Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Acting

Birthday

1934/02/17

Day of death

2003/12/27 (69 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Allestree, Derbyshire, England

Also know as

Алан Бейтс

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, whic...Read more

Acting
Hamlet
6.6

(1990) Hamlet

as Claudius

Αλέξης Ζορμπάς
7.5

(1964) Zorba the Greek

as Basil

Far from the Madding Crowd
6.8

(1967) Far from the Madding Crowd

as Gabriel Oak

The Mothman Prophecies
6.2

(2002) The Mothman Prophecies

as Alexander Leek

Gosford Park
6.8

(2001) Gosford Park

as Jennings

Nothing Like a Dame
6.9

(2018) Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
6.0

(2020) Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

as Major James Prentis (archival footage)

Spartacus
6.7

(2004) Spartacus

as Antonius Agrippa

Britannia Hospital
6.3

(1982) Britannia Hospital

as Macready

A Kind of Loving
7.0

(1962) A Kind of Loving

as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown

Whistle Down the Wind
7.1

(1961) Whistle Down the Wind

as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

A Prayer for the Dying
5.8

(1987) A Prayer for the Dying

as Jack Meehan

Mister Frost
6.1

(1990) Mister Frost

as Felix Detweiler

The Statement
5.6

(2003) The Statement

as Armand Bertier

Dr. M
4.7

(1990) Dr. M

as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru

The Go-Between
6.8

(1971) The Go-Between

as Ted Burgess

Georgy Girl
6.3

(1966) Georgy Girl

as Jos Jones

The Prince and the Pauper
6.2

(2000) The Prince and the Pauper

as Re Enrico VIII

Losing Track
0.0

(1992) Losing Track

as Henry Sitchell

The Rose
6.7

(1979) The Rose

as Rudge Campbell

An Unmarried Woman
6.7

(1978) An Unmarried Woman

as Saul Kaplan

Bertie and Elizabeth
5.6

(2002) Bertie and Elizabeth

as King George V

Women in Love
6.5

(1969) Women in Love

as Rupert Birkin

A Voyage Round My Father
7.6

(1984) A Voyage Round My Father

as John Mortimer

Quartet
5.8

(1981) Quartet

as H.J. Heidler

Le Roi de cœur
6.9

(1966) King of Hearts

as Charles Plumpick

The Grotesque
5.4

(1995) The Grotesque

as Sir Hugo Coal

The Entertainer
6.1

(1960) The Entertainer

as Frank Rice

Duet for One
5.8

(1986) Duet for One

as David Cornwallis

Royal Flash
6.0

(1975) Royal Flash

as Rudi Von Sternberg

Hollywood North
5.1

(2004) Hollywood North

as Michael Baytes

The Fixer
5.8

(1968) The Fixer

as Yakov Bok

The Caretaker
7.2

(1964) The Caretaker

as Mick

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
4.4

(1972) A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

as Bri

Secret Friends
3.9

(1991) Secret Friends

as John

We Think the World of You
6.7

(1988) We Think the World of You

as Frank Meadows

An Englishman Abroad
5.9

(1983) An Englishman Abroad

as Guy Burgess

The Wicked Lady
4.9

(1983) The Wicked Lady

as Captain Jerry Jackson

Nothing But the Best
5.2

(1964) Nothing But the Best

as Jimmy Brewster

Separate Tables
6.3

(1983) Separate Tables

as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock

The Running Man
6.6

(1963) The Running Man

as Stephen

Silent Tongue
4.8

(1993) Silent Tongue

as Eamon McCree

Butley
6.3

(1974) Butley

as Ben Butley

In Celebration
4.9

(1975) In Celebration

as Andrew Shaw

Nijinsky
5.3

(1980) Nijinsky

as Sergei Diaghilev

The Collection
5.7

(1976) The Collection

as James

0.0

(1985) One for the Road

as Nicholas

Force majeure
6.2

(1989) Uncontrollable Circumstances

as Malcolm Forrest

Story of a Love Story
4.9

(1973) Story of a Love Story

as Harry

102 Boulevard Haussmann
6.0

(1990) 102 Boulevard Haussmann

as Marcel Proust

The Return of the Soldier
6.2

(1983) The Return of the Soldier

as Captain Chris Baldry

Discovering Hamlet
7.0

(2011) Discovering Hamlet

as Claudius (archive footage)

Nicholas' Gift
5.0

(1998) Nicholas’ Gift

as Reg Green

Unnatural Pursuits
0.0

(1992) Unnatural Pursuits

as Hamish Partt

Ręce do góry
5.8

(1985) Hands Up!

as Self (1981 footage)

Pack of Lies
6.6

(1987) Pack of Lies

as Stewart

Very Like a Whale
3.0

(1981) Very Like a Whale

as Sir Jock Mellor

Three Sisters
3.7

(1970) Three Sisters

as Col. Vershinin

Hard Times
7.0

(1994) Hard Times

as Josiah Bounderby

The Trespasser
0.0

(1981) The Trespasser

as Siegmund

Evelyn
6.3

(2002) Evelyn

as Thomas Connolly

Salem Witch Trials
6.3

(2002) Salem Witch Trials

as Sir William Phips

The Dog It Was That Died
0.0

(1989) The Dog It Was That Died

as Blair

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
5.3

(2000) St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

as Calpornius

3.0

(1975) Two Sundays

as Charles

7.0

(1975) Plaintiffs and Defendants

as Peter

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
0.0

(1991) Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as Claudius (archive footage)

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
6.0

(1974) The Story of Jacob and Joseph

as Narrator (voice)

The Sum of All Fears
6.3

(2002) The Sum of All Fears

as Dressler

Once Upon a Tractor
5.0

(1965) Once Upon a Tractor

as Joe Turrel

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
0.0

(2001) Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

as Self

Second Best
0.0

(1972) Second Best

as Tom

Meanwhile
0.0

(2003) Meanwhile

as ---

The Cherry Orchard
5.0

(1999) The Cherry Orchard

as Gayev

Shuttlecock
2.5

(1993) Shuttlecock

as Major James Prentis VC

The Shout
5.9

(1978) The Shout

as Charles Crossley

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
5.6

(1984) Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Dr. Alfred Jones

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
5.0

(2002) The Making of 'Gosford Park'

as Self

0.0

(1967) Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

as Himself

Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0

(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents

as ---

The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9

(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater

as John Fabian

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stewart

Oliver's Travels
6.0

(1995) Oliver's Travels

as Oliver

3.1

(1991) Pebble Mill

as Self

Arabian Nights
6.7

(2000) Arabian Nights

as Storyteller

The Mayor of Casterbridge
5.5

(1978) The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Michael Henchard

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Spartacus
6.8

(2004) Spartacus

as Antonius Agrippa

In the Beginning
6.0

(2000) In the Beginning

as Jethro

Love in a Cold Climate
7.8

(2001) Love in a Cold Climate

as Uncle Matthew

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as James

Hard Times
0.0

(1994) Hard Times

as Josiah Bounderby

6.0

(1992) Unnatural Pursuits

as Hamish Partt

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self