Freddie Highmore starred in the television series Bates Motel.
== Personal life ==Bates was married to actress Victoria Ward from 1970 until her death from a heart attack in 1992, although they had separated many years earlier
Bates was educated at the Herbert Strutt Grammar School, Derby Road, Belper, Derbyshire (now "Strutts", a volunteer led business and community centre) and later gained a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he studied with Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole, before leaving to join the RAF for National Service at RAF Newton

