Acting
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.
Filmography
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Film · 2025
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Film · 2020
Nothing Like a Dame
Film · 2018
Discovering Hamlet
Film · 2011
Spartacus
Film · 2004
Hollywood North
Film · 2004
Spartacus
Series · 2004
The Statement
Film · 2003
Meanwhile
Film · 2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Film · 2003
Salem Witch Trials
Series · 2003
The Mothman Prophecies
Film · 2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Film · 2002
Evelyn
Film · 2002
The Sum of All Fears
Film · 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
Film · 2002
Gosford Park
Film · 2001
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
Film · 2001
Love in a Cold Climate
Series · 2001
The Prince and the Pauper
Film · 2000
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
Film · 2000
Arabian Nights
Series · 2000
In the Beginning
Series · 2000
The Cherry Orchard
Film · 1999
Nicholas’ Gift
Film · 1998
The Grotesque
Film · 1995
Oliver's Travels
Series · 1995
Silent Tongue
Film · 1994
Hard Times
Series · 1994
Shuttlecock
Film · 1993
Losing Track
Film · 1992
Unnatural Pursuits
Film · 1992
Unnatural Pursuits
Series · 1992
Secret Friends
Film · 1991
Pebble Mill
Series · 1991
Hamlet
Film · 1990
Mr. Frost
Film · 1990
Dr. M
Film · 1990
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Film · 1990
Uncontrollable Circumstances
Film · 1989
The Dog It Was That Died
Film · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
We Think the World of You
Film · 1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska
Film · 1988
A Prayer for the Dying
Film · 1987
Pack of Lies
Film · 1987
Duet for One
Film · 1986
One for the Road
Film · 1985
Hands Up!
Film · 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Summer Season
Series · 1985
A Voyage Round My Father
Film · 1984
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Film · 1984
An Englishman Abroad
Film · 1983
The Wicked Lady
Film · 1983
Separate Tables
Film · 1983
The Return of the Soldier
Film · 1983
Britannia Hospital
Film · 1982
Quartet
Film · 1981
Very Like a Whale
Film · 1981
The Trespasser
Film · 1981
Nijinsky
Film · 1980
The Rose
Film · 1979
An Unmarried Woman
Film · 1978
The Shout
Film · 1978
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Series · 1978
The Collection
Film · 1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Series · 1976
Royal Flash
Film · 1975
In Celebration
Film · 1975
Two Sundays
Film · 1975
Plaintiffs and Defendants
Film · 1975
Butley
Film · 1974
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Film · 1974
Impossible Object
Film · 1973
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Film · 1972
Second Best
Film · 1972
The Go-Between
Film · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Three Sisters
Film · 1970
Women in Love
Film · 1969
Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
Film · 1969
The Fixer
Film · 1968
Far from the Madding Crowd
Film · 1967
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Film · 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Film · 1967
Georgy Girl
Film · 1966
King of Hearts
Film · 1966
Once Upon a Tractor
Film · 1965
Zorba the Greek
Film · 1964
The Caretaker
Film · 1964
Nothing But the Best
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Running Man
Film · 1963
A Kind of Loving
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Whistle Down the Wind
Film · 1961
The Entertainer
Film · 1960
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951