Charles Bates (born Charles PerryBoyactors.org.uk
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Pursued ''Pursued'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Theresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan ...

'' (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. He lives in the

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Filmography

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'' (1941) - Boy (uncredited) * ''

Blossoms in the Dust ''Blossoms in the Dust'' is a 1941 American biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the true story of Edna Gladney, who helped o ...

'' (1941) - (uncredited) * '' The Mexican Spitfire's Baby'' (1941) - Little Boy (uncredited) * ''

The Vanishing Virginian ''The Vanishing Virginian'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Frank Morgan and Kathryn Grayson. It is based on the memoirs of Rebecca Yancey Williams and set in Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1913 to 1929. Synopsis ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 ''In Old Oklahoma'' (reissued as ''War of the Wildcats'') is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or C ...

'' (1943) - Little Sun (uncredited) * '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) - Adolard Bouhouhorts - Age 7 (uncredited) * ''

The Fighting Sullivans ''The Fighting Sullivans'', originally released as ''The Sullivans'', is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for a now-discontinu ...

'' (1944) - Rival Boy (uncredited) * ''

Lady in the Dark ''Lady in the Dark'' is a musical with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book and direction by Moss Hart. It was produced by Sam Harris. The protagonist, Liza Elliott, is the unhappy female editor of a fictional fashion magazine ...

'' (1944) - David (uncredited) * ''

The Curse of the Cat People ''The Curse of the Cat People'' is a 1944 American psychological fantasy thriller filmEggert, Brian (October 22, 2017)"The Curse of the Cat People" Deep Focus Review. Retrieved 2019-03-16. directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produce ...

'' (1944) - Jack (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Boy (uncredited) * ''

In the Meantime, Darling ''In the Meantime, Darling'' is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses on a wealthy war bride (Jeanne Crain) who is forced to adjust to living in spartan condit ...

'' (1944) - Boy (uncredited) * '' San Diego, I Love You'' (1944) - Larry McCooley * '' An American Romance'' (1944) - Teddy Roosevelt Dangos - Age 8 (uncredited) * ''

And Now Tomorrow ''And Now Tomorrow'' is a 1944 American drama film based on the best-selling novel, published in 1942 by Rachel Field, directed by Irving Pichel and written by Raymond Chandler. Both center around one doctor's attempt for curing deafness. The fil ...

'' (1944) - Frightened Boy (uncredited) * ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' (1944) - Boy (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) - Child (uncredited) * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1945) - Boy (uncredited) * '' Danny Boy'' (1945) - Louie * ''

The Hoodlum Saint ''The Hoodlum Saint'' is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams. Plot Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night edit ...

'' (1946) - Johnny Ryan's Brother (uncredited) * ''

The Green Years ''The Green Years'' is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachme ...

'' (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) * ''

'' (1947) - Adam, age 11 * '' Little Mister Jim'' (1947) - Neighbor Boy (uncredited) * ''

Golden Earrings ''Golden Earrings'' is a 1947 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Ab ...

'' (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 ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'' (1948) - D'Artagnan's Brother (uncredited) * '' Shockproof'' (1949) - Tommy Marat * ''

The Sun Comes Up ''The Sun Comes Up'' is a 1949 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor picture with Lassie. Jeanette MacDonald had been off the screen for five years until her return in ''Three Daring Daughters'' (1948), but ''The Sun Comes Up'' was to be her last. In ...

'' (1949) - Orphan (uncredited) * '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (1952) - Harry at Seventeen (uncredited) (final film role)

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