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Died aged 57Also known asMichael Hammond BatesGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn04/12/1920Born inJhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India)Died11/01/1978Died inCambridgeCausecancerWikidataQ1369342 ↗Buried atSouth West Middlesex CrematoriumTMDb#2267 ↗
Michael Hammond Bates was a British actor, born in colonial India. He was best known for his roles as Field Marshall Sir Bernard Law Montgomery in Patton (1970), Guard Barnes in A Clockwork Orange (1971), Cyril Blamire in Last of the Summer Wine (1973–1975) and Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1977).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Gulliver's TravelsMovie | (voice) | 57 |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom JonesMovie | Madman | 56 |
| 1974 | Fall of EaglesSeries | Von Ludendorff | 54 |
| 1974 | It Ain't Half Hot MumSeries | Rangi Ram | 54 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineSeries | Cyril Blamire | 53 |
| 1973 | No Sex Please - We're BritishMovie | Mr. Arnold Needham | 53 |
| 1972 | FrenzyMovie | DS Spearman | 52 |
| 1972 | The Stone TapeMovie | Eddie Holmes | 52 |
| 1971 | A Clockwork OrangeMovie | Chief Guard | 51 |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries | Colonel Sandstream | 51 |
| 1971 | BudgieSeries | Minces Nutty | 51 |
| 1971 | Jason KingSeries | — | 51 |
| 1971 | Six Dates with BarkerSeries | Gasman | 51 |
| 1970 | PattonMovie | Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery | 50 |
| 1970 | The MisfitSeries | Sgt. Wilfreds | 50 |
| 1970 | Every Home Should Have OneMovie | Magistrate | 50 |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely WarMovie | Drunk Lance Corporal | 49 |
| 1969 | Battle of BritainMovie | Warrant Officer Warwick | 49 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | George | 49 |
| 1968 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushMovie | Mr. McGregor | 48 |
| 1968 | HammerheadMovie | Andreas / Sir Richard | 48 |
| 1968 | Salt & PepperMovie | Inspector Crabbe | 48 |
| 1968 | CillaSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Harold Radcliff | 47 |
| 1967 | Man in a SuitcaseSeries | Delacroix | 47 |
| 1967 | BedazzledMovie | Inspector Clarke | 47 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Professor Godbole | 45 |
| 1965 | Public EyeSeries | George | 45 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Series | Shpichelsky | 44 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday PlaySeries | Joe | 44 |
| 1964 | Thursday TheatreSeries | Tommy | 44 |
| 1962 | The SaintSeries | Joe | 42 |
| 1959 | No Hiding PlaceSeries | — | 39 |
| 1958 | IvanhoeSeries | Will The Simple | 38 |
| 1958 | DunkirkMovie | Froome | 38 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | — | 36 |
| 1954 | Carrington V.C.Movie | Major Broke-Smith | 34 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreSeries | Starveling | 30 |