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
92010s
1 title · average score 85
85
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000s
3 titles · average score 50
50
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
Self (archive footage)
1990s
1 title
Pebble Mill (1991)
TV show · Self
1980s
1 title · average score 80
80
Hands Up! (1985)
Self (1981 footage)
