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Ralph Bates est un Acteur Britannique né le 12 février 1940 à Bristol (Royaume-uni)
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.
He portrayed Caligula in the series The Caesars and alongside Cyd Hayman in a passionate French tale of murder and mystery - Crime of Passion series. After playing Thomas Culpeper in an episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), he went on to star in the BBC drama series, Moonbase 3 (1973) and the long-running Poldark, in which he played villainous George Warleggan. The series ran for 29 episodes, starting in 1975. He also played communist Paul Vercors in the final season of the drama series Secret Army. Because of his French ancestry and dark looks, he was often chosen to play a Frenchman on television, as for instance in a second series episode of ITV comedy drama Turtle's Progress. Bates also appeared in the television movie Minder on the Orient Express, again as a Frenchman.
It looked, for some time, as if he might remain typecast in sinister roles, but he was offered a part in a farcical comedy by the writer John Sullivan, which saw Bates as the loveable but loveless central character among a singles group, with each of its members looking for that perfect but ever elusive partner. Dear John (1986–87), in which he realistically played the part of a divorcé returning to single life, lasted for two series, and around the same time he appeared in the ITV Yorkshire Television sitcom Farrington of the F.O. (1986) with Angela Thorne and Joan Sims.
Bates became ill and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died in London at age 51 from the disease. He was divorced from the actress Joanna Van Gyseghem, and survived by his second wife, the actress Virginia Wetherell (married 1973-1991). The couple had one daughter, actress Daisy Bates (b. 1974), and a son William Bates (b. 1977), an actor and musician.
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Nationalité Royaume-uni
Naissance 12 février 1940 à Bristol (Royaume-uni)
Mort 27 mars 1991 (à 51 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
Naissance 12 février 1940 à Bristol (Royaume-uni)
Mort 27 mars 1991 (à 51 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
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.
He portrayed Caligula in the series The Caesars and alongside Cyd Hayman in a passionate French tale of murder and mystery - Crime of Passion series. After playing Thomas Culpeper in an episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), he went on to star in the BBC drama series, Moonbase 3 (1973) and the long-running Poldark, in which he played villainous George Warleggan. The series ran for 29 episodes, starting in 1975. He also played communist Paul Vercors in the final season of the drama series Secret Army. Because of his French ancestry and dark looks, he was often chosen to play a Frenchman on television, as for instance in a second series episode of ITV comedy drama Turtle's Progress. Bates also appeared in the television movie Minder on the Orient Express, again as a Frenchman.
It looked, for some time, as if he might remain typecast in sinister roles, but he was offered a part in a farcical comedy by the writer John Sullivan, which saw Bates as the loveable but loveless central character among a singles group, with each of its members looking for that perfect but ever elusive partner. Dear John (1986–87), in which he realistically played the part of a divorcé returning to single life, lasted for two series, and around the same time he appeared in the ITV Yorkshire Television sitcom Farrington of the F.O. (1986) with Angela Thorne and Joan Sims.
Bates became ill and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and died in London at age 51 from the disease. He was divorced from the actress Joanna Van Gyseghem, and survived by his second wife, the actress Virginia Wetherell (married 1973-1991). The couple had one daughter, actress Daisy Bates (b. 1974), and a son William Bates (b. 1977), an actor and musician.
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King of the Wind (1990)
Genres Aventure
Thèmes Mise en scène d'un animal, Les chevaux
Acteurs Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Quayle, Peter Vaughan
Rôle LeDuc
Note63%
Les Louves (1986)
, 1h41Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Yves Beneyton, Cherie Lunghi, Andréa Ferréol, Ralph Bates, Mathilda May, Gabriel Gobin
Rôle Bernard
Note70%
, 1h35Réalisé par Peter Sasdy
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Eileen Atkins, Donald Pleasence, Hilary Mason, Caroline Munro
Rôle Gino Carlesi
Note41%
La jeune Lucy Carlesi, une ex-entraîneuse, met au monde, non sans difficultés un bébé qui montre rapidement des signes d'agressivité. Elle se souvient alors qu'il y a un certain temps, elle avait repoussé les avances d'un partenaire, un étrange nain obsédé sexuel, qui l'avait maudite. Quand une nonne, Sœur Albana, décide de bénir l'enfant, il se met à crier et commence à causer des morts affreuses. Sœur Albana doit alors faire face au nain démoniaque pour sauver l'âme du bébé.
Persecution (1974)
, 1h35Réalisé par Don Chaffey
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Lana Turner, Trevor Howard, Ralph Bates, Olga Georges-Picot, Suzan Farmer, Patrick Allen
Rôle David Masters
Note45%
Carrie Masters (Lana Turner) is a crippled, wealthy, bitter woman who takes pleasure in tormenting her young son David (Mark Weavers). She blames him for her crippled leg and, in bizarre and horrifying ways, extracts her revenge by dominating him.
Sueur froide dans la nuit (1972)
, 1h34Réalisé par Jimmy Sangster
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Bates, James Cossins, Brian Grellis
Rôle Robert Heller
Note59%
Une jeune femme qui se remet d'une dépression nerveuse se rend avec son mari dans une école de garçons et se retrouve terrorisée par un mystérieux manchot, mais personne ne la croit.
Sueur froide dans la nuit (1972)
, 1h34Réalisé par Jimmy Sangster
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, James Cossins, Brian Grellis
Rôle Robert Heller
Note59%
Une jeune femme Peggy Heller : (Judy Geeson) est attaquée dans son appartement par un mystérieux personnage, elle ne distingue pas son visage mais remarque son bras gauche en bois. Quand Robert (Ralph Bates), son mari, la rejoint, elle lui demande d'appeler la police mais ce dernier veut croire que son épouse a été victime d'hallucinations. Le couple va s'installer dans une propriété bâtie près d'une école où Robert enseigne. Elle est de nouveau attaquée dans cette nouvelle maison puis est surprise pendant la visite de l'école de n'y rencontrer aucune trace de vie, alors que les classes et les réfectoires s'emplissent des chants et des cris des enfants. Devant rester seule une journée, à la suite d'un déplacement de son mari, Peggy voit entrer chez elle Michael Carmichael : (Peter Cushing) avec son bras en bois bien visible. Alors elle lui tire dessus avec une carabine….
Dr Jekyll et Sister Hyde (1971)
, 1h37Réalisé par Roy Ward Baker
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Aventure, Horreur
Thèmes Tueur en série
Acteurs Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander, Dorothy Alison, Ivor Dean
Rôle Dr. Jekyll
Note65%
Comme dans l'œuvre littéraire L'Étrange Cas du docteur Jekyll et de M. Hyde, le docteur Jekyll s'isole de plus en plus souvent et longtemps pour mener à bien ses recherches axées sur la découverte d'une substance combattant les maladies. Ce comportement intrigue ses voisins du dessus et ... frustre en particulier sa jeune voisine. La nouvelle orientation que Jekyll donne à ses travaux étonne son collègue et maître, alors que des jeunes femmes du quartier sont assassinées.
, 1h31Réalisé par Jimmy Sangster
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Horreur
Thèmes Magie, Sexualité, Bisexualité, Erotique, Homosexualité, Vampire, LGBT, LGBT, Lesbianisme
Acteurs Yutte Stensgaard, Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh, Helen Christie, Pippa Steel
Rôle Giles Barton
Note57%
En 1830, dans une école terminale pour filles en Styrie, Mircalla arrive en tant que nouvelle étudiante.
Les horreurs de Frankenstein (1970)
, 1h35Réalisé par Jimmy Sangster
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Science-fiction, Fantastique, Horreur
Thèmes Informatique, Adaptation d'une œuvre littéraire de science-fiction, Frankenstein, Cyberpunk
Acteurs Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch
Rôle Victor Frankenstein
Note58%
Victor Frankenstein, jeune homme manipulateur et séducteur, ne laisse rien ni personne se mettre entre lui et ses projets : ni son père qui lui refusait la poursuite de ses études, ni une servante trop assidue qui se met en tête de lui faire du chantage, ni un pourvoyeur de cadavres un peu trop gourmand.
Une messe pour Dracula (1970)
, 1h31Réalisé par Peter Sasdy
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Fantastique, Horreur
Thèmes Magie, Dracula, Vampire
Acteurs Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Martin Jarvis, Linda Hayden, Anthony Higgins
Rôle Lord Courtley
Note62%
Dracula renaît une fois de plus de ses cendres. Grâce à Lord Courtley qui convie trois autres notables londoniens à une messe noire pour ressusciter le vampire. Ces derniers veulent faire marche arrière et assassinent Courtley pendant le rite puis s'enfuient. Dracula revient à la vie et décide de traquer les bourgeois pour venger Lord Courtley.