Charles Wilbur Bateman (born in San Diego, California[citation needed]) is an American actor. He appeared in 76 different television programs between 1958 and 1991, as well as numerous theatrically-released and made-for-telelevision films. He is perhaps best recognized to audiences for his role as the ill-fated First Officer Larsen in the 1972 box-office smash and cinematic classic The Poseidon Adventure
Charles Bateman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Wilbur Bateman |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | San Diego Junior College |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early years
editBateman's early training in acting came at San Diego Junior College and La Jolla Playhouse as well as in a stock theater company.[1] He was one of three children born to Thomas O. Bateman and Ivarene Cornelius Bateman. His mother died aged 110.[2]
Career
editHe also guest starred as a young engineer in the episode "The Tree" of CBS's Lassie, as well as two episodes of Perry Mason: Roy Dowson in "The Case of the Bashful Burro" in 1960, and defendant and title character Jeff Bronson in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Guilty Clients."[3]
Bateman's first venture into soap operas was in 1980, when he joined the cast of NBC's Days of Our Lives as Maxwell Jarvis, but he left the program after a year. His last acting role was in 1991 in an episode of The Trials of Rosie O'Neill.
References
edit- ^ Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960–1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 9781476628561. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Ivarene Bateman obituary". Legacy. January 28, 2015.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1120. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.