Michael Bates (actor)

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Cyril Blamire played by Michael Bates, playing the piano in the cafe while Ivy and Sid (Jane Freeman and John Comer) look on, in Last of the Summer Wine.

Michael Bates (December 4, 1920 – January 11, 1978) was a British actor born in Jhansi, India (now in Uttar Pradesh).

He appeared in many UK television series including Last Of The Summer Wine from 1973 to 1975 as Cyril Blamire and It Ain't Half Hot Mum from 1974 to 1977 as Rangi Ram, as well as many others. On radio he played a variety of characters in the BBC's long-running comedy series The Navy Lark.

Bates film roles include Battle of Britain as Warrant Officer Warwick, Patton as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery (to whom he possessed a striking resemblance), Frenzy by Alfred Hitchcock, and the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange. On stage, he made a big impression as Inspector Tuscott in the first West End production of Loot by Joe Orton in 1976. He died of cancer in Cambridge, aged 57.

[edit] Selected Television Roles

[edit] External links

• Michael Bates at the Internet Movie Database

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