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- Birth nameMichael Hammond Bates
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Michael Bates was born on December 4, 1920 in Jhansi, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India. He was an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Frenzy (1972) and Patton (1970). He was married to Margaret M. J. Chisholm. He died on January 11, 1978 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- SpouseMargaret M. J. Chisholm(June 1954 - January 11, 1978) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- Decided to drop all other projects and continue to play in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974). Because cancer was ravaging his body, he was unable to do more. He choose It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) because he had become very popular as Rangi Ram.
- Was an officer in the Gurkhas. and served 4 years with them in Burma,.
- Spoke fluent Urdu.
- Served with the Chindits behind Japanese lines in Burma.
- Specialised in caricaturing inept or obtuse military types or policemen.
- Frenzy (1972) - £200 per day
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