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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
Alan Bates Biography (1934-)
Full name, Alan Arthur Bates; born February 17, 1934, in Allestree, Derbyshire, England; son of Harold Arthur (an insurance broker) and Florence Mary (a homemaker; maiden name, Wheatcroft) Bates; married Victoria Valerie Ward (an actress), 1970 (died, 1992); children: Benedick (an actor and model), Tristan(an actor and model; died, 1990). Addresses: Agent: Chatto & Linnit, Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry St., London W1V 7FE, England; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 17, 1934
- Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
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It's Never Too Late, Pathe/Associated British, 1956
- Frank Rice, The Entertainer, Bryanston/British Lion, 1960
- Arthur Blakey, Whistle down the Wind, Pathe, 1961
- Vic Brown, A Kind of Loving, Governor, 1962
- Stephen Maddox, The Running Man (also known as Carol Reed'sThe Running Man), Columbia, 1963
- Mick, The Caretaker (also known as The Guest), Janus, 1964
- Jimmy Brewster, Nothing but the Best, Royal, 1964
- Basil, Zorba the Greek (also known as Alexis Zorbas), International Classics, 1964
- Narrator, Insh'Allah, 1965
- Jos, Georgy Girl, Columbia, 1966
- Gabriel Oak, Far from the Madding Crowd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Private Charles Plumpick, Le roi de coeur (also known as King of Hearts and Tutti pazzio meno io), Lopert/United Artists, 1967
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Rece do gory (also known as Hands Up!), \[Poland\], 1967
- Yakov Bok, The Fixer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- Rupert Birkin, Women in Love, United Artists, 1969
- Colonel Vershinin, Three Sisters, American Film Theatre, 1970
- Ted Burgess, The Go-Between, Columbia, 1971
- Bri, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Columbia, 1972
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Second Best (short film), 1972
- Harry, Story of a Love Story (also known as Impossible Object,
L'impossible objet, and Questo impossibile oggetto), Valoria, 1973
- Ben Butley (title role), Butley, American Film Theatre, 1974
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Mikis Theodorakis: A Profile of Greatness, 1974
- Andrew Shaw, In Celebration, American Film Theatre, 1975
- Rudi von Starnberg, Royal Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
- Charles Crossley, The Shout, Films, Inc., 1978
- Saul Kaplan, An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
- Rudge, The Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
- Sergei Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Paramount, 1980
- H. J. Heidler, Quartet, New World Pictures, 1981
- Mr. Macready, Brittania Hospital, Universal, 1982
- Captain Chris Baldry, Return of the Soldier, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Captain Jerry Jackson, The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1983
- David Cornwallis, Duet for One, Cannon, 1986
- Dandy Jack Meehan, A Prayer for the Dying, Samuel Goldwyn Company,1987
- Frank Meadows, We Think the World of You, Cinecom International, 1988
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Say Anything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
- Malcolm Forrest, Force majeure (also known as Uncontrollable Circumstances), Fildebroc, 1989
- Inspector Felix Detweiler, Mr. Frost, Triumph Releasing, 1990
- Claudius, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
- Dr. Marsfeldt and guru, Club Extinction (also known as Dr. M. and Docteur M.), Prism Entertainment, 1990
- John, Secret Friends, Briar Patch Film Corporation, 1992
- James Prentis, Shuttlecock (also known as Entre chien et loup), \[Great Britain and France\], 1992
- Eamon McCree, Silent Tongue, Trimark Pictures, 1994
- Sir Hugo Coal, Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (also known as Grave Indiscretion and The Grotesque), LIVE Entertainment, 1995
- Gayev, Varya (also known as The Cherry Orchard and La cerisaie), Les Films de l'Astre, 1999
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Film Work
- Coproducer, Second Best (short film), 1972
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Michael Henchard (title role), The Mayor of Casterbridge, BBC, 1978 , then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978
- Oliver, "Oliver's Travels," Mystery!, PBS, 1996
- Storyteller, Arabian Nights, ABC, 2000
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Movies
- Narrator, The Story of Jacob and Joseph, ABC, 1974
- Reginald "Reg" Green, Nicholas's Gift (also known as Il dono di Nicholas), CBS, 1998
- Calpornius, St. Patrick: The Irish Legend, Fox Family Channel, 2000
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Specials
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Duel for Love, ABC, 1959
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Three on a Gas Ring, ABC, 1959
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The Wind and the Rain, Granada Television, 1959
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The Square Ring, Associated Rediffusion Television, 1959
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The Juke Box, Associated Rediffusion Television, 1959
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A Memory of Two Mondays, Granada Television, 1959
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The Thug, ABC, 1959
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A Hero of Our Time (also known as Wednesday Play: A Hero of OurTime), BBC, 1966
- Peter, Plaintiffs and Defendants (also known as Play for Today:Plaintiffs and Defendants), BBC, 1975
- Charles, Two Sundays (also known as Play for Today: Two Sundays), BBC, 1975
- James, The Collection (also known as Laurence Olivier Presents:The Collection), Granada Television, 1976
- Cliff Lewis, Look Back in Anger, BBC, 1976
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Where Adam Stood, BBC, 1976
- Sir Jock Mellor, Very Like a Whale, 1981
- Siegmund, The Trespasser, 1981
- The son, A Voyage 'round My Father, PBS, 1982
- John Malcolm and Major Pollack, Separate Tables, HBO, 1983
- Guy Burgess, An Englishman Abroad, BBC, 1983 , then PBS, 1983
- Alfred Jones, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, BBC-2, 1984 , then broadcaston Great Performances, PBS, 1985
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One for the Road, 1986
- Stewart, "Pack of Lies," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1987
- Blair, The Dog It Was That Died, Granada Television, 1988
- Host, One Man in His Time: A Tribute to Laurence Olivier, Arts andEntertainment, 1990
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Classic Mel: The Making of Mel Gibson's Hamlet, HBO, 1991
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Losing Track, BBC, 1991
- Marcel Proust, "102 Boulevard Haussmann," A & E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
- Hamish Partt, Unnatural Pursuits, BBC, 1991 , Arts and Entertainment, 1994
- Josiah Bounderby, Hard Times (also known as Charles Dickens' Hard Times), BBC, 1994 , then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre,PBS, 1995
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Episodic
- John Fabian, "And So Died Riabouchinska," Ray Bradbury Theatre, HBO, 1985
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Stage Appearances
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You and Your Wife, Midland Theatre Company, Coventry, England, 1955
- Simon Fellowes, The Mulberry Bush, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 1956
- Hopkins, The Crucible, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre,1956
- Cliff Lewis, Look Back in Anger, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1956
- Mr. Harcourt, The Country Wife, English Stage Company, Royal CourtTheatre, 1956
- Stapleton, Cards of Identity, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1956
- Monsieur le Cracheton, The Apollo de Bellac, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1957
- Dr. Brock, Yes--and After, English Stage Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1957
- Cliff Lewis, Look Back in Anger, English Stage Company, World Youth Festival, Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia), 1957 , then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1958 , later Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1958
- Edmund Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Edinburgh Festival, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Globe Theatre, London, England,both 1958
- Mick, The Caretaker, Arts Theatre, then Duchess Theatre, both London, England, 1960 , later Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1961
- Richard Ford, Poor Richard, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Adam, The Four Seasons, Saville Theatre, London, England, 1965
- Mr. Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1967
- Title role, Richard III, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1967
- Andrew Shaw, In Celebration, Royal Court Theatre, 1969
- Jaffer, Venice Preserved, Bristol Old Vic Company, Royale Theatre,Bristol, England, 1969
- Title role, Hamlet, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1971
- Ben Butley (title role), Butley, Criterion Theatre, London, England, 1971 , then Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1972
- Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1973
- Allott, Life Class, Royal Court Theatre, then Duke of York's Theatre, London, England, both 1974
- Simon Hench, Otherwise Engaged, Queen's Theatre, London, England, 1975
- Boris Trigorin, The Seagull, Duke of York's Theatre, 1976
- Robert, Stage Struck, Vaudeville Theatre, London, England, 1979
- Alfred Redl, A Patriot for Me, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, then Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, England, both 1983 , later Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1984
- Nicholas (the inquisitor), One for the Road (double-bill with Victoria Station), Lyric (Hammersmith) Theatre, London, England, 1984
- The cabbie, Victoria Station (double-bill with One for the Road), Lyric (Hammersmith) Theatre, 1984
- Edgar, The Dance of Death, Riverside Studios, London, England, 1985
- Title role (King David's nephew), Yonadab, National Theatre, London, England, 1985
- (With Patrick Garland) Down Cemetery Road (poetry recital), 1986
- Mark Melon (title role), Melon, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1987
- Nikolai Ivanov (title role), Ivanov, Strand Theatre, London, England, 1989
- Benedick, Much Ado about Nothing, Strand Theatre, 1989
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A Muse of Fire (solo show), Edinburgh Festival, 1989
- Richard Fenchurch, Stages, Cottesloe Theatre, London, England, 1992
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Life Class, Royal Court Theatre, then Duke of York's Theatre,1993
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Rat in the Skull, London, England production, 1993
- Bruscon, The Showman, Almeida Theatre, London, England, 1993
- Halvard Solness, The Master Builder, Haymarket Theatre Royal, thenRoyal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, both 1995
- Kuzovkin, Fortune's Fool, Chichester Festival Theatre, then Theatre Royal, Bath, England, both 1996
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Let's Keep in Touch (benefit revue for Tristan Bates Theatre),Actors Centre, Covent Garden, London, England, 1996
- Simon Hench, Simply Disconnected (sequel to Otherwise Engaged), Minerva Theatre, Chichester, England, then Malvern Festival Theatre, Malvern, England, both 1996
- J. G., Life Support, Aldwych Theatre, London, England, 1997
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Antony and Cleopatra, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1999
- Appeared in Look Back in Anger, New York City; also appeared in Fortune's Fool.
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Major Tours
- Ben Butley (title role), Butley, U.S. cities, 1975
- J. G., Life Support, British cities, 1997
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
- Cassio, Othello, Caedmon, 1960 , HarperCollins Audio, 1995
- Florizel, A Winter's Tale, Caedmon, 1961 , HarperCollins Audio, 1995
- Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Caedmon, 1964 , HarperCollins Audio, 1995
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Babii Yar and Other Poems, Caedmon, 1967
- Michael Henchard (title role), The Mayor of Casterbridge, Listen for Pleasure, 1981
- Oliver, Oliver's Travels, Hodder Headline Audiobooks, 1994
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Poems of William Blake, Reed Audio, 1995
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A Shropshire Lad, Hyperion, 1995
- Enobarbus and Duke Senior, The Prince's Choice, HighBridge Audio, 1996
- Also performed as Ben Butley (title role), Butley, Caedmon; and inEnglish Poets, Argo.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Premiere September, 1995 \[Great Britain\], .
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Seventeen, May, 1963 .
Other:
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The Alan Bates Archive, November 17, 1997 http://www.tiac.net/users/claret/bio.html.
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