Ralph Bates in Taste the Blood of Dracula
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. (Thanks to Gordon)
- 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. (Thanks toTB)
- 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.
TV Deaths
- The Caesars (1968; mini-series) [Caligula]: Stabbed to death by John Paul and the other conspirators. (Thanks to Gordon)
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970; mini-series) [Thomas Culpepper]: Executed (off-screen) by beheading. (Thanks to Gordon)
- Dangerous Knowledge: Comprehensive Cover (1976) [Sanders]: Shot dead on the beach by John Gregson . (Thanks to Brian)
Noteworthy Connections
- Great-great-nephew of Louis Pasteur.
- Ex-husband of Joanna Van Gyseghem.
- Husband of Virginia Wetherell.
- Father of Daisy Bates and William Bates.