Alan Bates

Acting

Alan Bates

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Feb 17, 1934 (91 years old)
Death date
Dec 27, 2003

Alan Bates

Known For

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
1h 45m
Movie 2020

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

At the memorial for his father, WWII hero Major James...

Nothing Like a Dame
1h 20m
Movie 2018

Nothing Like a Dame

BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and...

Discovering Hamlet
0h 44m
Movie 2011

Discovering Hamlet

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of...

Spartacus
1h 27m
TV Show 2004

Spartacus

Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered...

Spartacus
2h 54m
Movie 2004

Spartacus

Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life...

Meanwhile
1h 45m
Movie 2003

Meanwhile

Two childhood friends - Darren and Gary - re-unite for...

Salem Witch Trials
4h 0m
Movie 2002

Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled...

Evelyn
1h 32m
Movie 2002

Evelyn

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family...

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
0h 20m
Movie 2002

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the...

Love in a Cold Climate
1h 15m
TV Show 2001

Love in a Cold Climate

Dramatization of Nancy Mitford's novel about three aristocratic young girls'...

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.