Bernard Kates

Bernard Kates (December 26, 1922 - February 2, 2010) was an American actor on television, in movies and on the stage.[1]

Bernard Kates
BornDecember 26, 1922
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 2, 2010(2010-02-02) (aged 87)
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Occupationactor
Years active1949–1999

Serving as a bomber pilot during World War II, Kates earned an Air Medal with three clusters and a Distinguished Flying Cross.[2]

A life member of The Actors Studio,[3] Kates's film appearances include Judgment at Nuremberg (as Max Perkins), The Babe, and The Phantom.

One of his many television roles was as Sigmund Freud in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Phantasms". He also portrayed a Jewish resistance fighter in the 1960 television play In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Playhouse 90).

Kates' Broadway credits include The Devils (1965), Have I Got a Girl for You! (1963), The Disenchanted (1958), Billy Budd (1951), and At War With the Army (1949).[4] He was a resident actor with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, for nine summers,[2] and he was also active in "a noteworthy run of shows" at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California.[5]

On February 2, 2010, complications resulting from sepsis and pneumonia led to Kates' death in a hospital in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, at age 87.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1951You're in the Navy NowTugboat SailorUncredited
1960Twelve Hours to KillDesk Editor
1961Judgment at NurembergMax Perkins
1974The Super CopsHeller
1992The BabeColonel Jacob (Jake) Ruppert
1992SeedpeopleDoc Roller
1996The PhantomFalkmoore the Butler
1996Robo WarriorsCharlie Walters

References
  1. Obituary Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2010; page A43.
  2. "Veteran". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. April 25, 1999. p. I 2. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  4. "Bernard Kates". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Bernard Kates: Radio, TV and stage actor". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 7, 2010. p. A 43. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lentz, Harris M., III (2011). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486496. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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