Background
Bates, Richard Lucas was born on July 5, 1937 in Ashford, England. Son of Herbert Ernest and Marjorie Helen (Cox) Bates.
Bates, Richard Lucas was born on July 5, 1937 in Ashford, England. Son of Herbert Ernest and Marjorie Helen (Cox) Bates.
Story consultant, ABC television, England, 1963-1967; producer, Rediffusion television, England, 1967-1968; producer, London Weekend television, 1971-1976; producer, Scottish television, 1976-1978; producer, Thames television, 1985-1987; executive producer, director, Excelsior Prodns., Tadworth, England, 1987-1997. Deputy managing director London Weekend International, 1969-1971.
Member Royal television Society.
Married Isabel marshall Lawson, September 30, 1963 (divorced October 1980). Children: Jonathan, Lydia, Justin. Married Irene Theresa Cullen, July 12, 1997.