Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1934

Place of Birth:

Allestree, Derbyshire, England

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.

filmography:

Unnatural Pursuits Unnatural Pursuits

1992

Nicholas’ Gift Nicholas’ Gift

1998

Discovering Hamlet Discovering Hamlet

2011

Hands Up! Hands Up!

1985

Pack of Lies Pack of Lies

1987

Hard Times Hard Times

1994

Three Sisters Three Sisters

1970

Very Like a Whale Very Like a Whale

1981

The Return of the Soldier The Return of the Soldier

1983

102 Boulevard Haussmann 102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990

In Celebration In Celebration

1975

Butley Butley

1974

Silent Tongue Silent Tongue

1993

Nijinsky Nijinsky

1980

The Collection The Collection

1976

Story of a Love Story Story of a Love Story

1973

One for the Road One for the Road

1985

Uncontrollable Circumstances Uncontrollable Circumstances

1989

The Trespasser The Trespasser

1981

Evelyn Evelyn

2002

The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard

1999

Meanwhile Meanwhile

2003

Second Best Second Best

1972

Shuttlecock Shuttlecock

1993

The Shout The Shout

1978

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

The Making of 'Gosford Park' The Making of 'Gosford Park'

2002

Dr. Fischer of Geneva Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

2001

Once Upon a Tractor Once Upon a Tractor

1965

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

2000

The Dog It Was That Died The Dog It Was That Died

1989

Salem Witch Trials Salem Witch Trials

2002

Two Sundays Two Sundays

1975

Plaintiffs and Defendants Plaintiffs and Defendants

1975

The Story of Jacob and Joseph The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974

The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears

2002

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

The Running Man The Running Man

1963

Separate Tables Separate Tables

1983

The Statement The Statement

2003

Mister Frost Mister Frost

1990

A Prayer for the Dying A Prayer for the Dying

1987

Dr. M Dr. M

1990

The Go-Between The Go-Between

1971

Losing Track Losing Track

1992

The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

2000

Georgy Girl Georgy Girl

1966

Whistle Down the Wind Whistle Down the Wind

1961

A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving

1962

The Mothman Prophecies The Mothman Prophecies

2002

Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

Zorba the Greek Zorba the Greek

1964

Gosford Park Gosford Park

2001

Nothing Like a Dame Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Britannia Hospital Britannia Hospital

1982

Spartacus Spartacus

2004

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

2020

The Rose The Rose

1979

An Unmarried Woman An Unmarried Woman

1978

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

1972

The Caretaker The Caretaker

1964

The Fixer The Fixer

1968

Secret Friends Secret Friends

1991

We Think the World of You We Think the World of You

1988

Nothing But the Best Nothing But the Best

1964

The Wicked Lady The Wicked Lady

1983

An Englishman Abroad An Englishman Abroad

1983

Hollywood North Hollywood North

2004

Royal Flash Royal Flash

1975

A Voyage Round My Father A Voyage Round My Father

1984

Women in Love Women in Love

1969

Bertie and Elizabeth Bertie and Elizabeth

2002

Quartet Quartet

1981

King of Hearts King of Hearts

1966

Duet for One Duet for One

1986

The Entertainer The Entertainer

1960

The Grotesque The Grotesque

1995

Hamlet Hamlet

1990

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