Biography
Alan Bates
Acting
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,…
Career works
103
Movies
83
Series
20
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
02/17/1934
Place of birth
Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Date of death
12/27/2003
Filmography highlights
Movies
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025 · 10.0
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
2020 · 5.8
Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · 6.8
Discovering Hamlet
2011 · 7.5
Spartacus
2004 · 6.7
Hollywood North
2004 · 5.1
The Statement
2003 · 5.7
Meanwhile
2003 · 7.0
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · 8.0
Salem Witch Trials
2002 · 6.1
Evelyn
2002 · 6.4
The Making of Gosford Park
2002 · 5.3
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002 · 6.4
The Sum of All Fears
2002 · 6.4
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 · 6.2
Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · 7.2
Spartacus
2004 · 7.0
Salem Witch Trials
2003 · 5.0
Love in a Cold Climate
2001 · 7.9
In the Beginning
2000 · 6.4
Arabian Nights
2000 · 6.8
Oliver's Travels
1995 · 6.0
Hard Times
1994
Unnatural Pursuits
1992 · 8.0
Screen One
1989 · 7.2
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · 6.9
Screen Two
1985 · 7.1
The Mayor of Casterbridge
1978 · 6.8
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · 7.0
Great Performances
1971 · 6.1