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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-09-24

Day of Death

1996-12-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Lawrence Wheaton Gates

Larry 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Gates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as

Dr. Baugh

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Eric Endicott

Airport

1970

Airport

as

Ackerman

The Sand Pebbles

1966

The Sand Pebbles

as

Jameson

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as

Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman

Hour of the Gun

1967

Hour of the Gun

as

John P. Clum

The Brothers Rico

1957

The Brothers Rico

as

Sid Kubik

Underworld U.S.A.

1961

Underworld U.S.A.

as

John Driscoll

Some Came Running

1958

Some Came Running

as

Professor Robert Haven French

Above and Beyond

1953

Above and Beyond

as

Capt. William Parsons

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

as

Charles Blaisdell

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

Death of a Gunfighter

as

Mayor Chester Sayre

Creepy Classics

1987

Creepy Classics

as

Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman - (archive footage)

The Hoodlum Priest

1961

The Hoodlum Priest

as

Louis Rosen

The Young Savages

1961

The Young Savages

as

Randolph

Lucky Luciano

1973

Lucky Luciano

as

Judge Herlands

Evening Primrose

1966

Evening Primrose

as

Roscoe Potts

Toys in the Attic

1963

Toys in the Attic

as

Cyrus Warkins

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as

Al Brooks

Cattle King

1963

Cattle King

as

President Chester A. Arthur

Ada

1961

Ada

as

Joe Adams

The Henderson Monster

1980

The Henderson Monster

as

President Alan Doby

The Strange One

1957

The Strange One

as

Major Avery

Bomber's Moon

1958

Bomber's Moon

as

General Toomey

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as

Medusa Guard

Kate McShane

1975

Kate McShane

as

Judge Graham Platte

Glory Alley

1952

Glory Alley

as

Robert Ardley

Take Me to Town

1953

Take Me to Town

as

Ed Daggett

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as

Adm. Leahy

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

1959

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

as

Rev. Dr. Fielding

The Ceremony of Innocence

1970

The Ceremony of Innocence

as

Earl of Kent

One Foot in Hell

1960

One Foot in Hell

as

Doc Seltzer

The Great Impostor

1960

The Great Impostor

as

Cardinal

The School for Scandal

1975

The School for Scandal

as

Sir Oliver Surface

Pueblo

1973

Pueblo

as

American Negotiator

Funny Lady

1975

Funny Lady

as

Bernard Baruch

On Borrowed Time

1957

On Borrowed Time

as

Mr. Pilbeam

The Spiral Road

1962

The Spiral Road

as

Dr. Kramer

Aloha Means Goodbye

1974

Aloha Means Goodbye

as

Torger Nilsson

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Zales Yoder

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Dr. Lovane

Studio One

Studio One

as

Henry Winthrop

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Bill Stockton

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

as

Pres. Herbert Hoover

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Mason Woodruff

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Gavin Carroll

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Roscoe Potts

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Prof. Robert Hopkins

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Paul Nichols

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Tom Barrett

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

James Reed

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Austin Carr

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Edward Ticerman

Studio One

Studio One

as

Clayman

Studio One

Studio One

as

George Savage

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Jacob Darien

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Weller

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Sir Oliver Surface

Production

Crew

Directing