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Ralph Bates as Lord Courtley in Taste the Blood of Dracula | |
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Name | Ralph Bates |
Aliases | None |
Gender | Male |
Place of birth | Bristol, England |
Date of birth | February 12th, 1940 |
Place of death | {{{place of death}}} |
Date of death | March 27th, 1991 |
First appearance | Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) |
Ralph Bates was a British film actor born in Bristol, England on February 12th, 1940. His first work in a horror film was playing the foppish Lord Courtley in Peter Sasdy's Taste the Blood of Dracula. That same year, he took on a more impressive role, that of everybody's favorite mad scientist Victor Frankenstein in the Hammer Film Productions feature Horror of Frankenstein.
In 1971, Ralph Bates appeared in his third horror feature for Hammer, Lust for a Vampire. Bates had the lead role of Giles Barton. Following Lust for a Vampire, Bates had another lead role. This time, he took on Hammer's version of Doctor Henry Jekyll in 1971's Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.
Ralph's final film work was the 1990 British adventure movie King of the Wind. Bates passed away a year later in London, England on March 27th, 1991 at the age of 51.
Body of work[]
Film[]
Television[]
Series | Episode | Character |
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Tales of the Unexepected | Blue Marigold | Paul Foster |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Was born on the same day as American actor Richard Lynch.
- Attended school at the University of Dublin and Yale.
- Also appeared in the Jimmy Sangster-helmed thriller Fear in the Night for Hammer Film Productions.
External Links[]
- Ralph Bates at IMDB
- Ralph Bates at Wikipedia
- Ralph Bates at AllRovi.com
- Ralph Bates at Horrormovies.org
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Frankenstein Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Frankenstein franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Frankenstein crew members category. |
Jekyll and Hyde Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Jekyll and Hyde crew members category. |
Tales of the Unexpected Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Tales of the Unexpected television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Tales of the Unexpected crew members category. |