Alan Bates

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-02-17

Day of death

2003-12-27 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Allestree, Derbyshire, England

Alan Bates

Biography

Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor, who came to prominence in the 1960s, a time of high creativity in British cinema, when he demonstrated his versatility in films ranging from the popular children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving. He is also known for his tour-de-force with Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd, and The Fixer, which gave him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1969, he starred in the Ken Russell film Women in Love with Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson. Bates went on to star in The Go-Between, An Unmarried Woman, Nijinsky, and The Rose with Bette Midler, as well as playing varied roles in television drama, including The Mayor of Casterbridge, Harold Pinter's The Collection, A Voyage Round My Father, An Englishman Abroad (as Guy Burgess), and Pack of Lies. He also continued to appear on the stage, notably in the plays of Simon Gray, such as Butley and Otherwise Engaged.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • Dr. M

    Dr. M

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • The Statement

    The Statement

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Hollywood North

    Hollywood North

  • Two Sundays

    Two Sundays

  • Zorba the Greek

    Zorba the Greek

  • The Fixer

    The Fixer

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Shuttlecock

    Shuttlecock

  • The Rose

    The Rose

  • Uncontrollable Circumstances

    Uncontrollable Circumstances

  • Butley

    Butley

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Secret Friends

    Secret Friends

  • The Grotesque

    The Grotesque

  • In Celebration

    In Celebration

  • Mister Frost

    Mister Frost

  • Royal Flash

    Royal Flash

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

  • Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

  • A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

  • Georgy Girl

    Georgy Girl

  • A Prayer for the Dying

    A Prayer for the Dying

  • Silent Tongue

    Silent Tongue

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

  • Nijinsky

    Nijinsky

  • The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies

  • Nothing Like a Dame

    Nothing Like a Dame

  • King of Hearts

    King of Hearts

  • Women in Love

    Women in Love

  • The Go-Between

    The Go-Between

  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

  • The Shout

    The Shout

  • The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

  • Hands Up!

    Hands Up!

  • Whistle Down the Wind

    Whistle Down the Wind

  • Impossible Object

    Impossible Object

  • Bertie and Elizabeth

    Bertie and Elizabeth

  • The Wicked Lady

    The Wicked Lady

  • The Making of Gosford Park

    The Making of Gosford Park

  • Far from the Madding Crowd

    Far from the Madding Crowd

  • A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

  • Pack of Lies

    Pack of Lies

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • An Unmarried Woman

    An Unmarried Woman

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Nothing But the Best

    Nothing But the Best

  • An Englishman Abroad

    An Englishman Abroad

  • The Return of the Soldier

    The Return of the Soldier

  • Love in a Cold Climate

    Love in a Cold Climate

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

    Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva

    Dr. Fischer of Geneva

  • We Think the World of You

    We Think the World of You

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

    St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

  • Plaintiffs and Defendants

    Plaintiffs and Defendants

  • Once Upon a Tractor

    Once Upon a Tractor

  • A Voyage Round My Father

    A Voyage Round My Father

  • The Dog It Was That Died

    The Dog It Was That Died

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge

    The Mayor of Casterbridge

  • Duet for one

    Duet for one

  • One for the Road

    One for the Road

  • 102 Boulevard Haussmann

    102 Boulevard Haussmann

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Nicholas’ Gift

    Nicholas’ Gift

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Losing Track

    Losing Track

  • The Story of Jacob and Joseph

    The Story of Jacob and Joseph

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • The Collection

    The Collection

  • Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

    Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

    Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

  • Very Like a Whale

    Very Like a Whale

  • Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

    Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • Meanwhile

    Meanwhile

  • Second Best

    Second Best

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska

    The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska

  • Look at Life: All in a Day's Work

    Look at Life: All in a Day's Work