Jerome Preston Bates

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Jerome Preston Bates
Born July 20, 1954 (1954-07-20) (age 53)
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Other names Jerome Bates
Occupation Actor - TV, Film and Theater
Known for Officer Travis Smith on the HBO drama Oz

Jerome Preston Bates (born July 20, 1954) is a American actor.

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Jerome was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up across the street from the Delmar, an auditorium where James Brown performed. The family moved to the New York/New Jersey area when he was six but returned to Georgia when Jerome began high school.

He's been on several "Law & Order" shows and he also played a corrections officer on the HBO series "Oz".

On November 2, 2007 Jerome took over the role of Derek Frye on ABC soap opera, All My Children. He is the third actor to play that character.

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