Bernard Kates was a leading character actor on stage, screen and television from the 1950s. He was featured as Dr. Sigmund Freud in the 1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Phantasms”. He also starred as Doc Roller in the sci-fi/horror film Seedpeople (1992), and was Falkmoore the Butler in 1996’s The Phantom starring Billy Zane. He was also seen in the 1996 sci-fi film Robo Warriors.
Kates was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1922. He studied acting in New York and began his career on radio. He served in the military during World War II, and resumed acting on the New York stage after his discharge. He was best known for his numerous television performances from the 1950s, guest-starring in such series as Suspense, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, One Step Beyond, Michael Shayne, several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits as Dr. Whorf in the episode “Nightmare”, Picket Fences,...
Kates was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1922. He studied acting in New York and began his career on radio. He served in the military during World War II, and resumed acting on the New York stage after his discharge. He was best known for his numerous television performances from the 1950s, guest-starring in such series as Suspense, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, One Step Beyond, Michael Shayne, several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits as Dr. Whorf in the episode “Nightmare”, Picket Fences,...
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