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Guy Bates Post(1875-1968)

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Guy Bates Post
Guy Bates Post was born on 22 September 1875 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Omar the Tentmaker (1922), The Mad Empress (1939) and Maytime (1937). He was married to Adele Ritchie, Lillian Kemble-Cooper, Jane Peyton and Sarah Truax. He died on 16 January 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1875
DiedJanuary 16, 1968(92)
BornSeptember 22, 1875
DiedJanuary 16, 1968(92)
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Known for

Guy Bates Post in Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
Omar the Tentmaker
6.8
  • Omar the Tentmaker
  • 1922
The Mad Empress (1939)
The Mad Empress
6.4
  • Louis Napoleon III
  • 1939
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime (1937)
Maytime
7.2
  • Louis Napoleon
  • 1937
Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
6.6
  • Lloyd Burkett
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Shelley Winters, Ronald Colman, and Signe Hasso in A Double Life (1947)
    A Double Life
    6.9
    • Actor in 'Othello'
    • 1947
  • Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Jack Cummings, Dorothy Kingsley, George Oppenheimer, Howard Emmett Rogers, Edward Sedgwick, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Easy to Wed (1946)
    Easy to Wed
    6.1
    • Roberts, Allebury's Butler (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Paul Langton, Frances Rafferty, and Friday in The Hidden Eye (1945)
    The Hidden Eye
    6.2
    • George (butler) (scenes deleted)
    • 1945
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    7.5
    • Victor - Butler (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942)
    Crossroads
    6.7
    • President of the Court (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Mad Empress (1939)
    The Mad Empress
    6.4
    • Louis Napoleon III
    • 1939
  • Bette Davis and Paul Muni in Juarez (1939)
    Juarez
    6.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette (1938)
    Marie Antoinette
    7.3
    • Convention President (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • James Stewart and Ann Rutherford in Of Human Hearts (1938)
    Of Human Hearts
    6.8
    • Horse Buyer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
    Daughter of Shanghai
    6.6
    • Lloyd Burkett
    • 1937
  • Frank Hawks and Dorothy Sebastian in The Mysterious Pilot (1937)
    The Mysterious Pilot
    4.7
    • 'Papa' Bergelot [Chs.1-4,6-8,15]
    • 1937
  • Edward Arnold Jr., Frank Coghlan Jr., and Florine McKinney in Blazing Barriers (1937)
    Blazing Barriers
    5.5
    • Reginald Burley
    • 1937
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime (1937)
    Maytime
    7.2
    • Louis Napoleon
    • 1937
  • Fred MacMurray and Gladys Swarthout in Champagne Waltz (1937)
    Champagne Waltz
    6.0
    • Lumvedder
    • 1937
  • Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor in Camille (1936)
    Camille
    7.3
    • Auctioneer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 22, 1875
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • January 16, 1968
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Adele RitchieFebruary 2, 1916 - December 13, 1929 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    A stage actor who toured the country and wound up on Broadway. He went to Hollywood in 1934.

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