–Civil War Spain.
Bates was born in Swindon, England in 1899 and as a teenager worked at the Great Western Railway factory. In 1917, he enlisted in the British Army and served in World War I, training soldiers to prepare for poison gas attacks.
After returning from the war, he began to travel, to France and then, in 1923, to Spain, where he had wanted to visit since boyhood (his great-grandfather, a steamer captain, was buried in Cadiz). He stayed in the country permanently from then on, traveling and doing odd jobs. He published his first work, Sierra, a collection of short stories, in 1933; in 1934, a novel, Lean Men.
When the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, Bates enlisted with the government forces and made rank of political commissar. He helped to organize the International Brigade. Later that year he traveled to the United States to raise awareness of the plight of the Spanish Republic.
Actors: Jack Albertson (actor), John Astin (actor), William Fawcett (actor), Anthony Franciosa (actor), Jim Hutton (actor), Lee Krieger (actor), Norman Leavitt (actor), John McGiver (actor), Scott Robertson (actor), Jesse White (actor), Mabel Albertson (actress), Jane Fonda (actress), Lois Nettleton (actress), Barbara Perry (actress), Lawrence Weingarten (producer),
Plot: On December 23rd, Korean War veteran George Haverstick and nurse Isabel Crane - who George lovingly refers to as "Little Bit" - get married in a civil ceremony. They met when George was admitted to Belvedere General Hospital in St. Louis for a nervous shake, with Isabel being his night nurse. They got married immediately following his release, which occurred despite the doctors never discovering the reason for his affliction. They plan on honeymooning in Miami, and stopping in suburban High Point, Tennessee along the way to visit with who George considers his best friend, fellow Korean War vet Ralph Bates, and Ralph's wife of six years, Dorothea Bates. By the time they arrive on the Bates' doorstep on Christmas Eve, George and Isabel are hardly speaking to each other when they aren't yelling at each other as each had a preconceived notion of their role in the marriage incompatible with the other, and a romanticized view of how the other should behave. Ralph's marriage is currently in no better shape. Dottie has just left him, taking their infant son Junior with her. Although he never stated such to her, Ralph married insecure Dottie despite not loving her because her wealthy father, for who he worked, promised him the family business as an inheritance. Ralph and Dottie's current problem is primarily because Ralph could no longer stand her parent's pretentious and overbearing ways, both professionally and personally. Although Ralph, George and Isabel seem blind to the source of and solution to their own marital problems, each seems to have a clearer view of what ails the other couple and how best to fix their marriage.
Keywords: affection, alcoholism, based-on-play, christmas, consummation, couple, dog, drunkenness, fortune-hunter, friendship
Angry that he has been banned from carrying out his anatomy experiments, scientist Victor Frankenstein kills his father and becomes the Baron of the estate. Using the family fortune to build a new laboratory, Frankenstein begins creating a creature from body parts which he is able to bring to life. However, things soon get out of hand as the monster breaks free and sets out on a murderous rampage around the castle
A Fan tribute to Ralph Bates to the song 'White Rabbit' By Collide.
We are excited to welcome Mr. Ralph Bates to the WCDS Online Seminar platform to share with us a presentation on bird enjoyment in Virginia: "Birds + Birding = Beauty and Joy". A short presentation by Mr. Ralph Bates, including a brief video of local birds, their songs, calls, and feeding, will be followed by a Q&A.; Ralph will make available on-line hand-outs on bird books, binoculars, and bird-watching tips and places in the nearby area. #wcdsonlineseminarseries
back-to-back English goodness with commercials from the mid 1980s featuring Ralph Bates for Peak Freans and Emma Samms for Breath Savers
The Horror of Frankenstein 1970 Scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts; the monster comes alive and wreaks havoc. Director: Jimmy Sangster Writers: Jeremy Burnham (screenplay), Jimmy Sangster (screenplay) Stars: Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson
Toyah 'It's a Mystery' Willcox plays supermodel Marigold, who life breaks down after hearing the advertisers won't use her actual voice in any of her work. This seldom seen episode, one of the very last made, has slipped under the radar but for my money contains all the smells, sights and sounds of a classic TOTU. (And selling an E-Type Jaguar for £900! Oh my lord, worth £90,000 now) #talesoftheunexpected #toyahwilcox #ralphbates
Prisoner Stephen Benson has been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm against fellow inmate William Parker. William Gaunt and Ralph Bates make guest appearances. Veteran actor Robin Bailey presides as Mr Justice Hamilton.
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.
Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a deranged doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren.