Born 1934 in Derby, English actor Alan Bates came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the “kitchen sink” drama A Kind of Loving.
Bates is also known for his performance with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1969, he starred in the Ken Russell film Women in Love with Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson.
Bates went on to star in The Go-Between, An Unmarried Woman, Nijinsky and in The Rose with Bette Midler, as well as many television dramas, including The Mayor of Casterbridge, Harold Pinter’s The Collection, A Voyage Round My Father, An Englishman Abroad (as Guy Burgess) and Pack of Lies. He also appeared on the stage, notably in the plays of Simon Gray, such as Butley and Otherwise Engaged.
Bates was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996, and was knighted in 2003. He was an Associate Member of RADA, and was a patron of The Actors Centre, Covent Garden, London, from 1994 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2003.
Take a look at these vintage photos to see portrait of a young Alan Bates in the 1960s.
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