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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

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
2002 as Dressler
★ 6.4
The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 as Alexander Leek
★ 6.2
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 as Jennings
★ 6.8
Hamlet
Hamlet
1990 as Claudius
★ 6.6
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
1964 as Basil
★ 7.5
The Shout
The Shout
1978 as Charles Crossley
★ 6.0
Spartacus
Spartacus
2004 as Antonius Agrippa
★ 6.7
Women in Love
Women in Love
1969 as Rupert Birkin
★ 6.6
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman
1978 as Saul Kaplan
★ 6.7
Dr. M
Dr. M
1990 as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru
★ 4.8
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Uncontrollable Circumstances
1989 as Malcolm Forrest
★ 6.3
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 as Jack Meehan
★ 5.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 as Gabriel Oak
★ 6.9
The Go-Between
The Go-Between
1971 as Ted Burgess
★ 6.8
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Nicholas’ Gift
Nicholas’ Gift
1998 as Reg Green
★ 5.0
Hard Times
Hard Times
1994 as Josiah Bounderby
★ 7.7
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
1980 as Sergei Diaghilev
★ 4.9
The Statement
The Statement
2003 as Armand Bertier
★ 5.7
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 as Thomas Connolly
★ 6.4
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
2011 as Claudius (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock
1993 as Major James Prentis VC
★ 3.5
Quartet
Quartet
1981 as H.J. Heidler
★ 5.8
The Rose
The Rose
1979 as Rudge Campbell
★ 6.7
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father
1984 as John Mortimer
★ 7.4
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 as Macready
★ 6.3
Mister Frost
Mister Frost
1990 as Felix Detweiler
★ 6.2
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
1983 as Captain Jerry Jackson
★ 5.0
Butley
Butley
1974 as Ben Butley
★ 6.7
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
2018 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
King of Hearts
King of Hearts
1966 as Charles Plumpick
★ 6.9
Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
1961 as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey
★ 7.2
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
2000 as Re Enrico VIII
★ 6.4
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
1966 as Jos Jones
★ 6.2
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
2002 as Sir William Phips
★ 6.1
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1999 as Gayev
★ 5.0
Hollywood North
Hollywood North
2004 as Michael Baytes
★ 5.1
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 as Yakov Bok
★ 6.2
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
1975 as Rudi Von Sternberg
★ 5.9
We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
1988 as Frank Meadows
★ 6.4
Duet for One
Duet for One
1986 as David Cornwallis
★ 5.4
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1964 as Mick
★ 7.4
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
1983 as Captain Chris Baldry
★ 6.3
The Grotesque
The Grotesque
1995 as Sir Hugo Coal
★ 5.4
The Making of Gosford Park
★ 5.3
Pack of Lies
Pack of Lies
1987 as Stewart
★ 6.8
Impossible Object
Impossible Object
1973 as Harry
★ 4.8
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 as Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Running Man
The Running Man
1963 as Stephen
★ 6.7
Hands Up!
Hands Up!
1985 as Self (1981 footage)
★ 5.6
Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue
1994 as Eamon McCree
★ 4.7
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
1970 as Col. Vershinin
★ 4.3
102 Boulevard Haussmann
102 Boulevard Haussmann
1990 as Marcel Proust
★ 7.5
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
2020 as Major James Prentis (archival footage)
★ 5.8
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 as Frank Rice
★ 6.2
An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
1983 as Guy Burgess
★ 6.1
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Second Best
Second Best
1972 as Tom
★ 5.0
Very Like a Whale
Very Like a Whale
1981 as Sir Jock Mellor
★ 5.0
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984 as Dr. Alfred Jones
★ 6.1
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000 as Calpornius
★ 5.8
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died
1989 as Blair
★ 5.0
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
1983 as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock
★ 6.6
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 as Andrew Shaw
★ 5.2
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
1965 as Joe Turrel
★ 6.0
Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best
1964 as Jimmy Brewster
★ 6.1
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
1962 as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
★ 7.1
Meanwhile
Meanwhile
2003 as Father Peter
★ 7.0
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.0
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002 as King George V
★ 6.4
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
1992 as Hamish Partt
One for the Road
One for the Road
1985 as Nicholas
The Collection
The Collection
1976 as James
★ 4.8
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
★ 4.4
movie
Two Sundays
1975 as Charles
★ 4.0
The Trespasser
The Trespasser
1981 as Siegmund
★ 8.0
Losing Track
Losing Track
1992 as Henry Sitchell
★ 7.0
Secret Friends
Secret Friends
1991 as John
★ 3.9
movie
Plaintiffs and Defendants
1975 as Peter
★ 8.5