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, and The Fixer, which gave him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- Hamlet1990
- The Mothman Prophecies2002
- Zorba the Greek1964
- Far from the Madding Crowd1967
- Gosford Park2001
- Spartacus2004
- Britannia Hospital1982
- A Kind of Loving1962
- A Prayer for the Dying1987
- Whistle Down the Wind1961
- Mister Frost1990
- Dr. M1990
- The Statement2003
- The Go-Between1971
- Georgy Girl1966
- The Prince and the Pauper2000
- The Rose1979
- An Unmarried Woman1978
- Women in Love1969
- King of Hearts1966
- Quartet1981
- The Grotesque1995
- The Entertainer1960
- Duet for One1986
- Royal Flash1975
- Hollywood North2004
- The Fixer1968
- An Englishman Abroad2009
- The Caretaker1964
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg1972
- We Think the World of You1988
- The Wicked Lady1983
- Silent Tongue1993
- Nothing But the Best1964
- The Running Man1963
- Butley1974
- In Celebration1975
- Nijinsky1980
- Uncontrollable Circumstances1989
- Story of a Love Story1973
- Pack of Lies1987
- The Return of the Soldier1983
- Evelyn2002
- Salem Witch Trials2002
- Three Sisters1970
- St. Patrick: The Irish Legend2000
- The Story of Jacob and Joseph1974
- The Sum of All Fears2002
- The Cherry Orchard1999
- The Shout1978
- Dr. Fischer of Geneva1984
- Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father2020
- Losing Track1992
- The Trespasser1981
- The Ray Bradbury Theater1985
- The Mayor of Casterbridge1978
- Oliver's Travels1995
- Arabian Nights2000
- Spartacus2004
- In the Beginning2000
- Love in a Cold Climate2001
- Great Performances1971