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
16Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Stewart
Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
75
Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
TV show · as Uncle Matthew
72
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
TV show · as Michael Henchard
71
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
TV show · as John Fabian
71
Oliver's Travels (1995)
TV show · as Oliver
70
Arabian Nights (2000)
TV show · as Storyteller
70
Great Performances (1971)
TV show · as James
Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Screen Two (1985)
TV show · as Marcel Proust
68
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Mario / Lewis Black
68
Spartacus (2004)
TV show · as Antonius Agrippa
64
Hard Times (1994)
TV show · as Josiah Bounderby
62
In the Beginning (2000)
TV show · as Jethro
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
1 title
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
45
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
TV show · as Sir William Phips
Not rated yet
3 titles
Not rated yet
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
TV show · as Hamish Partt
The Wednesday Play (1964)
TV show · as Grigor Pecharin
Screen One (1989)
TV show · as Henry Sitchell