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Alan Bates
Actor
Born February 17, 1934Died December 27, 2003 (69 years)
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.
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| 2020 | Shuttlecock · as Major James Prentis (archival Footage) |
| 2015 | Larry Kramer in Love and Anger · as Rupert Birkin |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · as Jerry Jackson |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet · as Claudius (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | The Guard · as Crossley In The Shout |
| 2004 | Spartacus (TV Series) · as Antonius Agrippa |
| 2004 | Spartacus · as Antonius Agrippa |
| 2003 | The Statement · as Armand Bertier |
| 2003 | Hollywood North · as Michael Baytes |
| 2003 | Celebrity Naked Ambition · as Cast |
| 2002 | Evelyn · as Thomas Connolly |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials · as Sir William Phips |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears · as Dressler |
| 2002 | Bertie and Elizabeth · as King George V |
| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies · as Alexander Leek |
| 2001 | Gosford Park · as Jennings |
| 2001 | Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love · as Cast |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate (TV Series) · as Uncle Matthew |
| 2000 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Re Enrico Viii |
| 2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Jethro |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights (2000) (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 2000 | St. Patrick: The Irish Legend · as Calpornius |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard · as Gayev |
| 1998 | Nicholas' Gift · as Reg Green |
| 1995 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets · as Sir Hugo Coal |
| 1995 | Oliver's Travels (TV Series) · as Oliver |
| 1994 | Hard Times · as Josiah Bounderby |
| 1994 | Hard Times (1994) (TV Series) · as Josiah Bounderby |
| 1993 | Silent Tongue · as Eamon Mccree |
| 1992 | Unnatural Pursuits (TV Series) · as Hamish Partt |
| 1992 | The Jungle Book · as Akela |
| 1991 | Shuttlecock · as Major James Prentis Vc |
| 1991 | Mel Gibson Goes Back to School · as Claudius (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | Secret Friends · as John |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | Dr. M · as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru |
| 1990 | Mister Frost · as Felix Detweiler |
| 1989 | Uncontrollable Circumstances · as Malcolm Forrest |
| 1988 | We Think the World of You · as Frank Meadows |
| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying · as Jack Meehan |
| 1987 | Pack of Lies · as Stewart |
| 1986 | Duet for One · as David Cornwallis |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Henry Sitchell |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as John Fabian |
| 1985 | The Wandering Company · as H.j. Heidler |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Marcel Proust |
| 1984 | Dr. Fischer of Geneva · as Dr. Alfred Jones |
| 1983 | An Englishman Abroad · as Guy Burgess |
| 1983 | The Wicked Lady · as Captain Jerry Jackson |
| 1983 | Separate Tables · as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock |
| 1982 | The Return of the Soldier · as Captain Chris Baldry |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital · as Macready |
| 1982 | A Voyage Round My Father · as John Mortimer |
| 1981 | Quartet · as H.j. Heidler |
| 1980 | Nijinsky · as Sergei Diaghilev |
| 1979 | The Rose · as Rudge Campbell |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | An Unmarried Woman · as Saul Kaplan |
| 1978 | The Mayor of Casterbridge (TV Series) · as Michael Henchard |
| 1975 | Royal Flash · as Rudi Von Sternberg |
| 1975 | In Celebration · as Andrew Shaw |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1974 | Butley · as Ben Butley |
| 1974 | Mikis Theodorakis: A Profile of Greekness · as Narrator |
| 1973 | Story of a Love Story · as Harry |
| 1972 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg · as Bri |
| 1971 | The Go-Between · as Ted Burgess |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as James |
| 1970 | Three Sisters · as Col. Vershinin |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Charles |
| 1969 | Women in Love · as Rupert Birkin |
| 1968 | The Fixer · as Yakov Bok |
| 1967 | Far from the Madding Crowd · as Gabriel Oak |
| 1966 | King of Hearts · as Charles Plumpick |
| 1966 | Georgy Girl · as Jos Jones |
| 1964 | Zorba the Greek · as Basil |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Grigor Pecharin |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best · as Jimmy Brewster |
| 1963 | The Running Man · as Stephen |
| 1963 | The Guest · as Mick |
| 1962 | A Kind of Loving · as Victor Arthur 'vic' Brown |
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind · as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey |
| 1960 | The Entertainer · as Frank Rice |
| 1959 | The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Giorgio |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Lewis Black |
| 1956 | It's Never Too Late · as King Lear |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Charles Tritton |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Kenneth |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Stewart |