Granville Bates

Actor: Granville Bates

Born: Jan 07, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: Jul 08, 1940 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '30s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Men Against the Sky, A Man to Remember, Larceny on the Air
First Major Screen Credit: The Sap from Syracuse (1930)

Biography

Owl-faced Granville Bates began scowling his way through films in 1929. At one juncture in the mid-1930s, it was virtually impossible not to see Bates on screen; between 1936 and 1939, he appeared in 46 films-an average of 11 per year! Most often cast as dyspeptic grandpops and truculent storekeepers, he was particularly well-served in two of director Garson Kanin's RKO productions. In 1939's The Great Man Votes, Bates played the corrupt, bird-brained incumbent mayor; and in 1940's My Favorite Wife he was seen as the bewildered judge. Granville Bates continued working right up to his fatal heart attack in the summer of 1940. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide