--- name: "Michael Pate" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-pate" roles: ["Actor"] born: "26 February 1920" died: "1 September 2008" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T02:36:41.769642+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 Pate Actor. Born 26 February 1920 in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. Died 1 September 2008. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 26 February 1920, Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia - **Died:** 1 September 2008 - **Also known as:** Edward John Pate - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pate, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928353, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665327/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/50303 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Julius Caesar*](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Michael Pate (born Edward John Pate) was an Australian actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Drummoyne, New South Wales, he began his career in radio and theatre in Sydney before moving into film in the 1940s. He appeared in early Australian productions including *Forty Thousand Horsemen* (1940) and *Sons of Matthew* (1949). Pate spent much of the 1950s and 1960s working in the United States, where he took supporting roles in films such as *Julius Caesar* (1953) as Flavius, *Hondo* (1953) and *The Court Jester* (1955), and numerous television series including *Batman* (1966), *Get Smart* (1965) and *Mission: Impossible* (1966). He later returned to Australia, where he continued acting and worked as a producer and director on projects including *The Mango Tree* (1977). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Julius Caesar* (1953), Fi1m 76, as Flavius — [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) ## Complete filmography (132) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Armageddon: The Final Battle* (2001), as Narrator - *Down Rusty Down* (1997), as Rusty (Voice) - *Mary & Tim* (1996), Author - *Official Denial* (1993), as Wisdomkeeper - *The Marsupials: The Howling III* (1987), as President - *Death of a Soldier* (1986), as Major General Sutherland - *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* (1986), as Injun Joe (voice) - *The Camel Boy* (1984), as (voice) - *The Wild Duck* (1984), as Wardle - *The Return of Captain Invincible* (1983), as President - *Armageddon* (1982), Actor - *Duet for Four* (1982), as Al Geisman - *Tim* (1979), Director, Producer, Screenplay - *The Mango Tree* (1977), Writer - *Mad Dog Morgan* (1976), as Superintendent Winch - *Power Without Glory* (1976), series, Actor - *Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones* (1971), as Griggs - *Matlock Police* (1971), series, as Det. Snr. Sgt. Vic Maddern - *Little Jungle Boy* (1970), Actor - *Riptide* (1969), series, as Capt. Bonner - *Hondo* (1967), series, as Chief Vittoro - *Hondo and the Apaches* (1967), as Vittoro - *Return of the Gunfighter* (1967), as Frank Boone - *Mosby's Marauders* (1967), as Captain Blazer - *Rango* (1967), series, Actor - *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Gen. Diaz — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md) - *The Rat Patrol* (1966), series, as Sheik - *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Captain, Capt. Hotchkiss - *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor - *The Singing Nun* (1966), as Mr. Arlien - *Batman* (1966), series, as Second Hand Three - *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Naharana - *Honey West* (1965), series, as Darza - *Brainstorm* (1965), as Dr. Mills - *The Great Sioux Massacre* (1965), as Sitting Bull - *Major Dundee* (1965), as Sierra Charriba - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as John Wilson - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Pushta, Raccuwan - *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Lucienne Bey - *Advance to the Rear* (1964), as Thin Elk - *McLintock!* (1963), as Puma - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Johnny Slato - *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Kauffman - *PT 109* (1963), as Lt. Reginald Evans - *Drums of Africa* (1963), as Antonio Viledo - *California* (1963), as Don Francisco Hernandez - *The Dakotas* (1963), series, Actor - *Tower of London* (1962), as Sir Ratcliffe - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Stephen Leslie, Hare - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Mike McGoff - *Beauty and the Beast* (1962), as Bruno - *The Beachcomber* (1962), series, as Ricardo Selas - *Sergeants 3* (1962), as Watanka - *Most Dangerous Man Alive* (1961), Story - *The Roaring 20's* (1960), series, Actor - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *The Islanders* (1960), series, as Moribus - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Shanner ('The Mask of Medusa') - *The Tall Man* (1960), series, Actor - *Walk Like a Dragon* (1960), as Rev. Will Allen - *Curse of the Undead* (1959), as Drake Robey - *The Detectives* (1959), series, Actor - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor - *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Andre Villard - *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), series, as 'Gentleman' Frank Deegan - *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor - *Zorro, the Avenger* (1959), as Salvador Quintana - *Westbound* (1959), as Mace - *Ten Seconds to Hell* (1959), as Narrator (voice) - *Green Mansions* (1959), as Priest - *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Garnie Starrit - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Taslatch, Sankeno, Mitla, Richard Goffage, Running Horse - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, as Howard - *Lawman* (1958), series, as King Harris - *Hong Kong Confidential* (1958), as John Blanchard - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as Brad Davis - *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Victorio, Capt. Manuel Herrera - *Desert Hell* (1958), as Ahitagel - *The Tall Stranger* (1957), as Charley - *Zorro* (1957), series, Actor - *Goodyear Theatre* (1957), series, as Jim Witcher - *Maverick* (1957), series, Actor - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Richard Harris, Jack Mallory - *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Ross Garrett - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *The Oklahoman* (1957), as Charlie Smith - *Something of Value* (1957), as Joe Matson, A Farmer - *7th Cavalry* (1956), as Capt. Benteen - *Reprisal!* (1956), as Bert Shipley - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Gunman, Deputy Charlie Spawn, Miguel, Geronimo - *Wire Service* (1956), series, as Edward Lansing - *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, Actor - *Congo Crossing* (1956), as Bart O'Connell - *The Revolt of Mamie Stover* (1956), as Harry Adkins - *The Killer Is Loose* (1956), as Detective Chris Gillespie - *The Court Jester* (1955), as Sir Locksley - *A Lawless Street* (1955), as Harley Baskam - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Locke, Wild Hog, Blue Horse, Buffalo Calf - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Mark Jason - *The Silver Chalice* (1954), as Aaron Ben Joseph - *Casino Royale* (1954), as Leiter - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Clarence Leiter - *King Richard and the Crusaders* (1954), as Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat - *Secret of the Incas* (1954), as Pachacutec - *The Royal African Rifles* (1953), as Cunningham - *Escape from Fort Bravo* (1953), Story - *El Alaméin* (1953), as Sgt. McQueen - *Hondo* (1953), as Vittorio - *Houdini* (1953), as Dooley - *The Maze* (1953), as William - *Julius Caesar* (1953), as Flavius — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) - *Scandal at Scourie* (1953), as Rev. Williams - *The Desert Rats* (1953), as Capt. Currie (uncredited) - *Rogue's March* (1953), as Crane - *Target Hong Kong* (1953), as Dockery Pete Gresham - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Dick Rogers - *You Are There* (1953), series, as Marcus Brutus, Brutus - *Face to Face* (1952), as Leggatt - *The Black Castle* (1952), as Count Ernst von Melcher - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Sgt. Gibbons - *5 Fingers* (1952), Actor - *The Strange Door* (1951), as Talon - *Ten Tall Men* (1951), as Browning - *Thunder on the Hill* (1951), as Willie Pentridge - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor - *Bitter Springs* (1950), as Trooper - *Sons of Matthew* (1949), as Shane O'Riordan - *Forty Thousand Horsemen* (1940), as Arab Carpet Seller / Arab Customer / Sikh Policeman ## Gallery - ![Michael Pate](https://film.one/media/person/1237435/gallery-545010df8150.jpg) Michael Pate — Edwards, John, 1915-1983?, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Michael_Pate1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Michael Pate](https://film.one/media/person/1237435/gallery-4746f761f01f.jpg) Michael Pate — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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