Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
17 Feb, 1934 (91 years old)

Alan Bates

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, 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

Spartacus
HD
2004

Spartacus

Drama
The Cherry Orchard
HD
141 min 1999

The Cherry Orchard

Drama
Nicholas’ Gift
HD
90 min 1998

Nicholas’ Gift

Drama
Shuttlecock
HD
85 min 1993

Shuttlecock

Drama
Hamlet
HD
130 min 1990

Hamlet

Drama
Mister Frost
HD
104 min 1990

Mister Frost

Horror

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