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Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 17, 1934
Died Dec 27, 2003 (69)
Birthplace Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

2020

as Major James Prentis (archival footage)

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Claudius (archive footage)

Spartacus

Spartacus

2004

as Antonius Agrippa

Hollywood North

Hollywood North

2004

as Michael Baytes

The Statement

The Statement

2003

as Armand Bertier

Bertie and Elizabeth

Bertie and Elizabeth

2002

as King George V

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

as Alexander Leek

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002

as Dressler

Evelyn

Evelyn

2002

as Thomas Connolly

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials

2002

as Sir William Phips

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

as Jennings

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

2000

as Re Enrico VIII

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

2000

as Calpornius

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1999

as Gayev

Nicholas’ Gift

Nicholas’ Gift

1998

as Reg Green

The Grotesque

The Grotesque

1995

as Sir Hugo Coal

Hard Times

Hard Times

1994

as Josiah Bounderby

Silent Tongue

Silent Tongue

1993

as Eamon McCree

Shuttlecock

Shuttlecock

1993

as Major James Prentis VC

Losing Track

Losing Track

1992

as Henry Sitchell

Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

as Hamish Partt

Secret Friends

Secret Friends

1991

as John

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Claudius (archive footage)

102 Boulevard Haussmann

102 Boulevard Haussmann

1990

as Marcel Proust

Dr. M

Dr. M

1990

as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru

Mister Frost

Mister Frost

1990

as Felix Detweiler

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Claudius

The Dog It Was That Died

The Dog It Was That Died

1989

as Blair

We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You

1988

as Frank Meadows

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

1987

as Jack Meehan

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Stewart

Duet for One

Duet for One

1986

as David Cornwallis

One for the Road

One for the Road

1985

as Nicholas

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

1984

as Dr. Alfred Jones

A Voyage Round My Father

A Voyage Round My Father

1984

as John Mortimer

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

1983

as Guy Burgess

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983

as Captain Jerry Jackson

Separate Tables

Separate Tables

1983

as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

1983

as Captain Chris Baldry

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982

as Macready

The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1981

as Siegmund

Very Like a Whale

Very Like a Whale

1981

as Sir Jock Mellor

Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980

as Sergei Diaghilev

The Rose

The Rose

1979

as Rudge Campbell

The Shout

The Shout

1978

as Charles Crossley

An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

1978

as Saul Kaplan

The Collection

The Collection

1976

as James

In Celebration

In Celebration

1975

as Andrew Shaw

Two Sundays

Two Sundays

1975

as Charles

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975

as Rudi Von Sternberg

Butley

Butley

1974

as Ben Butley

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974

as Narrator (voice)

Story of a Love Story

Story of a Love Story

1973

as Harry

Second Best

Second Best

1972

as Tom

The Go-Between

The Go-Between

1971

as Ted Burgess

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1970

as Col. Vershinin

Women in Love

Women in Love

1969

as Rupert Birkin

The Fixer

The Fixer

1968

as Yakov Bok

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

as Gabriel Oak

Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl

1966

as Jos Jones

Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor

1965

as Joe Turrel

Nothing But the Best

Nothing But the Best

1964

as Jimmy Brewster

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

1964

as Mick

The Running Man

The Running Man

1963

as Stephen

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962

as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

1961

as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Frank Rice

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Second Best

Second Best

1972

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor My Fair Lady Won
Television Credits

The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Michael Henchard

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 22, 1978

Oliver's Travels

as Oliver

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 11, 1995

Hard Times

as Josiah Bounderby

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 29, 1994

Arabian Nights

as Storyteller

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 30, 2000

Spartacus

as Antonius Agrippa

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 18, 2004

In the Beginning

as Jethro

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Love in a Cold Climate

as Uncle Matthew

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 2001

Unnatural Pursuits

as Hamish Partt

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 07, 1992

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as John Fabian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Great Performances

as James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Laurence Olivier Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1976

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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