Acting
Michael Bates
- Titles
- 31movies21TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 1978, busiest in 1968 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 7top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
A Clockwork Orange81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
- Tension5.1, average 6.1
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Lighthearted 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Allan CuthbertsonActorA Passage to India, Quay South
Erik ChittyActorArthur? Arthur!, Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Miriam KarlinActorA Clockwork Orange, Quay South
Deryck GuylerActorNo Sex Please: We're British, The Dick Emery Show
Donald PleasenceActorArthur? Arthur!, The Fox Trot
Terry-ThomasActorDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, Arthur? Arthur!
Joe GladwinActorLast of the Summer Wine, Sling Your Hook
Peter SallisActorLast of the Summer Wine, Quay South
David WhitakerComposerDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, Hammerhead- GGeoff HiggsEditorThe Stone Tape, The Fox Trot
Movies and TV shows
501970s
19 titles · average score 67
54
as (voice)
72
TV show · as Rangi Ram
74
TV show · as Von Ludendorff
71
TV show · as Cyril Blamire
52
as Mr. Needham
61
as Eddie Holmes
72
as DS Spearman
81
as Chief Guard
as Arthur
72
TV show · as Colonel Sandstream
73
TV show · as Minces Nutty
76
as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
1960s
22 titles · average score 65
as Mr. Harrington
69
as Warrant Officer Warwick
68
as Drunk Lance Corporal
52
as Inspector Crabbe
54
as Dr. Spink
52
as Andreas / Sir Richard
73
TV show · as Delacroix
60
TV show · as Professor Godbole
as Professor Godbole
81
TV show · as George
TV show · as Joe
74
TV show · as Joe
1950s
9 titles · average score 66
TV show
68
as Bootle
69
as Froome
67
TV show · as Will The Simple
as Starveling
64
as Consular Official (uncredited)
67
TV show
as Captain Alan Gerald
64
as Major Broke-Smith