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Sir Alan Arthur Bates, was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving.
Birth Name
Alan Arthur Bates
Born
Saturday, 17 February 1934
Died
Saturday, 27 December 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Shuttlecock | Major James Prentis | 2020 |
| Tea With the Dames | Anthony | 2018 |
| Larry Kramer in Love and Anger | Rupert Birkin | 2015 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Jerry Jackson | 2014 |
| The Guard | Crossley in The Shout | 2011 |
| Never Apologize | Self | 2008 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Guy Burgess | 2007 |
| Spartacus | Antonius Agrippa | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The Statement | Armand Bertier | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Shuttlecock | Major James Prentis | 2020 |
| Tea With the Dames | Anthony | 2018 |
| Larry Kramer in Love and Anger | Rupert Birkin | 2015 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Jerry Jackson | 2014 |
| The Guard | Crossley in The Shout | 2011 |
| Never Apologize | Self | 2008 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Guy Burgess | 2007 |
| Spartacus | Antonius Agrippa | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The Statement | Armand Bertier | 2003 |
| Hollywood North | Michael Baytes | 2003 |
| Evelyn | Tom Connolly / Thomas Connolly | 2002 |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2002 |
| The Sum of All Fears | Dressler / Richard Dressler | 2002 |
| Bertie and Elizabeth | King George V | 2002 |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Alexander Leek | 2002 |
| Salem Witch Trials | Sir William Phips | 2002 |
| Gosford Park | Jennings | 2001 |
| Love in a Cold Climate | Uncle Matthew | 2001 |
| In the Beginning | Jethro | 2000 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Saul | 2000 |
| Arabian Nights | Storyteller | 2000 |
| St. Patrick: The Irish Legend | Calpornius | 2000 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Re Enrico VIII / King Henry VIII | 2000 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Gayev / Gaev (Leonid Andreyevich) | 1999 |
| Nicholas' Gift | Reg Green | 1998 |
| Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets | Sir Hugo Coal | 1996 |
| Oliver's Travels | Oliver | 1995 |
| Empire of the Censors | Self | 1995 |
| Hard Times | Josiah Bounderby | 1994 |
| Shuttlecock | Major James Prentis VC | 1993 |
| Silent Tongue | Eamon McCree | 1993 |
| Gladiators | Self - Contender | 1992 |
| Hamlet | Claudius | 1990 |
| Dr. M | Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru / Le docteur Heinrich Marsfeldt | 1990 |
| Mister Frost | Felix Detweiler | 1990 |
| Screen One | Henry Sitchell | 1989 |
| Uncontrollable Circumstances | Malcolm Forrest | 1989 |
| The Dog It Was That Died | Blair | 1989 |
| We Think the World of You | Frank Meadows | 1988 |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Jack Meehan | 1987 |
| Pack of Lies | Stewart | 1987 |
| Duet for One | David Cornwallis | 1986 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | John Fabian | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Proust | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self - Guest | 1984 |
| The Wandering Company | H.J. Heidler | 1984 |
| An Englishman Abroad | Guy Burgess | 1983 |
| The Wicked Lady | Captain Jerry Jackson | 1983 |
| The Return of the Soldier | Captain Chris Baldry | 1983 |
| Separate Tables | John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock | 1983 |
| Britannia Hospital | Macready: Guest Patient / Macready | 1982 |
| A Voyage Round My Father | John Mortimer | 1982 |
| Hands Up! | Self (1981 footage) | 1981 |
| The Trespasser | Siegmund | 1981 |
| Quartet | H.J. Heidler / H.J. / Lois' Husband | 1981 |
| Nijinsky | Sergei Diaghilev | 1980 |
| Very Like a Whale | Sir Jock Mellor | 1980 |
| The Rose | Rudge Campbell / Rudge | 1979 |
| The Shout | Charles Crossley | 1978 |
| An Unmarried Woman | Saul / Saul Kaplan | 1978 |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge | Michael Henchard | 1978 |
| Royal Flash | Rudi Von Sternberg | 1975 |
| Arena | Mick (archive footage) / Self | 1975 |
| In Celebration | Andrew Shaw | 1975 |
| The Story of Jacob and Joseph | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1974 |
| Butley | Ben Butley | 1974 |
| Story of a Love Story | Harry | 1973 |
| The Go-Between | Ted Burgess | 1971 |
| Three Sisters | Col. Vershinin | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Peter / Charles | 1970 |
| Women in Love | Rupert Birkin | 1969 |
| The Fixer | Yakov Bok | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Far from the Madding Crowd | Gabriel Oak | 1967 |
| King of Hearts | Le Soldat Charles Plumpick / Charles Plumpick | 1966 |
| Georgy Girl | Jos Jones | 1966 |
| Once Upon a Tractor | Joe Turrel | 1965 |
| Zorba the Greek | Basil | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Grigor Pecharin | 1964 |
| Nothing But the Best | Jimmy Brewster | 1964 |
| The Guest | Mick | 1964 |
| The Running Man | Stephen | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| A Kind of Loving | Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown | 1962 |
| Whistle Down the Wind | Arthur Blakey / The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey | 1961 |
| The Entertainer | Frank Rice | 1960 |
| The Four Just Men | Giorgio | 1959 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mario / Lewis Black | 1956 |
| It's Never Too Late | King Lear | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Charles Tritton / Cliff Lewis / Eddie Burke / Peter Garside | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Rikki Barofski / Ralph Freeman / Kenneth | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1968 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |
