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Portrait of Michael Bates

Acting

Michael Bates

Career

Active from 1955 to 1978, busiest in 1968 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Bates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.6, average 5.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    58
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    20 titles · average score 66
    Gulliver's Travels
    Gulliver's Travels (1977)
    GoodWatch score 42

    as (voice)

    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show · as Rangi Ram

    Fall of Eagles
    Fall of Eagles (1974)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Von Ludendorff

    Last of the Summer Wine
    Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Cyril Blamire

    No Sex Please - We're British
    No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Mr. Arnold Needham

    The Stone Tape
    The Stone Tape (1972)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Eddie Holmes

    Frenzy
    Frenzy (1972)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as DS Spearman

    A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Chief Guard

    The Fox Trot
    The Fox Trot (1971)

    as Arthur

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Colonel Sandstream

    Jason King
    Jason King (1971)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show

    Patton
    Patton (1970)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery

    1960s

    27 titles · average score 64
    Battle of Britain
    Battle of Britain (1969)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Warrant Officer Warwick

    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

    TV show · as Fred / George

    Salt & Pepper
    Salt & Pepper (1968)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Inspector Crabbe

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Dr. Spink

    Hammerhead
    Hammerhead (1968)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Andreas / Sir Richard

    ITV Playhouse
    ITV Playhouse (1967)

    TV show · as Harold Radcliff / Mr. Ambekar

    BBC Play of the Month
    BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    GoodWatch score 61

    TV show · as Professor Godbole

    Public Eye
    Public Eye (1965)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as George

    A Passage to India
    A Passage to India (1965)

    as Professor Godbole

    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

    TV show · as Captain Gambell / Mr. Lightfoot

    The Wednesday Play
    The Wednesday Play (1964)

    TV show · as Tommy / Mike MacFarland

    The Saint
    The Saint (1962)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Joe

    1950s

    11 titles · average score 64
    No Hiding Place
    No Hiding Place (1959)

    TV show · as Alec Peters

    The Four Just Men
    The Four Just Men (1959)

    TV show · as Corporal Bates

    I'm All Right Jack
    I'm All Right Jack (1959)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Bootle

    Ivanhoe
    Ivanhoe (1958)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Will The Simple

    Dunkirk
    Dunkirk (1958)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Froome

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958)

    as Starveling

    Armchair Theatre
    Armchair Theatre (1956)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show

    The Spanish Gardener
    The Spanish Gardener (1956)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Consular Official (uncredited)

    Quay South
    Quay South (1955)

    as Captain Alan Gerald

    Carrington V.C.
    Carrington V.C. (1954)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Major Broke-Smith

    Sunday Night Theatre
    Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show · as Starveling