Occupation Film actor Name Granville Bates | Years active 1917-1940 Role Character actor | |
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Died July 8, 1940, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Josephine Weller (m. 1930–1940) Movies My Favorite Wife, Of Mice and Men, Next Time I Marry, Midnight, The Perfect Specimen Similar People Garson Kanin, Leo McCarey, Lewis Milestone, Michael Curtiz, A Edward Sutherland | ||
Granville Bates (January 7, 1882 – July 8,1940) was an American character actor and bit player, appearing in over ninety films.
Bates was born in Chicago. His first film appearances come in 1917. He appeared on Broadway in the 1920s, and appears in a number of 1930s classic films, although sometimes uncredited. Just coming into notice for his character roles such as in My Favorite Wife, where he played an irascible judge, Bates died of a heart attack in 1940.
Filmography
Actor
1940
Men Against the Sky as
Burdett
1940
Flowing Gold as
Charles Hammond
1940
Private Affairs as
Judge Samuel Elmer Hamilton
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars as
Dr. Walton (uncredited)
1940
Women in Hiding (Short) as
Dr. Bates
1940
The Mortal Storm as
Professor Berg
1940
Brother Orchid as
Pattonsville Superintendent
1940
My Favorite Wife as
Judge Bryson
1940
Millionaire Playboy as
Stafford
1940
Granny Get Your Gun as
Tom Redding
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby as
First Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Internationally Yours
1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill as
Mr. Miller
1939
Of Mice and Men as
Carlson
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective as
Judge Black (uncredited)
1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters as
Joseph Laurence
1939
Drunk Driving (Short) as
Mr. Jenks (uncredited)
1939
Eternally Yours as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1939
Pride of the Blue Grass as
Col. Bob Griner
1939
Fast and Furious as
Chief Miller
1939
Espionage Agent as
Phineas T. O'Grady
1939
Indianapolis Speedway as
Mr. Greer
1939
Naughty But Nice as
Judge
1939
Sweepstakes Winner as
Pop Reynolds
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours as
James McEwen
1939
Blackwell's Island as
Warden Stuart Granger
1939
The Great Man Votes as
The Mayor
1938
Next Time I Marry as
H.E. Crocker
1938
The Law West of Tombstone as
Bit (uncredited)
1938
The Shining Hour as
Second Man on Plane (uncredited)
1938
Hard to Get as
Judge Harkness
1938
A Man to Remember as
George Sykes
1938
The Sisters as
Taft Election Announcer (uncredited)
1938
Young Dr. Kildare as
Harry Cook (uncredited)
1938
Youth Takes a Fling as
Mr. Judd
1938
Garden of the Moon as
Angus McGillicuddy
1938
The Affairs of Annabel as
Mr. Fletcher
1938
Mr. Chump as
Abner Sprague
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn as
Pop Hardy
1938
Strange Glory (Short) as
Head of Investigation Committee (uncredited)
1938
Romance on the Run as
Phelps
1938
Go Chase Yourself as
Halliday
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo as
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as
Nixon (scenes deleted)
1938
The Jury's Secret as
Judge Pendegast
1938
The Buccaneer as
Gentleman Wanting to Surrender (uncredited)
1937
Wells Fargo as
Bradford - Banker
1937
Mannequin as
Mr. Gebhart (uncredited)
1937
Under Suspicion as
K.Y. Mitchell
1937
The Perfect Specimen as
Hooker - Garage Owner
1937
The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (Short) as
Mr. Boss (uncredited)
1937
It Happened in Hollywood as
Sam Bennett
1937
Back in Circulation as
Dr. Evans
1937
They Won't Forget as
Detective Pindar
1937
Wings Over Honolulu as
Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow as
Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
1937
Mountain Justice as
Judge Crawley at Jeff's Trial
1937
The Good Old Soak as
Sam (uncredited)
1937
Let's Get Married as
Hank Keith
1937
Waikiki Wedding as
Uncle Herman
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing! as
Joseph F.X. Flaherty
1937
When's Your Birthday? as
Judge O'Day
1937
Green Light as
Sheriff
1937
The Great O'Malley as
Jake - Bar Proprietor (uncredited)
1937
Breezing Home as
Head Politician (uncredited)
1937
Larceny on the Air as
Prof. Rexford Sterling
1936
Beloved Enemy as
Ryan
1936
Sing Me a Love Song as
Mr. Goodrich (uncredited)
1936
The Plainsman as
Van Ellyn
1936
The Captain's Kid as
Sheriff Pengast
1936
Poppy as
Mayor Farnsworth
1936
Hearts Divided as
Robert Livingston (uncredited)
1936
Times Square Playboy as
Mr. Mort Calhoun
1936
13 Hours by Air as
Pop Andrews
1936
Important News (Short) as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1936
The Music Goes 'Round as
Political Speaker (uncredited)
1936
Here Comes Trouble
1936
Chatterbox as
Philip Greene Sr
1935
I Live My Life as
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as
Doctor
1935
Alibi Racket (Short) as
Hopkins (uncredited)
1935
Pursuit as
Auto Camp Proprietor
1935
Woman Wanted as
Casey (scenes deleted)
1934
Woman in the Dark as
Sheriff Grant
1934
Midnight as
Henry McGrath
1932
The Wiser Sex as
City Editor
1931
The Smiling Lieutenant as
Bill Collector (uncredited)
1931
Honor Among Lovers as
Clark
1930
The Sap from Syracuse as
Sidney Hycross
1929
Dead or Alive (Short)
1929
Jealousy as
Lawyer
1929
The Interview (Short) as
The Wall Street Financier
1929
The Familiar Face (Short)
1917
The Kill-Joy as
The Crab
1917
Young Mother Hubbard as
James
Soundtrack
1939
Naughty But Nice ("Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, 'Eroica'" (1806), uncredited)
References
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