Larry Gates

Deceased · Born: Sep 24, 1915 · Died: Dec 12, 1996

Personal Details

Born Sep 24, 1915 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Spouse

Judith Emily Seaton
( Apr 11, 1963 to Dec 12, 1996 )
Tania Wilkof
( Aug 2, 1959 to Sep 27, 1961 )

Parents

Lloyd Roland Gates
Marian Stewart Wheaton

Biography

Larry Gates (September 24, 1915 – December 12, 1996) was an American actor probably best known for his role as H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and as Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He played the role of Lewis from 1983 to 1996 and received the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1985 awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Gates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

acting

1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year as Adm. Leahy

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster as President Alan Doby

1979

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House as Pres. Herbert Hoover

1975

Great Performances

Great Performances as Sir Oliver Surface

Funny Lady as Bernard Baruch

Great Performances

Great Performances as Sir Oliver Surface

1974

Aloha Means Goodbye

Aloha Means Goodbye as Torger Nilsson

1973

Pueblo as American Negotiator

Lucky Luciano as Judge Herlands

1972

1969

Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter as Mayor Chester Sayre

1967

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun as John P. Clum

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night as Eric Endicott

The Invaders as Weller

1966

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles as Jameson

ABC Stage 67 as Roscoe Potts

1963

Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic as Cyrus Warkins

Cattle King as President Chester A. Arthur

1962

The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road as Dr. Kramer

1961

Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A. as John Driscoll

The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest as Louis Rosen

Ada as Joe Adams

The Young Savages

The Young Savages as Randolph

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Bill Stockton

1960

One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell as Doc Seltzer

Bonanza as Jacob Darien

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Hollister

1959

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as Rev. Dr. Fielding

1958

Some Came Running

Some Came Running as Professor Robert Haven French

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Dr. Baugh

1957

The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico as Sid Kubik

Jeanne Eagels as Al Brooks

The Strange One

The Strange One as Major Avery

1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman

1953

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond as Capt. William Parsons

Francis Covers the Big Town

Francis Covers the Big Town as Dan Austin

Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town as Ed Daggett

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal

Has Anybody Seen My Gal as Charles Blaisdell

Glory Alley as Robert Ardley