Acting
Alan Bates
- Titles
- 82movies15TV 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
63/100
- Highest rated
Zorba the Greek75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Adrenaline4.2, 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
- Historical Drama 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Tension 5
- Classic Literature Adaptation 3
- Family Drama 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- British Period Drama 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
Laurence OlivierActorThe Entertainer, The Collection, A Voyage Round My Father, Three Sisters
Julie ChristieActorThe Go-Between, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Soldier, Separate Tables
Simon GrayWriterUnnatural Pursuits, Butley, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Two Sundays
John SchlesingerDirectorFar from the Madding Crowd, Separate Tables, A Kind of Loving, An Englishman Abroad
Simon CadellActorThe Dog It Was That Died, Plaintiffs and Defendants, Two Sundays
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
Vernon DobtcheffActorNijinsky, Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, An Englishman Abroad
Christien AnholtActorHard Times, Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, Hard Times
James FrainActorArabian Nights, Spartacus, Spartacus
Malcolm McDowellActorThe Collection, Royal Flash, St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
Movies and TV shows
122000s
5 titles · average score 68
66
Spartacus (2004)
TV show · as Antonius Agrippa
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
TV show · as Sir William Phips
74
Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
TV show · as Uncle Matthew
70
Arabian Nights (2000)
TV show · as Storyteller
62
In the Beginning (2000)
TV show · as Jethro
1990s
3 titles · average score 67
71
Oliver's Travels (1995)
TV show · as Oliver
64
Hard Times (1994)
TV show · as Josiah Bounderby
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
TV show · as Hamish Partt
1980s
1 title · average score 70
70
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
TV show · as John Fabian
1970s
2 titles · average score 67
68
The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
TV show · as Michael Henchard
67
Great Performances (1971)
TV show · as James
1950s
1 title · average score 83
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Stewart