Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates (1940 - 1991)

Film Deaths[]

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) [Lord Courtley]: Kicked to death by John Carson, Geoffrey Keen, and Peter Sallis, after he tries to make them participate in a ceremony to resurrect Christopher Lee. Ralph's body is then transformed into Christopher when Christopher returns in Ralph's place.
Lust for a Vampire (1971) [Giles Barton]: Dies of a heart-attack seconds after being bitten on the throat by vampire Yutte Stensgaard.
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) [Dr. Jekyll]: Falls from a roof while fleeing from police, while midway through his transformation into Martine Beswick. "His" body (a composite of Ralph and Martine) is shown lying on the ground afterwards.
Fear in the Night (Dynasty of Fear; Honeymoon of Fear) (1972) [Robert]: Strangled from behind by Peter Cushing as Judy Geeson looks in horror and faints. Peter then stages it as though he hanged himself on a tree. His body is shown at the film's start followed by events leading up to it.
I Don't Want to Be Born (The Baby; The Devil Within Her; The Monster; Sharon's Baby) (1975) [Gino Carlesi]: Hanged when the possessed baby throws a noose around his neck in the garden.

The Caesars (1968; mini-series) [Caligula]: Stabbed to death by John Paul and the other conspirators.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970; mini-series) [Thomas Culpepper]: Executed (off-screen) by beheading.
Dangerous Knowledge: Comprehensive Cover (1976) [Sanders]: Shot dead on the beach by John Gregson.