| Bernard Kates | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 2, 2010(2010-02-02) (aged 87) Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1949–1999 |
Bernard Kates (December 26, 1922 – February 2, 2010) was an American actor on television, in movies and on the stage.
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, Kates earned an Air Medal with three clusters and a Distinguished Flying Cross.
A life member of The Actors Studio, 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). He was a resident actor with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, for nine summers, and he was also active in "a noteworthy run of shows" at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California.
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.
Filmography
| 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
- 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) - ^ "Veteran". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. April 25, 1999. p. I 2. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
- 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. [REDACTED]
- Lentz, Harris M. III (2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8649-6. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
- Bernard Kates at IMDb
- Bernard Kates at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bernard Kates at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Bernard Kates at Memory Alpha