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Bernard Kates(1922-2010)

  • Actor
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Bernard Kates was born on 26 December 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Phantom (1996), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He died on 2 February 2010 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.
BornDecember 26, 1922
DiedFebruary 2, 2010(87)
BornDecember 26, 1922
DiedFebruary 2, 2010(87)
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Known for

Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom
5.1
  • Falkmoore the Butler
  • 1996
Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
8.3
  • Max Perkins
  • 1961
Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Sigmund Freud
John Goodman in The Babe (1992)
The Babe
5.9
  • Colonel Ruppert
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
    3rd Rock from the Sun
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ronald
    • 1999
  • Robo Warriors (1996)
    Robo Warriors
    4.9
    • Charlie Walters
    • 1996
  • Lauren Holly, Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Holly Marie Combs, Costas Mandylor, Justin Shenkarow, and Adam Wylie in Picket Fences (1992)
    Picket Fences
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Eli
    • 1996
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
    The Phantom
    5.1
    • Falkmoore the Butler
    • 1996
  • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Herman Costello
    • 1995
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Sigmund Freud
    • 1993
  • Inside Out IV (1992)
    Inside Out IV
    5.1
    Video
    • Mr. Broman (segment "Put Asunder")
    • 1992
  • Seedpeople (1992)
    Seedpeople
    4.5
    • Doc Roller
    • 1992
  • John Goodman in The Babe (1992)
    The Babe
    5.9
    • Colonel Ruppert
    • 1992
  • Gabriel's Fire (1990)
    Gabriel's Fire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Marshall Kidder
    • 1991
  • Gregory Harrison and Jane Seymour in Angel of Death (1990)
    Angel of Death
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Old Man Dooley
    • 1990
  • The Super Cops (1974)
    The Super Cops
    6.6
    • Heller
    • 1974
  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Jim Bowie
    • Bowie
    • 1953–1971
  • Where the Heart Is (1969)
    Where the Heart Is
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Arthur Saxton (original cast) (1969-1971)
    • 1969–1973
  • Guiding Light (1952)
    Guiding Light
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Ben Scott
    • 1965–1968

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Bernie Kates
  • Born
    • December 26, 1922
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • February 2, 2010
    • Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA(complications from sepsis and pneumonia)
  • Other works
    Played Selsdon Mowbray/The Burglar in _Noises Off_, by Michael Frayn, directed by Risa Brainin, Indiana Repertory Theatre, April 28-May 22, 1999.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Served in WWII and returned to the New York stage and Broadway following his honorable discharge.

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