Acting
Michael Bates
- Titles
- 31movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 1978, busiest in 1968 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 7top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
A Clockwork Orange91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Tension5.0, average 6.1
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Lighthearted 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Miriam KarlinActorA Clockwork Orange, Quay South
Terry-ThomasActorDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, Arthur? Arthur!
Deryck GuylerActorNo Sex Please: We're British, The Dick Emery Show
Donald PleasenceActorArthur? Arthur!, The Fox Trot
Erik ChittyActorArthur? Arthur!, Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Allan CuthbertsonActorA Passage to India, Quay South
Joe GladwinActorLast of the Summer Wine, Sling Your Hook
Peter SallisActorLast of the Summer Wine, Quay South- GGeoff HiggsEditorThe Stone Tape, The Fox Trot
David WhitakerComposerDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, Hammerhead
Movies and TV shows
201970s
20 titles · average score 67
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook (1978)
as Narrator
Curry Up Harry! (1978)
TV show · as Din
42
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
as (voice)
72
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
TV show · as Rangi Ram
75
Fall of Eagles (1974)
TV show · as Von Ludendorff
67
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
TV show · as Cyril Blamire
52
No Sex Please: We're British (1973)
as Mr. Needham
61
The Stone Tape (1972)
as Eddie Holmes
84
Frenzy (1972)
as DS Spearman
91
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
as Chief Guard
The Fox Trot (1971)
as Arthur
73
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
TV show · as Colonel Sandstream
73
Budgie (1971)
TV show · as Minces Nutty
73
Jason King (1971)
TV show
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
TV show · as Gasman
88
Patton (1970)
as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
49
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Magistrate
65
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Mr. Spimm
The Misfit (1970)
TV show · as Sgt. Wilfreds