Granville Bates was an American character actor and bit player, appearing in over ninety films.
Bates in the trailer for My Favorite Wife (1940)
Bates' grave at Graceland Cemetery
My Favorite Wife, released in the United Kingdom as My Favourite Wife, is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin.
Theatrical release poster
Photo from My Favorite Wife
Granville Bates as Judge Bryson