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Allestree, Derbyshire, England
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,…
Known for
- Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders — Archive2025
- Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father — Major James Prentis (archival footage)2020
- Nothing Like a Dame — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018
- Discovering Hamlet — Claudius (archive footage)2011
- Spartacus — Antonius Agrippa2004
- Hollywood North — Michael Baytes2004
- Spartacus — Antonius Agrippa2004
- The Statement — Armand Bertier2003
- Meanwhile — Father Peter2003
- Celebrity Naked Ambition — Self (archive footage)2003
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan Arthur Bates , ( 1934-02-17 ) 17 February 1934, Allestree , Derby , England
- Died
- 27 December 2003 (2003-12-27) (aged 69), London, England
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1956–2003
- Children
- 2, including Benedick
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Bates
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Allestree
- Place of death
- City of Westminster
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Image
- Alan Bates.jpg
- Work location
- United Kingdom
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- Commons category
- Alan Bates
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1934-02-17
- date of death
- 2003-12-27
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- birth name
- Alan Arthur Bates
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- Alan Bates
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from Whistle Down the Wind to the kitchen sink drama A Kind of Loving.
Bates is also known for his performance with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received 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.
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