---
name: "Michael Bates"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-bates"
fi1m_id: "michael-bates"
imdb_id: "nm0060988"
tmdb_id: 2267
wikidata_id: "Q1369342"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 December 1920"
died: "11 January 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T10:14:28.653792+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Bates

## Identity

Michael Bates

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-bates
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-bates
- **IMDb ID:** nm0060988
- **TMDB ID:** 2267
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1369342
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bates_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1369342, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2267

Actor. Born 4 December 1920 in Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India). Died 11 January 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 December 1920, Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- **Died:** 11 January 1978
- **Active:** 1970–1973
- **Also known as:** Michael Hammond Bates
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bates_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1369342, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2267

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*A Clockwork Orange*](https://film.one/film/a-clockwork-orange.md) (78)

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## Biography

Michael Bates was an English actor. Born in Jhansi, British India, he was educated at Uppingham School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and served as a major with the Gurkhas in Burma during the Second World War.

Bates appeared in numerous British films and television series. His film roles include Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery in *Patton* (1970), Chief Guard in *A Clockwork Orange* (1971), DS Spearman in *Frenzy* (1972) and Warrant Officer Warwick in *Battle of Britain* (1969). On television he played Cyril Blamire in *Last of the Summer Wine* (1973–1975) and Rangi Ram in *It Ain't Half Hot Mum* (1974–1977).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Clockwork Orange* (1971), Fi1m 78, as Chief Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/a-clockwork-orange.md)
- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook* (1978), as Narrator
- *Gulliver's Travels* (1977), as (voice)
- *The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones* (1976), as Madman
- *Comedy Premiere* (1975), series, as Reg Forrester
- *Fall of Eagles* (1974), series, as Von Ludendorff
- *It Ain't Half Hot Mum* (1974), series, as Rangi Ram
- *No Sex Please - We're British* (1973), as Mr. Arnold Needham
- *Last of the Summer Wine* (1973), series, as Cyril Blamire
- *The Stone Tape* (1972), as Eddie Holmes
- *Frenzy* (1972), as DS Spearman
- *A Clockwork Orange* (1971), as Chief Guard — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/a-clockwork-orange.md)
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as Colonel Sandstream
- *Jason King* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Fox Trot* (1971), as Arthur
- *Budgie* (1971), series, as Minces Nutty
- *Six Dates with Barker* (1971), series, as Gasman
- *The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer* (1970), as Mr. Spimm
- *Every Home Should Have One* (1970), as Magistrate
- *The Misfit* (1970), series, as Sgt. Wilfreds
- *Patton* (1970), as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *Arthur? Arthur!* (1969), as Mr. Harrington
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as Warrant Officer Warwick
- *Sling Your Hook* (1969), as Joe
- *Oh! What a Lovely War* (1969), as Drunk Lance Corporal
- *Male of the Species* (1969), series, as Fred
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Fred, George
- *Male of the Species* (1969), as Fred
- *Hammerhead* (1968), as Andreas / Sir Richard
- *Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River* (1968), as Dr. Spink
- *Salt & Pepper* (1968), as Inspector Crabbe
- *The Brahmin Widow* (1968), as Mr. Ambekar
- *Ooh La La!* (1968), series, as Vatelin
- *Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush* (1968), as Mr. McGregor
- *Bedazzled* (1967), as Inspector Clarke
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, as Delacroix
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Mr. Ambekar, Harold Radcliff
- *Macready's Gala* (1966), as Mike MacFarland
- *A Passage to India* (1965), as Professor Godbole
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Professor Godbole
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Captain Gambell, Mr. Lightfoot
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as George
- *Thursday Theatre* (1964), series, as Tommy
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Joe, Mike MacFarland, Tommy
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Shpichelsky
- *Cluff* (1964), series, as Inspector Mole
- *The Dick Emery Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Joe
- *The Four Just Men* (1959), series, as Corporal Bates
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, as Alec Peters
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Bootle
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1958), as Starveling
- *Dunkirk* (1958), as Froome
- *Ivanhoe* (1958), series, as Will The Simple
- *The Spanish Gardener* (1956), as Consular Official (uncredited)
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Actor
- *Quay South* (1955), as Captain Alan Gerald
- *Carrington V.C.* (1954), as Major Broke-Smith
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Starveling

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