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Alan Bates

Alan Bates

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,

Born

Feb 17, 1934

Allestree, Derbyshire, England

Died

Dec 27, 2003

Known For

Acting

Movies

83 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 as Jennings
★ 6.8
The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 as Alexander Leek
★ 6.2
Hamlet
Hamlet
1990 as Claudius
★ 6.6
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 as Jack Meehan
★ 5.8
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman
1978 as Saul Kaplan
★ 6.7
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
1971 as Ted Burgess
★ 6.8
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 as Gabriel Oak
★ 6.8
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
2002 as Dressler
★ 6.4
Mister Frost
Mister Frost
1990 as Felix Detweiler
★ 6.2
The Rose
The Rose
1979 as Rudge Campbell
★ 6.7
Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
1961 as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey
★ 7.2
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 as Macready
★ 6.3
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
2018 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
1964 as Basil
★ 7.5
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
1966 as Jos Jones
★ 6.2
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
2002 as Sir William Phips
★ 6.1
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
1962 as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
★ 7.0
Spartacus
Spartacus
2004 as Antonius Agrippa
★ 6.7
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Uncontrollable Circumstances
1989 as Malcolm Forrest
★ 6.2
The Running Man
The Running Man
1963 as Stephen
★ 6.6
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 as Thomas Connolly
★ 6.4
Women in Love
Women in Love
1969 as Rupert Birkin
★ 6.6
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 as Frank Rice
★ 6.2
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
1975 as Rudi Von Sternberg
★ 5.8
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 as Yakov Bok
★ 6.0
The Statement
The Statement
2003 as Armand Bertier
★ 5.6
Quartet
Quartet
1981 as H.J. Heidler
★ 5.7
King of Hearts
King of Hearts
1966 as Charles Plumpick
★ 6.9
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1999 as Gayev
★ 4.6
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Pack of Lies
Pack of Lies
1987 as Stewart
★ 6.6
The Shout
The Shout
1978 as Charles Crossley
★ 6.0
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
2011 as Claudius (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
2020 as Major James Prentis (archival footage)
★ 5.8
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
1980 as Sergei Diaghilev
★ 4.8
Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best
1964 as Jimmy Brewster
★ 5.8
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1983 as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock
★ 6.2
Duet for One
Duet for One
1986 as David Cornwallis
★ 5.2
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1964 as Mick
★ 7.2
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
2000 as Re Enrico VIII
★ 6.2
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 as Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.5
The Collection
The Collection
1976 as James
★ 4.0
Hollywood North
Hollywood North
2004 as Michael Baytes
★ 4.9
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984 as Dr. Alfred Jones
★ 5.6
Dr. M
Dr. M
1990 as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru
★ 4.4
Butley
Butley
1974 as Ben Butley
★ 6.5
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
1970 as Col. Vershinin
★ 3.8
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
1983 as Captain Jerry Jackson
★ 4.8
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000 as Calpornius
★ 5.3
Impossible Object
Impossible Object
1973 as Harry
★ 4.3
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
1983 as Captain Chris Baldry
★ 6.2
Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock
1993 as Major James Prentis VC
★ 2.0
Nicholas’ Gift
Nicholas’ Gift
1998 as Reg Green
★ 5.0
movie
Hard Times
Hard Times
1994 as Josiah Bounderby
★ 7.0
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
1995 as Sir Hugo Coal
★ 5.1
Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue
1993 as Eamon McCree
★ 4.6
The Making of Gosford Park
★ 5.0
movie
Two Sundays
1975 as Charles
★ 2.3
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002 as King George V
★ 5.9
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 as Self (archive footage)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
★ 4.2
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died
1989 as Blair
Secret Friends
Secret Friends
1991 as John
★ 3.5
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father
1984 as John Mortimer
★ 7.6
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 as Andrew Shaw
★ 5.1
An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
1983 as Guy Burgess
★ 5.8
Hands Up!
Hands Up!
1985 as Self (1981 footage)
★ 5.8
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
1988 as Frank Meadows
★ 6.3
Very Like a Whale
Very Like a Whale
1981 as Sir Jock Mellor
★ 3.0
Second Best
Second Best
1972 as Tom
★ 5.0
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
1965 as Joe Turrel
★ 5.0
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
1992 as Hamish Partt
The Trespasser
The Trespasser
1981 as Siegmund
Losing Track
Losing Track
1992 as Henry Sitchell
movie
Plaintiffs and Defendants
1975 as Peter
★ 7.0
102 Boulevard Haussmann
102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990 as Marcel Proust
★ 6.0
Meanwhile
Meanwhile
2003 as Father Peter
One for the Road
One for the Road
1985 as Nicholas