Autographs of Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates (12 February 1940 – 27 March 1991) was an English film and television actor. His credits included The Caesars (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Lust for a Vampire (1971), Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Moonbase 3 (1973), Poldark (1975-1977), Secret Army (1979), Turtle's Progress (1980), Second Chance (1981), Minder on the Orient Express (1985), Dear John (1986-1987), Screen Two (1989), and King of the Wind (1990).
Bates was born in Bristol, England. His parents were both psychiatrists; his mother was French and he was a great-great-grandson of French scientist Louis Pasteur. He held dual-nationality and was bilingual, and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He read French there, before winning a scholarship to attend Yale Drama School.
In 1968, he made his screen debut portraying Caligula in the BBC television series The Caesars (1968).
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Current items with a signature of Ralph Bates
These are the most current items with a signature of Ralph Bates that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ralph Bates signed photo autograph English actor Hammer horror Frankenstein | £71.98 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Ralph Bates
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Bates (1938 AUTOGRAPH LETTER by novelist & activist RALPH BATES re. John Hyde Preston) was sold in July 2025 for £182.27 while the cheapest item (RALPH BATES - HORROR FILM ACTOR - SIGNED VINTAGE ALBUM PAGE) found a new owner for £2.30 in August 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2016 with an average selling price of £36.26 for an autographed item of Ralph Bates. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with £133.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.30 was August 2017. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Bates is worth £30.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ralph Bates were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BRITISH HORROR COLLECTION RALPH BATES PF2 FACSIMILE AUTOGRAPH CARD HAMMER | £12.99 |  |
| BRITISH HORROR COLLECTION RALPH BATES PF2 FACSIMILE AUTOGRAPH CARD HAMMER | £14.99 | |
| Hammer Horror Dear John Poldark Secret Army RALPH BATES hand signed page | £34.50 | |
| RALPH BATES Hammer films AUTOGRAPH ON A PAGE | £15.50 | |
| RALPH BATES - HAMMER HORROR ACTOR - EXCELLENT SIGNED PHOTO | £30.00 | |
| RALPH BATES HAMMER FILMS TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA signed autograph POW#99 | £36.99 | |
| RALPH BATES in DR JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE (1971) Hand-signed 10” x 8” portrait | £34.99 | |
| Ralph Bates Lust for a Vampire Dracula Horror Autograph Signed UACC RD 96 | £133.50 | |
| RALPH BATES MR HAMMER HORROR RARE DRACULA GENUINE HAND SIGNED PHOTO 6x4 R.I.P | £25.00 | |
| Ralph Bates signed photo autograph English actor Hammer horror Frankenstein | £69.99 | |
| Ralph Bates signed vintage page Hammer Horror Taste The Blood of Dracula | £81.42 | |
| Ralph Bates Taste The Blood Of Dracula Hammer Autograph Signed UACC RD 96 | £120.00 | |
| RALPH BATES, Hammer Horror/Dear John, original signed autograph 5x3 photo ! | £45.00 | |
| RALPH BATES/TOYAH WILCOCKS HAND SIGNED 10X8 PHOTO | £29.99 | |
| Signed Monster Mag, RALPH BATES. Hammer Horror star. signed in person. 1970s | £41.00 | |
