Ralph Bates (February 12, 1940 - March 27, 1991) was a British film and television actor, best known for his role in the British sitcom, Dear John (1986). February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. ... Dear John was the name of a popular British sitcom (1986) with a relatively short run (14 episodes and one special). The British sitcoms title was a reference to letters sent by girls to their absent boyfriends breaking off the relationship, known as Dear John letters. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bates was born in Bristol, England, of French ancestry. (He was a distant relative of Louis Pasteur.) Having played the lead in several Hammer horror productions, such as The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), he made himself noticed on television playing Thomas Culpeper in an episode of The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1971). He went on to star in the BBC drama series, Moonbase 3 (1973) and the long-running Poldark, in which he played villainous George Warleggan. He also played Communist Paul Vercors in the final season of the drama series Secret Army. Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French microbiologist, chemist and humanist. ... Hammer horror refers to a series of gothic horror films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s by the British film production company Hammer Film Productions Ltd. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Six Wives of Henry VIII was a series of six plays produced by the BBC in 1971. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Moonbase 3 was a British science-fiction television programme that ran for six 55-minute episodes in 1973. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, and a popular BBC television series of the 1970s based on the books. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Secret Army was a BBC television series created by Gerald Glaister that ran for three seasons from September 7, 1977 to December 15, 1979. ...

Because of his French blood and dark looks, he was often chosen to play a Frenchman on television. He married actress Joanna van Gyseghem. They divorced, and he married another actress, Virginia Wetherell. His daughter from this second marriage, Daisy Bates, became a successful actress. After starring in two series of Dear John, in which he played a divorcee returning to single life, Bates became ill with cancer. Daisy Bates (born 5th January 1974) is a British actress. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ...

He died in London at age 51 from pancreatic cancer, survived by his widow, Virginia, and his children. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... Pancreatic cancer (also called cancer of the pancreas) is represented by the growth of a malignant tumour within the small pancreas organ. ...