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Home/People/Larry Gates
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Born
Sep 24, 1915Died: Dec 12, 1996
Lived 81 years
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

43
Movies
38
TV Shows
Also Known As
Lawrence Wheaton Gates
IMDb Profile

Larry Gates

Acting

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
Leonard Part 6 poster

Leonard Part 6

as Medusa Guard
1987
Creepy Classics poster

Creepy Classics

as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman - (archive footage)
1987
The Henderson Monster poster

The Henderson Monster

as President Alan Doby
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year poster

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Adm. Leahy
1980
Kate McShane poster

Kate McShane

as Judge Graham Platte
1975
The School for Scandal poster

The School for Scandal

as Sir Oliver Surface
1975
Funny Lady poster

Funny Lady

as Bernard Baruch
1975
Aloha Means Goodbye poster

Aloha Means Goodbye

as Torger Nilsson
1974
Lucky Luciano poster

Lucky Luciano

as Judge Herlands
1973
Pueblo poster

Pueblo

as American Negotiator
1973
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross poster

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

as Arnie Bigelow
1971
The Ceremony of Innocence poster

The Ceremony of Innocence

as Earl of Kent
1970
Airport poster

Airport

as Ackerman
1970
Death of a Gunfighter poster

Death of a Gunfighter

as Mayor Chester Sayre
1969
Hour of the Gun poster

Hour of the Gun

as John P. Clum
1967
In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night

as Eric Endicott
1967
The Sand Pebbles poster

The Sand Pebbles

as Jameson
1966
Evening Primrose poster

Evening Primrose

as Roscoe Potts
1966
Toys in the Attic poster

Toys in the Attic

as Cyrus Warkins
1963
Cattle King poster

Cattle King

as President Chester A. Arthur
1963