Charles Bates (actor) explained

Charles Bates
Birth Date:	22 October 1934
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Date:	May 2023 (aged 88)
Death Place:	Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Yearsactive:	1935–1952

Charles Edward Perry Jr. (October 22, 1934 – May 2023), better known as Charles Bates was an American child actor.^[1]

Bates appeared in over 40 films between 1935 and 1952, mostly in small roles. He is probably best known as young Roger Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Other notable roles include The North Star (1943), San Diego, I Love You (1944), Pursued (1947) and Shockproof (1949). His last film was The Snows of Kilimanjaro, where he played Gregory Peck's character as a 17-year-old.

Bates went on to study electrical engineering, and retired from the State of California in 1996 as a senior electrical engineer. After retirement, he lived in the Pacific Northwest.^[1] Bates died in Spokane, Washington in May 2023, at the age of 88.^[2]

Filmography

• Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) – Boy (uncredited)
• Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – (uncredited)
• The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) – Little Boy (uncredited)
• The Vanishing Virginian (1942) – Yancey's Grandson (uncredited)
• I Married a Witch (1942) – Wooley's Son (uncredited)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) – Roger Newton
• The Man from Down Under (1943) – French Boy (uncredited)
• Hostages (1943) – Peter (uncredited)
• The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) – Viki Huber
• Son of Dracula (1943) – Tommy Land (uncredited)
• The North Star (1943) – Patya
• In Old Oklahoma (1943) – Little Sun (uncredited)
• The Song of Bernadette (1943) – Adolard Bouhouhorts - Age 7 (uncredited)
• The Fighting Sullivans (1944) – Rival Boy (uncredited)
• Lady in the Dark (1944) – David (uncredited)
• The Curse of the Cat People (1944) – Jack (uncredited)
• Once Upon a Time (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
• In the Meantime, Darling (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
• San Diego, I Love You (1944) – Larry McCooley
• An American Romance (1944) – Teddy Roosevelt Dangos - Age 8 (uncredited)
• And Now Tomorrow (1944) – Frightened Boy (uncredited)
• Destiny (1944) – Boy (uncredited)
• The Clock (1945) – Child (uncredited)
• Mama Loves Papa (1945) – Boy (uncredited)
• Danny Boy (1945) – Louie
• The Hoodlum Saint (1946) – Johnny Ryan's Brother (uncredited)
• The Green Years (1946) – Angelo Friscalli (uncredited)
• The Virginian (1946) – Boy Prisoner (uncredited)
• Night in Paradise (1946) – Boy (uncredited)
• Three Wise Fools (1946) – Eddie Oakleaf (uncredited)
• My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) – Boy at School (uncredited)
• Pursued (1947) – Adam, age 11
• Little Mister Jim (1947) – Neighbor Boy (uncredited)
• Golden Earrings (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited)
• Merton of the Movies (1947) – Boy in Theatre (uncredited)
• Her Husband's Affairs (1947) – Boy (uncredited)
• Summer Holiday (1948) – Boy (uncredited)
• The Three Musketeers (1948) – D'Artagnan's Brother (uncredited)
• Shockproof (1949) – Tommy Marat
• The Sun Comes Up (1949) – Orphan (uncredited)
• The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) – Harry at Seventeen (uncredited) (final film role)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles Bates . Boy Actors . 24 October 2024.
2. Web site: Charles Perry . Forever Missed . 24 October 2024.