Acting
Alan Bates
- Titles
- 82movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 2025, with a break from 2005 to 2019, busiest in 2002 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 65top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Whistle Down the Wind85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 8
- Political Intrigue 7
- Literary Adaptation 6
- Psychological Tension 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Family Drama 3
- Classic Literature Adaptation 3
- Psychological Depth 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harold PinterActorThe Go-Between, The Collection, The Caretaker, Butley, One for the Road
Julie ChristieActorThe Go-Between, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Soldier, Separate Tables
Laurence OlivierActorThe Entertainer, The Collection, A Voyage Round My Father, Three Sisters
Simon GrayWriterUnnatural Pursuits, Butley, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Two Sundays
John SchlesingerDirectorFar from the Madding Crowd, Separate Tables, A Kind of Loving, An Englishman Abroad
Ian McNeiceActorSpartacus, Spartacus, Secret Friends
Frances BarberActorLove in a Cold Climate, We Think the World of You, Secret Friends
Malcolm McDowellActorThe Collection, Royal Flash, St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
Ian HolmActorHamlet, The Return of the Soldier, The Fixer
Bill PatersonActorOliver's Travels, Hard Times, Hard Times
Georgina HaleActorButley, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Two Sundays
Simon CadellActorThe Dog It Was That Died, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Two Sundays
Movies and TV shows
221980s
22 titles · average score 62
The Dog It Was That Died (1989)
as Blair
62
Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989)
as Malcolm Forrest
Screen One (1989)
TV show · as Henry Sitchell
65
We Think the World of You (1988)
as Frank Meadows
54
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
as Jack Meehan
65
Pack of Lies (1987)
as Stewart
75
Duet for One (1986)
as David Cornwallis
One for the Road (1985)
as Nicholas
71
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
TV show · as John Fabian
69
Screen Two (1985)
TV show · as Marcel Proust
74
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
as John Mortimer
63
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
as Dr. Alfred Jones
44
The Wicked Lady (1983)
as Captain Jerry Jackson
68
Separate Tables (1983)
as John Malcolm / Maj. Pollock
66
An Englishman Abroad (1983)
as Guy Burgess
57
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
as Captain Chris Baldry
54
Britannia Hospital (1982)
as Macready
57
Quartet (1981)
as H.J. Heidler
Very Like a Whale (1981)
as Sir Jock Mellor
The Trespasser (1981)
as Siegmund
49
Nijinsky (1980)
as Sergei Diaghilev