James Bate (actor)
| James Bate | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Bate 10 April 1945 Tyne and Wear, England |
| Died | 19 May 1992 (aged 47) Fulham, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–1992 |
James Bate (10 April 1945 — 19 May 1992) was a British actor of television, film and stage, who was best known for playing David Allman in the ITV crime thriller series Sleuth.
Bate was born into a working class family, Bate was raised along with his brothers in a two-bedroomed apartment in the London Borough of Islington by his father who was a steel worker and his mother who was a midwife.
James was his stage name. He was named Anthony and chose the acting name of James as there was another actor called Anthony Bate.
He initially attended the Royal College of Art in London having initially planned to pursue a career as a painter, but in the mid–1960s he decided to follow his real aspiration to become an actor, and began attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
In the early–1970s Bate, now in his mid-twenties, graduated from RADA and began his career as a professional actor on stage with the National Theatre of London, appearing in productions of Othello and The Taming of the Shrew. In 1972 Bate made his screen debut playing Arnold Haithwaite in two episodes of The Intruder. He then went on to make major appearances as Corporal Ernest Bright in six episodes of The Regiment (1973) and Sammy Fenwick in the television miniseries The Stars Look Down (1975).
After appearing in various television shows including ITV Playhouse and When the Boat Comes In, Bate struck gold when he was cast in the leading role of international spy David Allman in the ITV crime thriller series Sleuth, playing the role for four series between 1977 and 1980, receiving a BAFTA Award-nomination in 1978 for the role. The series spiraled Bate into fame and he went on to become a highly well-received television star.
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