Acting
Alan Bates
Born Feb 17, 1934 · Allestree, Derbyshire, England · Died Dec 27, 2003
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.
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Acting
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025
Documentary
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
2020
Action · War · Drama
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Documentary
Discovering Hamlet
2011
Documentary
Spartacus
2004
Action & Adventure · War & Politics · Drama
Spartacus
2004
Action · Drama
Hollywood North
2004
Comedy
The Statement
2003
Drama · Thriller
Meanwhile
2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Documentary
Salem Witch Trials
2003
Drama
Evelyn
2002
Drama
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
Documentary
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
Drama · History · Romance
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Thriller · Action · Drama
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Gosford Park
2001
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Love in a Cold Climate
2001
Drama
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
2001
Documentary
The Prince and the Pauper
2000
Adventure · Family
In the Beginning
2000
Drama
Arabian Nights
2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Family
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000
Drama · Adventure · Fantasy
The Cherry Orchard
1999
Drama · Comedy
Nicholas’ Gift
1998
Drama · TV Movie
The Grotesque
1995
Comedy · Drama · Horror
Oliver's Travels
1995
Action & Adventure · Mystery · Comedy
Hard Times
1994
Drama
Silent Tongue
1994
Western · Horror · Drama
Shuttlecock
1993
Drama · Mystery · War
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
Drama · Comedy
Losing Track
1992
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
Drama · TV Movie
Secret Friends
1991
Drama · Fantasy
Hamlet
1990
Drama · History
102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Dr. M
1990
Crime · Mystery · Science Fiction
Mr. Frost
1990
Horror · Thriller · Drama
Screen One
1989
Drama
Uncontrollable Circumstances
1989
Drama
The Dog It Was That Died
1989
We Think the World of You
1988
Drama
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska
1988
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
Crime · Drama · Action
Pack of Lies
1987
Thriller · TV Movie · Drama
Duet for One
1986
Drama
One for the Road
1985
Drama · TV Movie
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Hands Up!
1985
Drama
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
Drama · TV Movie
A Voyage Round My Father
1984
Drama
An Englishman Abroad
1983
Drama · TV Movie
The Wicked Lady
1983
Drama · Adventure
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Drama
Separate Tables
1983
Drama · TV Movie
Britannia Hospital
1982
Comedy · Science Fiction
Quartet
1981
Drama · Romance
The Trespasser
1981
Romance
Very Like a Whale
1981
Drama
Nijinsky
1980
Drama · Music · Romance
The Rose
1979
Drama · Music · Romance
The Shout
1978
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
An Unmarried Woman
1978
Drama · Romance · Comedy
The Mayor of Casterbridge
1978
Drama
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Drama
The Collection
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Royal Flash
1975
Adventure · Comedy · Romance
In Celebration
1975
Drama
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974
Drama · TV Movie
Butley
1974
Drama
Impossible Object
1973
Drama
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
Comedy · Drama
Second Best
1972
Drama
The Go-Between
1971
Drama · Romance
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Three Sisters
1970
Drama
Women in Love
1969
Drama · Romance
Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
1969
Documentary
The Fixer
1968
Drama
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
Drama · History · Romance
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Documentary
King of Hearts
1966
Comedy · Drama · War
Georgy Girl
1966
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Once Upon a Tractor
1965
Comedy
Zorba the Greek
1964
Drama
The Wednesday Play
1964
Drama
Nothing But the Best
1964
Comedy
The Caretaker
1964
Drama
The Running Man
1963
Crime · Drama · Thriller
A Kind of Loving
1962
Drama · Romance
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
Crime · Drama
The Entertainer
1960
Drama
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama