James Bate(1945-1992)
- Actor
Originally from Leeds and named Anthony Bate (he later had to change his name for acting purposes, as there was already an actor of that name), James Bate moved to Whitley Bay in Northumberland at the age of three. He was educated at St Edward's School and Skerry's College in the town. He then embarked on a number of jobs and became a musician in a group called Sixteen Strings which performed in the North East. He later moved to London where he took up amateur dramatics, later returning to the North East to work with the Tyneside Theatre Company.
