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Bates was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died from the disease ten weeks later in London, at the age of 51. The large metal cross marking his grave at Chiswick New Cemetery bears the epitaph "Don't Worry.
Actor: Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde. The great, great nephew of the renowned French scientist Louis Pasteur developed into a strangely handsome dark haired, pale complexioned English actor. Ralph Bates was born in 1940 in Bristol, England and attended the University of Dublin and studied at the Yale Drama School.
- January 1, 1
- Bristol, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Ralph Bates was born in 1940 in Bristol, England and attended the University of Dublin and studied at the Yale Drama School. His dramatic talents first came to audiences attention playing the evil Emperor Caligula in the well received BBC TV series The Caesars (1968).
- February 12, 1940
- March 27, 1991
Ralph Bates was an English actor best known for his roles in horror films such as Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) and The Vampire Lovers (1970). He was born on 12 February 1940 in Bristol, England, to parents John and Mary Bates.
- 51 years old
- actor
- 12 February, 1940
- Aquarius
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde: Directed by Roy Ward Baker. With Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander. A Victorian scientist tests a serum that transforms him into a sensuous murderess.
Mar 27, 1991 · Later, Bates carved a niche in the world of horror films and played important roles or the lead in several Hammer Horror productions, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which he played a deranged doctor who mistakenly transforms himself into a beautiful siren.
Hammer’s Prince of Gothic Horror, Bates portrayed two of the most classic Gothic anti-heroes –Doctor Jekyll and Doctor Victor Frankenstein. He was an actor who unfortunately never gained his deserved cult status (such as Chris Lee or Peter Cushing) as one of the most talented and entertaining actors of the 1970s.
