Larry Gates - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Larry Gates

★ Acting🎥 43 films📺 38 TV shows📅 1947–1987🔥 1

Also known as: Lawrence Wheaton Gates

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

1915-09-24 (age 81 at death)

Died 1996-12-12

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.

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Lawrence Wheaton Gates (September 24, 1915 – December 12, 1996) was an American actor.
His notable roles include H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). He played the role of H.B. from 1983 to 1996 and won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the 1985 awards. (He had previously played the role of District Attorney Eric Van Gelder on Guiding Light in 1977 and 1978.)
Gates may be best remembered for his role in the 1967 film version of In the Heat of the Night, where his character Eric Endicott is part of a famous scene involving him slapping Sidney Poitier's face and getting slapped in return.
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