- Donald Crisp, Mutiny on the Bounty, 1934. One top character man for another for Burkitt. From the eternally worried-looking, balding Bates from Chicago, to Crisp from London and 171 movies during 1908-1971.
- Herbert Mundin, Tarzan Escapes, 1935. Many changes were rung in when second director John Farrow almost re-shot all of Johnny Weissmuller’s third film as the Ape Man. Before completing his scenes, the always worried-looking Bates was dropped and replaced by Mundin as a differently named character. The art director, photo-effectichian and two cameramen were also replaced. Plus Farrow – but not until he had wooed Maureen O’Sullivan into agreeing to marry him. Their daughter is Mia Farrow.
- Herbert Heywood, Slave Ship, 1936. When director Tay Garnett re-staged certain scenes in March 1937, Heywood became The Old Man because Bates was no longer available. In their character-actor careers, Heywood had 129 screen roles compared to 91 for Bates.
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