Actor
Michael Bates
Born 4 December 1920 · Jhansi, British India (now Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India) — died 11 January 1978
Michael Bates (1920–1978) was an Indian-born English character actor who served as a Gurkha officer in Burma during World War II. He worked across stage, radio, television and film, and is remembered for supporting roles in A Clockwork Orange and Frenzy, and for playing Montgomery in Patton. He was also a familiar British sitcom face.
Key films
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Appeared in Stanley Kubrick's landmark dystopian film, his best-known work for a major auteur.
Patton (1970)
Played Field Marshal Montgomery in the Oscar-winning war biopic, a role suited to his close resemblance.
Frenzy (1972)
Supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's late-career return to British filmmaking.
Battle of Britain (1969)
Played Warrant Officer Warwick in the large-scale British WWII ensemble epic.
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Early appearance in the classic British satire of industrial relations.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 31
- 1954Carrington V.C. · as Major Broke-SmithActor
- 1954The Stratford Adventure · as SelfActor
- 1955Quay South · as Captain Alan GeraldActor
- 1956The Spanish Gardener · as Consular Official (uncredited)Actor
- 1958Dunkirk · as FroomeActor
- 1958A Midsummer Night's Dream · as StarvelingActor
- 1959I'm All Right Jack · as BootleActor
- 1965A Passage to India · as Professor GodboleActor
- 1966Macready's Gala · as Mike MacFarlandActor
- 1967Bedazzled · as Inspector ClarkeActor
- 1968Salt & Pepper · as Inspector CrabbeActor
- 1968Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush · as Mr. McGregorActor
- 1968Hammerhead · as Andreas / Sir RichardActor
- 1968Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River · as Dr. SpinkActor
- 1968The Brahmin Widow · as Mr. AmbekarActor
- 1969Battle of Britain · as Warrant Officer WarwickActor
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely War · as Drunk Lance CorporalActor
- 1969Arthur? Arthur! · as Mr. HarringtonActor
- 1969Male of the Species · as FredActor
- 1969Sling Your Hook · as JoeActor
- 1970Patton · as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law MontgomeryActor
- 1970Every Home Should Have One · as MagistrateActor
- 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · as Mr. SpimmActor
- 1971A Clockwork Orange · as Chief GuardActor
- 1971The Fox Trot · as ArthurActor
- 1972Frenzy · as DS SpearmanActor
- 1972The Stone Tape · as Eddie HolmesActor
- 1973No Sex Please - We're British · as Mr. Arnold NeedhamActor
- 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones · as MadmanActor
- 1977Gulliver's Travels · as (voice)Actor
- 1978Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook · as NarratorActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.