Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE 17 February 1934 27 December 2003 was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s a time of high creativity in British cinema when he demonstrated his versatility in films ranging from the popular childrens story Whistle Down the Wind to the kitchen sink drama A Kind of Loving He is also known for his tourdeforce with Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek as well as his roles in King of Hearts Georgy Girl Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer which gave him 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 GoBetween An Unmarried Woman Nijinsky and The Rose with Bette Midler as well as playing varied roles in television drama including The Mayor of Casterbridge Harold Pinters The Collection A Voyage Round My Father An Englishman Abroad as Guy Burgess and Pack of Lies He also continued to appear on the stage notably in the plays of Simon Gray such as Butley and Otherwise Engaged
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