
Larry Gates
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1915-09-24
- Died
- 1996-12-12
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Lawrence Wheaton Gates
Biography
Larry Gates (September 24, 1915 – December 12, 1996) was an American actor probably best known for his role as H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and as Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He played the role of Lewis from 1983 to 1996 and received the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1985 awards.
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Known For
TV Shows (29)

Bonanza
1959
as Jacob Darien

Mannix
1967

Great Performances
1971
as Sir Oliver Surface

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Bill Stockton

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Darcy

The F.B.I.
1965
as Dr. Lovane / Paul Nichols / Tom Barrett / James Reed / Austin Carr / Edward Ticerman

Studio One
1948
as Henry Winthrop / Clayman / Hy / George Savage

Rawhide
1959
as Mason Woodruff

The Invaders
1967
as Weller

The Defenders
1961
as Prof. Robert Hopkins

Route 66
1960

One Step Beyond
1959
as Gavin Carroll

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. Hollister

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Checkmate
1960
as Harry Winters

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Zales Yoder

Outlaws
1960

Stoney Burke
1962

Cimarron Strip
1967

Espionage
1963
as Owen Rutledge

Then Came Bronson
1969
as Ed Hemmings

ABC Stage 67
1966
as Roscoe Potts

Banyon
1972

The Outcasts
1968

The Americans
1961

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mr. Pilbeam

Play of the Week
1959
as Bishop

Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Pres. Herbert Hoover
Movies (43)

In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Eric Endicott

Airport
1970
as Ackerman

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
as Dr. Baugh

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman

Funny Lady
1975
as Bernard Baruch

The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Jameson

Pueblo
1973
as American Negotiator

Cattle King
1963
as President Chester A. Arthur

Some Came Running
1958
as Professor Robert Haven French

Hour of the Gun
1967
as John P. Clum

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Charles Blaisdell

The Spiral Road
1962
as Dr. Kramer

The Citadel
1960

The Young Savages
1961
as Randolph

Above and Beyond
1953
as Capt. William Parsons

Creepy Classics
1987
as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman - (archive footage)

Death of a Gunfighter
1969
as Mayor Chester Sayre

Lucky Luciano
1973
as Judge Herlands

The Great Impostor
1960
as Cardinal

Leonard Part 6
1987
as Medusa Guard

Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
as Dan Austin

Jeanne Eagels
1957
as Al Brooks

The Brothers Rico
1957
as Sid Kubik

F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
as Adm. Leahy

One Foot in Hell
1960
as Doc Seltzer

Ada
1961
as Joe Adams

Underworld U.S.A.
1961
as John Driscoll

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Arnie Bigelow

Take Me to Town
1953
as Ed Daggett

The Strange One
1957
as Major Avery

Aloha Means Goodbye
1974
as Torger Nilsson

Glory Alley
1952
as Robert Ardley

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
as Rev. Dr. Fielding

The Henderson Monster
1980
as President Alan Doby

Toys in the Attic
1963
as Cyrus Warkins

Bomber's Moon
1958
as General Toomey

Kate McShane
1975
as Judge Graham Platte

The Hoodlum Priest
1961
as Louis Rosen

Evening Primrose
1966
as Roscoe Potts

The School for Scandal
1975
as Sir Oliver Surface
On Borrowed Time
1957
as Mr. Pilbeam

The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
as Earl of Kent
The Shape of the River
1960
as Henry Rogers
About Larry Gates
Larry Gates (September 24, 1915 – December 12, 1996) was an American actor probably best known for his role as H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and as Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He played the role of Lewis from 1983 to 1996 and received the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1985 awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Gates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia With 72 credits spanning from 1947 to 1987, Larry Gates has appeared in 43 films and 29 TV shows.
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- In the Heat of the Night (1967) — as Eric Endicott
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- Funny Lady (1975) — as Bernard Baruch
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