Question: Facts: - death place: sharon , connecticut , u.s. - caption: gates snatchers '' -lrb- 1956 -rrb- in trailer for '' invasion of the body - yearsactive: 1952-1996 - death date: 12 december 1996 - birth date: 24 september 1915 - name: larry gates - image size: 220 - image: larry-gates-trailer . jpg - birth place: st. paul , minnesota , u.s. - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of larry gates .
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larry gates -lrb- september 24 , 1915december 12 , 1996 -rrb- was an american actor probably best known for his role as h.b. lewis on daytime 's '' guiding light '' and as doc baugh in the film version of '' cat on a hot tin roof '' .he played the role of lewis from 1983 to 1996 and received the emmy for outstanding supporting actor at the 1985 awards .-lrb- he had previously played the role of district attorney eric van gelder on '' guiding light '' in 1977 and 1978 . -rrb-