Charles Bates (actor)
Charles Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1934 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 2023 (aged 88) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Years active | 1935–1952 |
Charles Edward Perry Jr. (October 22, 1934 – May 2023), better known as Charles Bates was an American child actor.[1]
Bates appeared in over 40 films between 1935 and 1952, mostly in small roles. He is probably best known as young Roger Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Other notable roles include The North Star (1943), San Diego, I Love You (1944), Pursued (1947) and Shockproof (1949). His last film was The Snows of Kilimanjaro, where he played Gregory Peck's character as a 17-year-old.
Bates went on to study electrical engineering, and retired from the State of California in 1996 as a senior electrical engineer. After retirement, he lived in the Pacific Northwest.[1] Bates died in Spokane, Washington in May 2023, at the age of 88.[2]
Filmography
- Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) – Boy (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – (uncredited)
- The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) – Little Boy (uncredited)
- The Vanishing Virginian (1942) – Yancey's Grandson (uncredited)
- I Married a Witch (1942) – Wooley's Son (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) – Roger Newton
- The Man from Down Under (1943) – French Boy (uncredited)
- Hostages (1943) – Peter (uncredited)
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) – Viki Huber
- Son of Dracula (1943) – Tommy Land (uncredited)
- The North Star (1943) – Patya
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) – Little Sun (uncredited)
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) – Adolard Bouhouhorts - Age 7 (uncredited)
- The Fighting Sullivans (1944) – Rival Boy (uncredited)
- Lady in the Dark (1944) – David (uncredited)
- The Curse of the Cat People (1944) – Jack (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
- San Diego, I Love You (1944) – Larry McCooley
- An American Romance (1944) – Teddy Roosevelt Dangos - Age 8 (uncredited)
- And Now Tomorrow (1944) – Frightened Boy (uncredited)
- Destiny (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
- The Clock (1945) – Child (uncredited)
- Mama Loves Papa (1945) – Boy (uncredited)
- Danny Boy (1945) – Louie
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) – Johnny Ryan's Brother (uncredited)
- The Green Years (1946) – Angelo Friscalli (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946) – Boy Prisoner (uncredited)
- Night in Paradise (1946) – Boy (uncredited)
- Three Wise Fools (1946) – Eddie Oakleaf (uncredited)
- My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) – Boy at School (uncredited)
- Pursued (1947) – Adam, age 11
- Little Mister Jim (1947) – Neighbor Boy (uncredited)
- Golden Earrings (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- Merton of the Movies (1947) – Boy in Theatre (uncredited)
- Her Husband's Affairs (1947) – Boy (uncredited)
- Summer Holiday (1948) – Boy (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1948) – D'Artagnan's Brother (uncredited)
- Shockproof (1949) – Tommy Marat
- The Sun Comes Up (1949) – Orphan (uncredited)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) – Harry at Seventeen (uncredited) (final film role)
References
- ^ a b "Charles Bates". Boy Actors. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Charles Perry". Forever Missed. Retrieved 24 October 2024.