
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.
TV Shows(21)

The Graham Norton Show
Self

Spartacus
Antonius Agrippa

Salem Witch Trials
Sir William Phips

Love in a Cold Climate
Uncle Matthew

Arabian Nights
Storyteller

In the Beginning
Jethro

Oliver's Travels
Oliver

Hard Times
Josiah Bounderby

Unnatural Pursuits
Hamish Partt
Pebble Mill
Self

Screen One
Henry Sitchell

The Ray Bradbury Theater
John Fabian

Screen Two
Marcel Proust

The Mayor of Casterbridge
Michael Henchard

Laurence Olivier Presents

Great Performances
James

The Wednesday Play
Grigor Pecharin

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self

Armchair Theatre
Lewis Black

Armchair Theatre
Mario