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Michael Hammond Bates [1] (4 December 1920 – 11 January 1978) [2] was a British actor born in India. He was best known for playing Chief Guard Barnes who processes Alex in A Clockwork Orange, Cyril Blamire in Last of the Summer Wine (1973–1975), and Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1977).
Michael Bates may refer to: Michael Bates (actor) (1920–1978), British actor; Michael Bates (American football) (born 1969), sprinter and American football kick ...
Michael Bates was born in India and actually served as a Major with the Gurkhas in India. He was a Tory and a self-important know-it-all with upper-class aspirations, who often dissociated himself from the other two, especially Compo, as he considered himself superior to them. [ 3 ]
The casting of the white actor Michael Bates as the Indian bearer Rangi Ram has been described as an example of blackface. [2] [3] In the 2013 Daily Telegraph interview, Perry rejected the accusation that Bates "blacked-up", saying "all he wore was a light tan". [20]
Oscar winner Kathy Bates is set to retire from acting — after one last role. The actress, 76, told The New York Times in an interview published on Sunday, September 8, that her upcoming starring ...
The Stone Tape is a 1972 British television horror drama film written by Nigel Kneale and directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Michael Bryant, Jane Asher, Michael Bates and Iain Cuthbertson. It was broadcast on BBC Two as a Christmas ghost story in 1972.
Actor Kathy Bates is taking on a new role in the CBS legal drama series, "Matlock," at a time she said she considered going into semi-retirement. "Then all of the sudden, I got this script, and I ...
Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock. Bates almost turned down the role sight unseen. After a negative experience on a film, she was thinking of retiring.