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.
Filmography
all 96
Movies 82
TV Shows 14
self 9
Voice 1
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father (2020)
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger (2015)
Discovering Hamlet (2011)
An Englishman Abroad (2009)
Never Apologize (2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Spartacus (2004)
Spartacus (2004)
Hollywood North (2004)
The Statement (2003)
Meanwhile (2003)
Salem Witch Trials (2002)
Evelyn (2002)
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2002)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Gosford Park (2001)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words (2001)
The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
In the Beginning (2000)
Arabian Nights (2000)
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Nicholas’ Gift (1998)
The Grotesque (1995)
Oliver's Travels (1995)
Hard Times (1994)
Hard Times (1994)
Shuttlecock (1993)
Silent Tongue (1993)
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
Losing Track (1992)
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
Pebble Mill (1991)
Secret Friends (1991)
Hamlet (1990)
102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990)
Dr. M (1990)
Mister Frost (1990)
Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989)
The Dog It Was That Died (1989)
We Think the World of You (1988)
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Pack of Lies (1987)
Duet for One (1986)
The Last Moguls (1986)
One for the Road (1985)
Summer Season (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Hands Up! (1985)
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
Separate Tables (1983)
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Quartet (1981)
The Trespasser (1981)
Very Like a Whale (1981)
Nijinsky (1980)
The Rose (1979)
The Shout (1978)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
The Collection (1976)
Two Sundays (1975)
Plaintiffs and Defendants (1975)
Royal Flash (1975)
In Celebration (1975)
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Butley (1974)
Story of a Love Story (1973)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
Second Best (1972)
The Go-Between (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Three Sisters (1970)
Women in Love (1969)
The Fixer (1968)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
King of Hearts (1966)
Georgy Girl (1966)
Once Upon a Tractor (1965)
Zorba the Greek (1964)
Nothing But the Best (1964)
The Caretaker (1964)
The Running Man (1963)
A Kind of Loving (1962)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
The Entertainer (1960)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-02-17
Deathday2003-12-27 (69 years old)
Birth NameAlan Arthur Bates
Birth PlaceAllestree, United Kingdom
ChildrenTristan Bates, Benedick Bates
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsАлан Бейтс
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Knight Bachelor
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