Bernard Kates (December 26, 1922 – February 2, 2010) was an American actor on television, in movies and on the stage.[1]
Bernard Kates | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1922 |
| Died | February 2, 2010 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1949–1999 |
Staff Sergeant Kates served as a Waist Gunner on a B-17G with the 336th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group (H), 8th United States AAF during World War II,[2] Kates earned an Air Medal with three clusters and a Distinguished Flying Cross.[3]
A life member of The Actors Studio,[4] Kates's film appearances include Judgment at Nuremberg (as Max Perkins), The Babe, and The Phantom.
One of his many television roles was as Sigmund Freud in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Phantasms". He also portrayed a Jewish resistance fighter in the 1960 television play In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Playhouse 90).
Kates' Broadway credits include The Devils (1965), Have I Got a Girl for You! (1963), The Disenchanted (1958), Billy Budd (1951), and At War With the Army (1949).[5] He was a resident actor with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, for nine summers,[3] and he was also active in "a noteworthy run of shows" at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California.[6]
On February 2, 2010, complications resulting from sepsis and pneumonia led to Kates' death in a hospital in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, at age 87.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Tugboat Sailor | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill | Desk Editor | |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Little Man | Season 6 Episode 7: "Outlaw in Town" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lou Heinz | Season 6 Episode 38: "Ambition" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | George Lassiter (the Witness) | Season 7 Episode 11: "The Right Kind of Medicine" |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Max Perkins | |
| 1974 | The Super Cops | Heller | |
| 1992 | The Babe | Colonel Jacob (Jake) Ruppert | |
| 1992 | Seedpeople | Doc Roller | |
| 1996 | The Phantom | Falkmoore the Butler | |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors | Charlie Walters |
References
edit- ^ Obituary Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2010; page A43.
- ^ 95th Bomb Group, Database. "Bernard Kaitz". 95th Bomb Group (H). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Veteran". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. April 25, 1999. p. I 2. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
- ^ "Bernard Kates". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Bernard Kates: Radio, TV and stage actor". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 7, 2010. p. A 43. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8649-6. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
