Acting
Alan Bates
- Titles
- 82movies18TV 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
62/100
- Highest rated
Whistle Down the Wind85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Psychological6.9average 5.6
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 10
- Character Study 10
- Political Intrigue 7
- Literary Adaptation 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Psychological Tension 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Slow Burn 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Family Drama 3
- Classic Literature Adaptation 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harold PinterActorThe Go-Between, The Caretaker, The Collection, Butley, One for the Road
Julie ChristieActorThe Go-Between, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Soldier, Separate Tables
Laurence OlivierActorThe Entertainer, A Voyage Round My Father, The Collection, Three Sisters
John SchlesingerDirectorFar from the Madding Crowd, A Kind of Loving, Separate Tables, An Englishman Abroad
Simon GrayWriterUnnatural Pursuits, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Butley, Two Sundays
Vernon DobtcheffActorNijinsky, Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, An Englishman Abroad
Malcolm McDowellActorSt. Patrick: The Irish Legend, The Collection, Royal Flash
Ian McNeiceActorSpartacus, Spartacus, Secret Friends
Georgina HaleActorPlaintiffs and Defendants, Butley, Two Sundays
Christien AnholtActorHard Times, Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, Hard Times
Glenda JacksonActorWomen in Love, The Return of the Soldier, Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Ian HolmActorHamlet, The Return of the Soldier, The Fixer
Movies and TV shows
162000s
16 titles · average score 60
68
Spartacus (2004)
TV show · as Antonius Agrippa
66
Spartacus (2004)
as Antonius Agrippa
42
Hollywood North (2004)
as Michael Baytes
42
The Statement (2003)
as Armand Bertier
45
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
TV show · as Sir William Phips
55
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as Dressler
57
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
as Alexander Leek
59
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
as King George V
64
Evelyn (2002)
as Thomas Connolly
56
Salem Witch Trials (2002)
as Sir William Phips
75
Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
TV show · as Uncle Matthew
80
Gosford Park (2001)
as Jennings
70
Arabian Nights (2000)
TV show · as Storyteller
64
The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
as Re Enrico VIII
53
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000)
as Calpornius
62
In the Beginning (2000)
TV show · as Jethro