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, 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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 17, 1934Deathday
December 27, 2003Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
78Place of birth
Allestree, Derbyshire, EnglandAlso known as
Алан БейтсCast credits
Hamlet
ClaudiusThe Mothman Prophecies
Alexander LeekZorba the Greek
BasilFar from the Madding Crowd
Gabriel OakGosford Park
JenningsSpartacus
Antonius AgrippaBritannia Hospital
MacreadyA Kind of Loving
Victor Arthur 'Vic' BrownA Prayer for the Dying
Jack MeehanWhistle Down the Wind
The Man, Arthur Alan BlakeyMister Frost
Felix DetweilerThe Statement
Armand BertierDr. M
Dr, Marsfeldt / GuruThe Go-Between
Ted BurgessGeorgy Girl
Jos JonesThe Prince and the Pauper
Re Enrico VIIIThe Rose
Rudge CampbellAn Unmarried Woman
Saul KaplanBertie and Elizabeth
King George VWomen in Love
Rupert BirkinA Voyage Round My Father
John Mortimer