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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Alan Bates decided to be an actor at age 11. After grammar school in Derbyshire... more
Trivia:
Won two Tony Awards for his only two nominations: in 1973, as Best Actor... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
11 wins
&
12 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Mark Rydell Remembers Killing John Wayne...And Bette Midler!
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
Gabriel Byrne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 April 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
Gabriel Byrne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 April 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sir Alan Bates
Filmography
Actor:
- Spartacus (2004) (TV) .... Antonius Agrippa
- The Statement (2003) .... Armand Bertier
... aka Crimes contre l'humanité (France) - Meanwhile (2003) .... Father Peter
- Hollywood North (2003) .... Michael Baytes
- Salem Witch Trials (2002) (TV) .... Sir William Phips
- Evelyn (2002) .... Tom Connolly
... aka Ein Vater kämpft um seine Kinder (Germany: TV title) - The Sum of All Fears (2002) .... Dressler
... aka Der Anschlag (Germany) - Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) .... King George V
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002) .... Alexander Leek
- Gosford Park (2001) .... Jennings
... aka Gosford Park (Italy) - "Love in a Cold Climate" (2001) TV mini-series .... Uncle Matthew (unknown episodes)
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Love in a Cold Climate (USA) - In the Beginning (2000) (TV) .... Jethro
- Arabian Nights (2000) (TV) .... Storyteller
- St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000) (TV) .... Calpornius
- The Prince and the Pauper (2000) (TV) .... King Henry VIII
- The Cherry Orchard (1999) .... Gayev
... aka La cerisaie (France)
... aka O vyssinokipos (Greece) - "The Spying Game" (1999) TV series (voice) .... Narrator
- Nicholas' Gift (1998) (TV) .... Reg Green
... aka Il dono di Nicholas (Italy) - The Grotesque (1995) .... Sir Hugo Coal
... aka Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (USA)
... aka Grave Indiscretion (USA: video title) - "Oliver's Travels" (1995) TV mini-series .... Oliver (unknown episodes)
- Silent Tongue (1994) .... Eamon McCree
... aka Le gardien des esprits (France) - "Hard Times" (1994) TV series .... Josiah Bounderby (unknown episodes)
- "Unnatural Pursuits" .... Hamish Partt (2 episodes, 1992)
... aka I Don't Do Cuddles (UK: second part title)
... aka I'm the Author (UK: first part title)
- I Don't Do Cuddles (1992) TV episode .... Hamish Partt
- I'm the Author (1992) TV episode .... Hamish Partt - Losing Track (1992) (TV) .... Henry Sitchell
- Secret Friends (1991) .... John
- Shuttlecock (1991) .... Major James Prentis VC
... aka Entre chien et loup (France) - Hamlet (1990/I) .... Claudius
- 102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990) (TV) .... Marcel Proust
- Dr. M (1990) .... Dr. Marsfeldt/Guru
... aka Club Extinction (USA: video title) - Mister Frost (1990) .... Felix Detweiler
... aka Mr. Frost (USA: closing credits title) - Force majeure (1989) .... Malcolm Forrest
... aka Uncontrollable Circumstances - The Dog It Was That Died (1989) (TV) .... Blair
- We Think the World of You (1988) .... Frank Meadows
- "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... John Fabian (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- And So Died Riabouchinska (1988) TV episode .... John Fabian - A Prayer for the Dying (1987) .... Jack Meehan
- Pack of Lies (1987) (TV) .... Stewart
- Duet for One (1986) .... David Cornwallis
- Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) .... Alfred Jones
... aka The Bomb Party (Australia) - An Englishman Abroad (1983) (TV) .... Guy Burgess
- The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Jerry Jackson
- Separate Tables (1983) (TV) .... John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock
- Britannia Hospital (1982) .... Macready
- A Voyage Round My Father (1982) (TV) .... John Mortimer
- The Return of the Soldier (1982) .... Chris Baldry
- Rece do góry (1981) .... Wikto
... aka Hands Up!
... aka Haut les mains (France: TV title) - The Trespasser (1981) (TV) .... Siegmund
- Quartet (1981) .... H.J. Heidler
- Very Like a Whale (1981) (TV) .... Sir Jock Mellor
... aka Executive Syndrome (USA: video title) - Nijinsky (1980) .... Sergei Diaghilev
- The Rose (1979) .... Rudge Campbell
- The Shout (1978) .... Crossley
- "The Mayor of Casterbridge" .... Michael Henchard (7 episodes, 1978)
- Episode #1.7 (1978) TV episode .... Michael Henchard
- Episode #1.6 (1978) TV episode .... Michael Henchard
- Episode #1.5 (1978) TV episode .... Michael Henchard
- Episode #1.4 (1978) TV episode .... Michael Henchard
- Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Michael Henchard
(2 more) - An Unmarried Woman (1978) .... Saul
- "Piccadilly Circus" .... Gray (1 episode, 1977)
- Plaintiffs and Defendants (1977) TV episode .... Gray - The Collection (1976) (TV) .... James
... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: The Collection (UK: series title) - "Play for Today" .... Charles / ... (2 episodes, 1975)
- Two Sundays (1975) TV episode .... Charles
- Plaintiffs and Defendants (1975) TV episode .... Peter - Royal Flash (1975) .... Rudi Von Sternberg
- In Celebration (1975) .... Andrew Shaw
- The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Butley (1974) .... Ben Butley
... aka Simon Gray's Butley (Australia: DVD box title) - Story of a Love Story (1973) .... Harry
... aka Impossible Object
... aka L'impossible objet (France)
... aka Questo impossibile oggetto (Italy) - A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) .... Bri
- The Go-Between (1970) .... Ted Burgess
- Three Sisters (1970) .... Col. Vershinin
- Women in Love (1969) .... Rupert Birkin
- The Fixer (1968) .... Yakov Bok
- "The Wednesday Play" .... Grigor Pecharin (3 episodes, 1966-1968)
- Spoiled (1968) TV episode
- Death of a Teddy Bear (1967) TV episode
- A Hero of Our Time (1966) TV episode .... Grigor Pecharin - Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) .... Gabriel Oak
- Le roi de coeur (1966) .... Pvt. Charles Plumpick
... aka King of Hearts (USA)
... aka Tutti pazzi meno io (Italy) - Georgy Girl (1966) .... Jos Jones
- Once Upon a Tractor (1965)
- Alexis Zorbas (1964) .... Basil
... aka Zorba the Greek (Philippines: English title) (USA)
... aka Alexis Zorbas (Greece)
... aka Zorbas o Ellinas (Greece: video title) - Nothing But the Best (1964) .... Jimmy Brewster
- The Running Man (1963) .... Stephen
... aka Carol Reed's The Running Man
... aka The Ballad of the Running Man (International: English title) - The Caretaker (1963) .... Mick
... aka The Guest (USA) - A Kind of Loving (1962) .... Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961) .... The Man
- "Armchair Theatre" .... Lewis Black (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Duel for Love (1961) TV episode
- Three on a Gas Ring (1959) TV episode
- The Thug (1959) TV episode .... Lewis Black - "The Four Just Men" .... Giorgio (1 episode, 1960)
- Treviso Dam (1960) TV episode .... Giorgio - The Entertainer (1960) .... Frank Rice
- "ITV Play of the Week" .... Charles Tritton / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1960)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- The Upstart (1960) TV episode .... Peter Garside
- The Wind and the Rain (1959) TV episode .... Charles Tritton
- The Square Ring (1959) TV episode .... Eddie Burke
- Look Back in Anger (1956) TV episode .... Cliff - "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Kenneth / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
- Incident (1960) TV episode .... Ralph Freeman
- The Jukebox (1959) TV episode .... Rikki Barofski
- A Memory of Two Mondays (1959) TV episode .... Kenneth - It's Never Too Late (1956) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... King Lear
Soundtrack:
- The Go-Between (1970) (performer: "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes" (uncredited))
- The Entertainer (1960) ("When There Isn't a Girl About" (uncredited))
Thanks:
- Spartacus (2004) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) (as Sir Alan Bates)
- Evelyn: Behind the Scenes (2003) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II (2003) (V) .... Himself
... aka Day by Day: A Director's Journey - The Road Home (USA: DVD title) - Evelyn: Behind the Scenes (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode dated 4 April 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Anthony Quinn: The Final Words (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Legends" (2000) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "Gladiators" .... Himself - Competitor (1 episode, 1993)
- Heat 4 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Competitor - "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) TV episode .... Himself - "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode #6.5 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Sir Steven Runciman: Bridge to the East (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
- Omnibus: The Last Moguls (1986) .... Himself
- Mikis Theodorakis: A Profile of Greekness (1974) .... Narrator
- "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"Banda sonora"
- Episode #5.16 (2009) TV episode .... Basil -
"The Comedy Map of Britain"
- Episode #2.2 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Guy Burgess - "Otan giortazoun oi theoi" (2007) .... Himself
- Never Apologize (2007) .... Himself
- The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) (TV)
-
"Arena"
- Harold Pinter Part 1: The Room (2002) TV episode .... Mick - Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV)
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Saul
- The Wandering Company (1984) (TV) (uncredited) .... Actor of 'Quartet'
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Gabriel Oak
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1999) (theatre) Antony and Cleopatra, by Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
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