

Alan Bates
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
17 Feb 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Total Projects
101
Years Active
74 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

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

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Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father
as Major James Prentis (archival footage)

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Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet
as Claudius (archive footage)

tv
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self

tv
Spartacus
Spartacus
as Antonius Agrippa

movie
Spartacus
Spartacus
as Antonius Agrippa

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Hollywood North
Hollywood North
as Michael Baytes

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The Statement
The Statement
as Armand Bertier

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Meanwhile
Meanwhile
as Father Peter

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Celebrity Naked Ambition
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)

tv
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
as Sir William Phips

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Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
as Sir William Phips

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Evelyn
Evelyn
as Thomas Connolly

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The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self

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Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth
as King George V

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The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
as Dressler

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The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies
as Alexander Leek

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Gosford Park
Gosford Park
as Jennings

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Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate
as Uncle Matthew

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Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
as Self

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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
as Re Enrico VIII

tv
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
as Jethro

tv
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
as Storyteller

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St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
as Calpornius

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The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Gayev

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Nicholas’ Gift
Nicholas’ Gift
as Reg Green

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The Grotesque
The Grotesque
as Sir Hugo Coal

tv
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels
as Oliver

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Hard Times
Hard Times
as Josiah Bounderby

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Hard Times
Hard Times
as Josiah Bounderby

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Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue
as Eamon McCree

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Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock
as Major James Prentis VC

tv
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
as Hamish Partt

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Losing Track
Losing Track
as Henry Sitchell

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Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
as Hamish Partt

tv
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill
as Self

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Secret Friends
Secret Friends
as John

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Hamlet
Hamlet
as Claudius

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102 Boulevard Haussmann
102 Boulevard Haussmann
as Marcel Proust

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Dr. M
Dr. M
as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru

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Mister Frost
Mister Frost
as Felix Detweiler

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Uncontrollable Circumstances
Uncontrollable Circumstances
as Malcolm Forrest

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The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died
as Blair

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We Think the World of You
We Think the World of You
as Frank Meadows

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The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska
as John Fabian

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A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying
as Jack Meehan

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Pack of Lies
Pack of Lies
as Stewart

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Duet for One
Duet for One
as David Cornwallis

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One for the Road
One for the Road
as Nicholas

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The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as John Fabian

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Hands Up!
Hands Up!
as Self (1981 footage)

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Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
as Dr. Alfred Jones

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A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father
as John Mortimer

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An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
as Guy Burgess

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The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
as Captain Jerry Jackson

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The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
as Captain Chris Baldry

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Separate Tables
Separate Tables
as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock

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Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
as Macready

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Quartet
Quartet
as H.J. Heidler

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The Trespasser
The Trespasser
as Siegmund

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Very Like a Whale
Very Like a Whale
as Sir Jock Mellor

movie
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
as Sergei Diaghilev

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The Rose
The Rose
as Rudge Campbell

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The Shout
The Shout
as Charles Crossley

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An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman
as Saul Kaplan

tv
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
as Michael Henchard

tv
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents

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The Collection
The Collection
as James

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Two Sundays
Two Sundays
as Charles

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Plaintiffs and Defendants
Plaintiffs and Defendants
as Peter

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Royal Flash
Royal Flash
as Rudi Von Sternberg

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In Celebration
In Celebration
as Andrew Shaw

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The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
as Narrator (voice)

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Butley
Butley
as Ben Butley

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Impossible Object
Impossible Object
as Harry

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Bri

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Second Best
Second Best
as Tom

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The Go-Between
The Go-Between
as Ted Burgess

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as James

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Three Sisters
Three Sisters
as Col. Vershinin

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Women in Love
Women in Love
as Rupert Birkin

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Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
Look at Life: All in a Day's Work
as Self

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The Fixer
The Fixer
as Yakov Bok

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Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
as Himself

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Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Gabriel Oak

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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)

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King of Hearts
King of Hearts
as Charles Plumpick

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Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl
as Jos Jones

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Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
as Joe Turrel

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Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
as Basil

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Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best
as Jimmy Brewster

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The Caretaker
The Caretaker
as Mick

movie
The Running Man
The Running Man
as Stephen

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

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A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown

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Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

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The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Frank Rice

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Lewis Black

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Mario

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stewart