Bernard Kates
Bernard Kates was an American actor on television, in movies and on the stage.[1]
Bernard Kates | |
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Born | December 26, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | February 2, 2010 87) | (aged
Occupation | actor |
Years active | 1949–1999 |
Serving as a bomber pilot during World War II, Kates earned an Air Medal with three clusters and a Distinguished Flying Cross.[2]
A life member of The Actors Studio,[3] 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".
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).[4] He was a resident actor with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, for nine summers,[2] and he was also active in "a noteworthy run of shows" at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California.[5]
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.[6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Tugboat Sailor | Uncredited |
1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill | Desk Editor | |
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.
- "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 9780786486496. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
- Bernard Kates on IMDb
- Bernard Kates at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bernard Kates at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Bernard Kates at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)