Biography: life and films
Alan Bates was an English actor. He was born in Allestree, Derbyshire, England on 17th February 1934 and died in London, England on 27th December 2003, aged 69.His best films as an actor include Bryan Forbes's Whistle Down the Wind (1961), John Schlesinger's A Kind of Loving (1962), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Ken Russell's Women in Love (1969) and Joseph Losey's The Go-Between (1970).
Alan Bates appeared in 45 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Mihalis Kakogiannis (2 films), John Schlesinger (2) and John Frankenheimer (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (34 films), romance (7), Thriller (6), comedy-drama (5), comedy (4) and Horror (4).
Our average rating for Alan Bates over all films is: 3.1
Filmography
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The Entertainer (1960) [a]
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) [a]
The Running Man (1963) [a]
Alexis Zorbas (1964) [a]
Nothing But the Best (1964) [a]
Georgy Girl (1966) [a]
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) [a]
The Fixer (1968) [a]
Three Sisters (1970) [a]
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) [a]
Story of a Love Story (1973) [a]
Butley (1974) [a]
In Celebration (1975) [a]
Royal Flash (1975) [a]
An Unmarried Woman (1978) [a]
The Shout (1978) [a]
The Rose (1979) [a]
Nijinsky (1980) [a]
Quartet (1981) [a]
Rece do góry (1981) [a]
The Return of the Soldier (1982) [a]
The Wicked Lady (1983) [a]
Duet for One (1986) [a]
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) [a]
We Think the World of You (1988) [a]
Dr. M (1990) [a]
Hamlet (1990) [a]
Secret Friends (1991) [a]
Shuttlecock (1991) [a]
Unnatural Pursuits (1991) [a]
Silent Tongue (1994) [a]
The Grotesque (1995) [a]
The Cherry Orchard (1999) [a]
Evelyn (2002) [a]
The Mothman Prophecies (2002) [a]
The Sum of All Fears (2002) [a]
Hollywood North (2003) [a]
Meanwhile (2003) [a]
The Statement (2003) [a]
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