Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Acting

Born: 1934-02-17 · Allestree, Derbyshire, England

Died: 2003-12-27

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

2025

Archive

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

2020

Major James Prentis (archival footage)

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Claudius (archive footage)

Spartacus

Spartacus

2004

Antonius Agrippa

Hollywood North

Hollywood North

2004

Michael Baytes

The Statement

The Statement

2003

Armand Bertier

Meanwhile

Meanwhile

2003

Father Peter

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

Self (archive footage)

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials

2002

Sir William Phips

Evelyn

Evelyn

2002

Thomas Connolly

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

2002

Self

Bertie and Elizabeth

Bertie and Elizabeth

2002

King George V

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002

Dressler

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

2002

Alexander Leek

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

Jennings

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

2001

Self

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

2000

Re Enrico VIII

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

2000

Calpornius

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1999

Gayev