Granville Bates
Acting
Biography
Granville Bates (January 7, 1882 - July 8, 1940) was an American actor.
Born: January 6, 1882
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Make Way for Tomorrow
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
The Mortal Storm
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Of Mice and Men
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Women in Hiding
In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.
Next Time I Marry
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.
Flowing Gold
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
My Favorite Wife
Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spent her time alone on an island with another man.
Poppy
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
The Smiling Lieutenant
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
The Great O'Malley
His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O'Brien).
Filmography
as Mr. Burdett
as Charles Hammond
as Judge Samuel Elmer Hamilton
as Dr. Bates
as Professor Berg
as Pattonsville Superintendent
as Judge Walter Bryson
as Stafford
as First Doctor
as Carlson
as Judge Black
as Joseph Laurence
as Mr. Jenks (uncredited)
as Ship Captain
as Col. Robert Griner
as Chief Miller
as Phineas T. O'Grady
as Mr. Greer
as Judge Kennith B. Walters, Superior Court
as Pop Reynolds
as James McEwen
as Stuart Granger
as The Mayor
as H.E. Crocker
as Second Man on Plane (uncredited)
as Judge Harkness
as George Sykes
as Harry Cook (uncredited)
as Angus McGillicuddy
as Mr. Judd
as Mr. Fletcher
as Abner Sprague
as Pop Hardy
as Phelps
as Halliday
as Mr. Gebhart (Uncredited)
as Judge Pendegast
as Bradford, banker
as K.Y. Mitchell
as Hooker - Garage Owner
as Mr. Boss
as Sam Bennett
as Dr. Evans
as Detective Pindar
as Grocery Clerk
as Mr. Hunter (uncredited)
as Judge Crawley
as Sam
as Hank Keith
as Uncle Herman
as Flaherty
as Sheriff
as Judge O'Day
as Jake - Bar Proprietor (uncredited)
as Prof. Rexford Sterling
as Ryan
as Van Ellyn
as Sheriff Pengast
as Mayor Farnsworth
as Mort Calhoun
as Pop Andrews
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Political Speaker
as Philip Greene Sr.
as Yacht Captain (Uncredited)
as Doctor
as Hopkins
as Auto Camp Manager
as Casey
as Sheriff Fred Grant
as Richard McGrath
as City Editor
as Bill Collector (uncredited)
as Clark (uncredited)
as Sidney Hycross
as Lawyer
as James