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Leslie Bates had several uncredited roles in some of the first Doctor Who TV stories. Most notable of these was as the stand-in for Derek Newark as Za. It is Bates's shadow that is seen at the cliffhanger conclusions of both "The Pilot Episode" and Episode 1 of the transmitted version of "An Unearthly Child." Bates also had roles in Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars, among others.
Doctor Who appearances
- Stand-in (uncredited) - "The Pilot Episode"
- Man at Lop - "Marco Polo" - Episode 1 - The Roof of the World
- Mongol Warrior (uncredited) - "Marco Polo" - Episode 3 - Five Hundred Eyes
- Mongol Bandit (uncredited) - "Marco Polo" - Episode 5 - Rider from Shang-Tu
- 2nd Guard - "The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve" - Episode 1 - War of God