Actor. He was awarded a Daytime Emmy in 1985 for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'H.B. Lewis' (1983 to 1996) on the soap opera "Guiding Light." He was a well-known respected character on stage, television and film. His Broadway debut was as 'Sydney Relitch' in "Bell, Book and Candle." He was nominated for a 1964 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "A Case of Libel." His film credits include "In the Heat of the Night" and "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." In a famous scene from "In The Heat Of The Night," Gates played the plantation owner who slapped Sidney Poitier, and Mr. Poitier slapped him back in the scene called "the slap heard round the world."
Actor. He was awarded a Daytime Emmy in 1985 for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'H.B. Lewis' (1983 to 1996) on the soap opera "Guiding Light." He was a well-known respected character on stage, television and film. His Broadway debut was as 'Sydney Relitch' in "Bell, Book and Candle." He was nominated for a 1964 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "A Case of Libel." His film credits include "In the Heat of the Night" and "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." In a famous scene from "In The Heat Of The Night," Gates played the plantation owner who slapped Sidney Poitier, and Mr. Poitier slapped him back in the scene called "the slap heard round the world."
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