Stanley Bates

Stanley Bates
Born
Stanley Kevin Bates

(1942-10-08) 8 October 1942 (age 82)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor and screen writer
Years active1969–present
Known forBungle from Rainbow (1973–1989)

Stanley Kevin Bates (born 8 October 1942 in East Finchley, London) is a British actor and screen writer best known for the role of Bungle, and as a scriptwriter, in the children's television programme, Rainbow between 1973 and 1989, series 2 to series 17. Other credits include roles in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972), Theatre of Blood (1973) and The Tomorrow People.

On 10 March 2001, Bates was bound over to keep the peace following an alleged road rage incident. The incident occurred in May 2000.[1]

  1. ^ "The Year of the Beast". independent.co.uk. London. 26 December 2001. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2010.