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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing Like a Dame (2018) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.7 |
| 2 | Spartacus (2004) | Antonius Agrippa | 7 |
| 3 | The Statement (2003) | Armand Bertier | 5 |
| 4 | The Sum of All Fears (2002) | Dressler | 6.5 |
| 5 | Evelyn (2002) | Thomas Connolly | 8 |
| 6 | Salem Witch Trials (2002) | Sir William Phips | - |
| 7 | The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | Alexander Leek | 6.6 |
| 8 | Gosford Park (2001) Oscars 2003 | Jennings | 7 |
| 9 | Dr. M (1990) | Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru | - |
| 10 | Mister Frost (1990) | Felix Detweiler | 8 |
| 11 | Hamlet (1990) | Claudius | 5.8 |
| 12 | A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | Jack Meehan | 7 |
| 13 | Duet for One (1986) | David Cornwallis | - |
| 14 | Hands Up! (1985) | Self (1981 footage) | 8 |
| 15 | Britannia Hospital (1982) | Macready | 4 |
| 16 | Quartet (1981) | H.J. Heidler | 5 |
| 17 | The Rose (1979) | Rudge Campbell | 1 |
| 18 | An Unmarried Woman (1978) | Saul Kaplan | 6.5 |
| 19 | The Shout (1978) | Charles Crossley | - |
| 20 | The Collection (1976) | James | - |
| 21 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) | Narrator (voice) | - |
| 22 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) | Bri | 5 |
| 23 | The Go-Between (1971) | Ted Burgess | 7 |
| 24 | Three Sisters (1970) | Col. Vershinin | - |
| 25 | Women in Love (1969) | Rupert Birkin | 6 |
| 26 | Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) | Gabriel Oak | 5 |
| 27 | King of Hearts (1966) | Charles Plumpick | - |
| 28 | Georgy Girl (1966) | Jos Jones | 5 |
| 29 | Nothing But the Best (1964) | Jimmy Brewster | 4 |
| 30 | Zorba the Greek (1964) | Basil | 9 |
| 31 | A Kind of Loving (1962) | Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown | 5 |
| 32 | The Entertainer (1960) | Frank Rice | 4 |
