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Alan Bates

Actor | * 02/17/1934 († 69, 12/27/2003) | Allestree, Derbyshire (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared 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 performance with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far from the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received 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 ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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Awards & Nominations for Alan Bates

Commander of The Order of The British Empire 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Knight Bachelor Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Alan Bates as Actor(77)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018 Nothing Like a Dame
as Major James Prentis (archival footage)2015 Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
as Antonius Agrippa2004 Spartacus
as Michael Baytes2004 Hollywood North
as Armand Bertier2003 The Statement
as Thomas Connolly2002 Evelyn
as King George V2002 Bertie and Elizabeth
as Dressler2002 The Sum of All Fears
as Alexander Leek2002 The Mothman Prophecies
as Sir William Phips2002 Salem Witch Trials
as Jennings2001 Gosford Park
as Re Enrico VIII2000 The Prince and the Pauper
as Gayev1999 The Cherry Orchard
as Reg Green1998 Nicholas’ Gift
as Sir Hugo Coal1995 The Grotesque
as Josiah Bounderby1994 Hard Times
as Major James Prentis VC1993 Shuttlecock
as Eamon McCree1993 Silent Tongue
as Henry Sitchell1992 Losing Track
as Hamish Partt1992 Unnatural Pursuits
as John1991 Secret Friends
as Felix Detweiler1990 Mister Frost
as Marcel Proust1990 102 Boulevard Haussmann
as Claudius1990 Hamlet
as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru1990 Dr. M
as Malcolm Forrest1989 Uncontrollable Circumstances
as Frank Meadows1988 We Think the World of You
as Jack Meehan1987 A Prayer for the Dying
as Stewart1987 Pack of Lies
as David Cornwallis1986 Duet for One
as Nicholas1985 One for the Road
as Dr. Alfred Jones1984 Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as John Mortimer1984 A Voyage Round My Father
as Guy Burgess1983 An Englishman Abroad
as Captain Chris Baldry1983 The Return of the Soldier
as Captain Jerry Jackson1983 The Wicked Lady
as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock1983 Separate Tables
as Macready1982 Britannia Hospital
as H.J. Heidler1981 Quartet
as Sir Jock Mellor1981 Very Like a Whale
as Siegmund1981 The Trespasser
as Wikto1981 Hands Up!
as Sergei Diaghilev1980 Nijinsky
as Rudge Campbell1979 The Rose
as Saul Kaplan1978 An Unmarried Woman
as Charles Crossley1978 The Shout
as James1976 The Collection
as Charles1975 Two Sundays
as Andrew Shaw1975 In Celebration
as Rudi Von Sternberg1975 Royal Flash
as Narrator (voice)1974 The Story of Jacob and Joseph
as Ben Butley1974 Butley
as Tom1972 Second Best
as Ted Burgess1971 The Go-Between
as Col. Vershinin1970 Three Sisters
as Rupert Birkin1969 Women in Love
as Yakov Bok1968 The Fixer
as Gabriel Oak1967 Far from the Madding Crowd
as Jos Jones1966 Georgy Girl
as Charles Plumpick1966 King of Hearts
as Joe Turrel1965 Once Upon a Tractor
as Jimmy Brewster1964 Nothing But the Best
as Mick1964 The Caretaker
as Basil1964 Zorba the Greek
as Stephen1963 The Running Man
as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown1962 A Kind of Loving
as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey1961 Whistle Down the Wind
as Frank Rice1960 The Entertainer

TV Shows/Series with Alan Bates as Actor(9)

as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Uncle Matthew2001 Love in a Cold Climate
as Jethro2000 In the Beginning
as Oliver1995 Oliver's Travels
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
as John Fabian1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Michael Henchard1978 The Mayor of Casterbridge
as James1971 Great Performances
as Stewart1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Alan Bates as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1972 Second Best

Full Name: Alan Arthur Bates
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 02/17 1934 (February) in Allestree, Derbyshire (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 12/27 2003 (December) in City of Westminster (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Spouses (current/former): Victoria Ward
Children: Benedick Bates, Tristan Bates
Other names for Alan Bates (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Алан Бейтс"
"Alan Arthur Bates"
Alan Bates frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
George Rose (9x, Actor)
Glenn Close (8x, Actress)
Laurence Olivier (7x, Actor)
Denholm Elliott (7x, Actor)
Blythe Danner (7x, Actress)
Morgan Freeman (6x, Actor)
Plácido Domingo (6x, Actor)
Harold Pinter (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8281, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024