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's thriller ''

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'' (1943). Other notable roles include '' The North Star'' (1943), ''

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'' (1944), '' Pursued'' (1947) and '' Shockproof'' (1949). His last film was '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'', where he played

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'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

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. Bates died in

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in May 2023, at the age of 88.

Filmography

* '' Tall, Dark and Handsome'' (1941) – Boy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – Little Boy (uncredited) * '' The Vanishing Virginian'' (1942) – Yancey's Grandson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Wooley's Son (uncredited) * ''

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1944) – Jack (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) – Boy (uncredited) * '' In the Meantime, Darling'' (1944) – Boy (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) – Larry McCooley * '' An American Romance'' (1944) – Teddy Roosevelt Dangos - Age 8 (uncredited) * '' And Now Tomorrow'' (1944) – Frightened Boy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) – Boy (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) – Child (uncredited) * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1945) – Boy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (1948) – Boy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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)

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