Charles Bateman | |
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Born |
Charles Wilbur Bateman November 18, 1930 San Diego, California |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | San Diego Junior College |
Occupation | Actor |
Charles Wilbur Bateman (born November 18, 1930, San Diego, California) is an American actor most notably recognized for roles on television from 1958 to 1991.
Bateman's early training in acting came at San Diego Junior College and La Jolla Playhouse as well as in a stock theater company.
Bateman's first television appearance was as "Cousin Jeff Martin" in the 1958 episode "Black Fire" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Maverick, starring James Garner. He soon appeared on ABC's Lawman, Lee Marvin's NBC crime drama M Squad, and Jim Davis's syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8.
Bateman was cast as "Hess" in CBS's "Incident of a Burst of Evil" episode of the western series Rawhide. He also guest starred as a young engineer in the episode "The Tree" of CBS's Lassie, as well as two episodes of Perry Mason: Roy Dowson in "The Case of the Bashful Burro" in 1960, and defendant and title character Jeff Bronson in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Guilty Clients."