Birth Name: Kim Coates
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Birth: February 21, 1958
Ethnicity: German, English, possibly other
Kim Coates is a Canadian-American actor. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of Fred Coates and Joyce (Ries).
Fred’s surname is English. Joyce’s surname is German.
Kim’s paternal grandparents were Herbert Coates and Jean.
Kim’s maternal grandparents were likely George Wettlaufer Ries (the son of George Ries and Margaret Burges Wettlaufer) and Katherine. George and Margaret were originally from Hesse, Germany.
Source: Obituary of Kim’s father, Fred Coates – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?pid=119706281
Possible Family Tree of Kim’s maternal grandfather, George Ries – https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Ries-Family-Tree-30
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