Anthony Bate

Anthony Bate
Bate in the television series Intimate Strangers
Born(1927-08-31)31 August 1927
Died19 June 2012(2012-06-19) (aged 84)
NationalityBritish
EducationKing Edward VI School, Stourbridge
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1953–2005
Known forTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Smiley's People
Spouse
Diana Fay
(m. 1954)
Children2

Anthony Bate (31 August 1927 – 19 June 2012) was an English actor.

He is possibly best known for his role as Oliver Lacon in the BBC television adaptations of the John le Carré novels Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People and his role as Bret Renssalaer in Len Deighton's trilogy Game, Set and Match.

Bate's other credits include: Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, The Avengers, Prime Suspect, Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Midsomer Murders.