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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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