ACTOR

Alan Bates

1934 - 2003

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Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving. He 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Bates has received more than 2,749,785 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Alan Bates is the 259th most popular actor (up from 1,067th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,194th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 37

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  • 10.96

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  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alan Bates ranks 259 out of 13,578. Before him are Mads Mikkelsen, Nick Nolte, Faye Dunaway, Reese Witherspoon, James Coburn, and Angela Lansbury. After him are Bill Murray, Sylvia Kristel, Emma Thompson, Talia Shire, Giuliano Gemma, and Colin Firth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Alan Bates ranks 28. Before him are Pierre Richard, Stjepan Mesić, Shirley MacLaine, Empress Michiko, Manuel Noriega, and Paul Ekman. After him are Sydney Pollack, Alexei Leonov, Niklaus Wirth, Larisa Latynina, Ronald Wayne, and Renata Scotto. Among people deceased in 2003, Alan Bates ranks 17. Before him are Barry White, Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, Nina Simone, Soong Mei-ling, and Edward Said. After him are Elia Kazan, Leopoldo Galtieri, Robert Kardashian, Gianni Agnelli, Zoran Đinđić, and Otto Günsche.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Bates ranks 351 out of 8,785. Before him are Chaim Herzog (1918), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828), William Henry Bragg (1862), G. K. Chesterton (1874), Angela Lansbury (1925), and Christopher Marlowe (1564). After him are Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Thomas Paine (1737), Emma Thompson (1959), Richard Wright (1943), Christopher Nolan (1970), and Colin Firth (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alan Bates ranks 42. Before him are Jacqueline Bisset (1944), John Hurt (1940), Robbie Coltrane (1950), Ian McShane (1942), Malcolm McDowell (1943), and Angela Lansbury (1925). After him are Emma Thompson (1959), Colin Firth (1960), Benny Hill (1924), Hugh Grant (1960), Kenneth Branagh (1960), and Ian Holm (1931).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Sum of All Fears
Dressler
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
May 31o 20026.3 / 10
The Mothman Prophecies
Alexander Leek
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Jan 25o 20026.2 / 10
Zorba the Greek
Basil
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2004.
Dec 14o 19647.5 / 10