Bates made his film debut in 1960's "The Entertainer" and earned an Oscar nod for his portrayal of a wrongly imprisoned Russian Jew in The Fixer (1968). He won notoriety of a different sort the following year for wrestling in the nude with fellow actor Oliver Reed in Women in Love, considered one of the first mainstream films to include frontal male nudity.
Later in life, Bates appeared as a butler in Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001). He died at age 69 on Dec. 27, 2003, before the debut of his final role in a televised adaptation of Spartacus.
Women in LoveJennie Linden and Oscar winner Glenda Jackson star as Ursula and Gudrun, two sisters wooed by best friends Rupert (Alan Bates) and Gerald (Oliver Reed) in this critically acclaimed adaptation of the novel by D.H. Lawrence, set in 1920s England. While Ursula and Rupert develop a deep bond, Gudrun and... Read More
QuartetAn aimless girl (Isabelle Adjani) and her shiftless husband (Anthony Higgins) are caught up in the literary social whirl of Paris in the 1920s. Soon, they become the protégés (or are they just an amusing diversion?) of two rich, bored Britons (Maggie Smith and Alan Bates). Amid seedy... Read More
The Mayor of CasterbridgeMichael Henchard (Alan Bates), on a drunken impulse, sells his wife and child at a country fair. Years later, his blighted family seeks him out, and the stage is set for an epic tragedy in this sweeping adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel. Read More
In CelebrationAlan Bates, James Bolam and Brian Cox play the well-educated sons of an earthy coal miner (Bill Owen) and his wife (Constance Chapman). On their parents' 40th wedding anniversary, the sons return to their drab village, where their less-than-perfect lives are revealed. Buried issues come out of the... Read More
Never Apologize (2007) | NR | |
Spartacus (2004) | NR | |
The Statement (2003) | R | |
Hollywood North (2003) | R | |
The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | PG-13 | |
Salem Witch Trials (2002) | NR | |
Bertie & Elizabeth (2002) | NR | |
The Sum of All Fears (2002) | PG-13 | |
Evelyn (2002) | PG | |
Gosford Park (2001) | R | |
Love in a Cold Climate (2001) | NR | |
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Arabian Nights (2000) | NR | |
Oliver's Travels (1997) | NR | |
R | ||
Silent Tongue (1994) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
Nicholas' Gift (1994) | NR | |
Hamlet (1990) | PG | |
Pack of Lies (1987) | NR | |
Sledge Hammer!: Season 2 (1987) | NR | |
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) | R | |
Duet for One (1986) | R | |
Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) | NR | |
The Return of the Soldier (1982) | NR | |
Quartet (1981) | R | |
The Rose (1979) | R | |
An Unmarried Woman (1978) | R | |
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Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) | NR | |
Royal Flash (1975) | PG | |
In Celebration (1975) | PG | |
Butley (1974) | R | |
Three Sisters (1970) | PG | |
The Go-Between (1970) | PG | |
Women in Love (1969) | R | |
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) | NR | |
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Georgy Girl (1966) | NR | |
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A Kind of Loving (1962) | NR | |
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) | NR | |
The Entertainer (1960) | NR | |
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