Arthur W. Bates

{{Short description|American actor (1883–1972)}} '''Arthur W. Bates''' (1883 – August 16, 1972) was an American silent film actor.

He was born in 1883 in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name=Essanay>{{cite web|title=Staff Directory |url=http://essanaystudios.org/about-us/employees/ |website=Essanay Studios |accessdate=7 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211065016/http://essanaystudios.org/about-us/employees/ |archivedate=11 February 2015 }}</ref> He was acting with Essanay Studios in Chicago by 1915. After the studio closed down, he worked for the Chicago Transit Authority.<ref name=Essanay/>

Bates died in Chicago on August 16, 1972.<ref name=Essanay/>

==Partial filmography== *''His New Job'' (1915) *''The Alster Case'' (1915) *''The Strange Case of Mary Page'' (1916) * ''The Phantom Buccaneer'' (1916) *''Uneasy Money'' (1918)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0060841}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Arthur W.}} Category:1883 births Category:1972 deaths Category:American male silent film actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:Male actors from Chicago