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Alan Bates

Actor · 67 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Zorba the Greek (1964)

Frequent collaborators: Julie Christie, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Malcolm McDowell, Ian McNeice

Movies (67 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Trespasser

    1981

    Romance

    31

  2. Uncontrollable Circumstances

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (43 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Pack of Lies

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (9 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie, Drama

    33

  4. Second Best

    1972

    Drama

    34

  5. In Celebration

    1975 · ★ 4.8 (9 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. Look at Life: All in a Day's Work

    1969

    Documentary

    36

  7. One for the Road

    1985

    Drama, TV Movie

    37

  8. Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

    2025 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. 102 Boulevard Haussmann

    1990 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    39

  10. The Dog It Was That Died

    1989 · ★ 0.0 (1 votes)

    40

  11. The Cherry Orchard

    1999 · ★ 5.0 (8 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    41

  12. The Statement

    2003 · ★ 5.7 (80 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    42

  13. Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father

    2020 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Action, War, Drama

    43

  14. Hollywood North

    2004 · ★ 5.1 (14 votes)

    Comedy

    44

  15. The Story of Jacob and Joseph

    1974 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    45

  16. Duet for One

    1986 · ★ 5.4 (19 votes)

    Drama

    46

  17. Dr. Fischer of Geneva

    1984 · ★ 5.6 (4 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    47

  18. Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

    2001

    Documentary

    48

  19. The Grotesque

    1995 · ★ 5.4 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Horror

    49

  20. St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

    2000 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Drama, Adventure, Fantasy

    50

  21. Shuttlecock

    1993 · ★ 2.0 (3 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, War

    51

  22. Nothing But the Best

    1964 · ★ 6.1 (11 votes)

    Comedy

    52

  23. Dr. M

    1990 · ★ 4.9 (12 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction

    53

  24. The Wicked Lady

    1983 · ★ 4.9 (26 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    54

  25. Meanwhile

    2003

    55

  26. Nijinsky

    1980 · ★ 4.9 (20 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    56

  27. Unnatural Pursuits

    1992

    Drama, TV Movie

    57

  28. Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

    1967

    Documentary

    58

  29. A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    1972 · ★ 4.4 (14 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    59

  30. Losing Track

    1992

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.