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Bates in the 1960s.

Sir Alan Arthur Bates, CBE (1934–2003) is an English actor who hails from Derbyshire, England. He had a prolific career that spanned six decades across stage and screen, with several award-winning portrayals and defining interpretations. His parents were musicians, who encouraged him to pursue music. However, he felt compelled to pursue acting instead, and acquired a scholarship to the RADA in London. Among his fellow aspiring thespians were Peter O'Toole and Albert Finney—each of whom, along with Bates, would be Oscar-nominated by the end of the 1960s.

Bates made his stage debut in Coventry, in a play called You and Your Wife. After joining the Royal Court Theatre's repertoire for several Off West End plays, he soon made his West End debut in the one of the quintessential "kitchen sink realism" dramas, John Osborne's Look Back in Anger—a role which he reprised on television. His portrayal of younger son, Edmund Tyrone, in Eugene O'Neill's classic Long Day's Journey into Night garnered him notice from the Clarence Derwent Awards. After some further TV work, he landed his (verified) film debut in The Entertainer (1960), starring Laurence Olivier, and co-starring, among others, Finney and the future Mrs. Olivier, Joan Plowright. It was the film debuts of the latter two as well. He succeeded this with breakthrough performances in Whistle Down the Wind (1961) and A Kind of Loving, the latter of which brought him his first BAFTA Film Award nomination.

What followed in the 1960s was a very bountiful decade of well-received performances in an eclectic array of films: reprising his role from the Harold Pinter play, The Caretaker (1963, a.k.a. The Guest); The Running Man (1963); Nothing but the Best (1964); and King of Hearts (1966). In between these were two of his most successful films thus far: Zorba the Greek (1964) and Georgy Girl (1966). The former obtained numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards out of seven nominations. The latter garnered four nominations from the Oscars; and six from the Golden Globes, including two for Bates: one for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical Film and the other for Most Promising Male Newcomer. The following year, he earned yet another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Film for Far from the Madding Crowd (1967).

Bates in The Fixer (1968).

Come 1968, he would receive his highest set of recognition yet for The Fixer. He earned another Golden Globe (Best Drama Actor) nomination, coupled with his only Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, for his role as Yakov S. Bok (based on the real-life case of Menahem Mendel Beilis), a Russian Jew who was falsely accused of a blood libel murder. One year later, in Women in Love (1969), Bates and Oliver Reed achieved notoriety for an infamous homoerotic fireplace-lit wrestling scene, containing full-frontal nudity of both actors—which was groundbreaking for that taboo at that time.[1] Bates earned his second BAFTA nom for that performance.

Within the next decade, the 1970s, Bates continued tackling a plethora of complex roles. One such role was in playwright Simon Gray's Butley (1974). Prior to its aforementioned film adaptation, the original 1971 play won Bates an Evening Standard Theatre Award in London that same year. Afterwards, it was swiftly rendered onto the Broadway stage—for which he won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, plus an equivalent Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award as well, in 1973. Other films of his from this era included The Go-Between (1971); A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972); In Celebration (1975), from David Storey—another in which he originated on stage; Royal Flash (1975); The Shout (1978), An Unmarried Woman (1978); and The Rose (1979). He was also involved with Lord Laurence Olivier's production of Three Sisters at The Old Vic, including the subsequent 1970 film adaptation, re-released as part of the American Film Theatre series (alongside Butley and In Celebration).

He also returned to television, including frequent anthology series guest roles such as in Play for Today (episodes: "Plaintiffs and Defendants" and "Two Sundays", for which he jointly earned a BAFTA TV Award nomination) and Great Performances (the Laurence Olivier Presents rendition of Pinter's The Collection); and the miniseries, The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978). Bates has described the latter as his personal favourite role. Meanwhile, from their success from Butley, the Bates/Gray collaborative duo cultivated their working friendship and relationship into continued creative output. Gray began writing plays with Bates specifically in mind, starting next with Otherwise Engaged (1975). This was another successful venture for Bates, whose performance was once again praised and earned him his first Variety Club Award in the UK.

Bates's hand prints cemented in Leicester Square.

During the 1980s, his output tapered down. But his roles continued to bring him recognition. On television, he starred in a remake of Separate Tables (1983), as well as An Englishman Abroad (1983), Pack of Lies (1987), and The Dog It Was That Died (1989). "Abroad" would become his most decorated screen performance, including his only BAFTA (TV) win. His film work this decade included such films as Nijinsky (1980), The Return of the Soldier (1982), a cameo appearance in Britannia Hospital (1982), Duet for One (1986); and We Think the World of You (1988), in which he and Gary Oldman played lovers who were separated when Oldman was sent to prison, leaving Bates in charge of their German Shepherd. And in theatre, he reunited with Osborne, whose play, A Patriot for Me (1983) earned Bates his only Olivier Award nomination and a second Variety award win.

Sudden tragedy struck in 1990 when one of his twin sons, Tristan, died from a sudden asthma attack at age 19. Bates persevered, although his 1990s film output featured far less critical acclaim than in the previous decades. However, he still did receive another BAFTA Film nomination for Hamlet (1990) and another BAFTA TV nom for Unnatural Pursuits (1992). Other efforts include the television movie Nicholas's Gift (1999), based on the true story of Nicholas Green; the TV mini-film biopic on Marcel Proust, 102 Boulevard Haussmann (1991) (via the weekly anthology series Screen Two); the miniseries Oliver's Travels (1995); and the films, Mister Frost (1990) and The Cherry Orchard (1999).

He instead devoted more of his time to the stage. He and his surviving twin son, Benedick Bates, established the Tristan Bates Theatre. (Now known as the Seven Dials Playhouse.) His array of roles from Gray plays included Stage Struck (1979), Melon (1987), Life Support (1997)—and Simply Disconnected (1996), which was a sequel to Otherwise Engaged. Other theatrical ventures included fringe theatre at the Stratford Festival in Ontario of Richard III (1967); thrust stage performances at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre of The Taming of the Shrew (1973) as Petruchio; a one-man show entitled A Muse of Fire (1989); Poor Richard (1964); The Dance of Death (1985); Ivanov (1989) by Anton Chekhov (performed concurrently with Much Ado About Nothing, as his son's namesake, Benedick); Stages (1992) by Storey; The Showman (1993); The Master Builder (1995) by Henrik Ibsen; and Pinter's 1984 double-bill: One for the Road/Victoria Station.

Bates & Joanna Pettet in Poor Richard (1964).

Prior to his death, Bates was working continuously. He was part of the vast ensemble of Gosford Park (2001), which earned seven Oscar nominations. It acquired many accolades as an ensemble cast, garnering him a number of prizes as a result, including a win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Motion Picture Cast. On television, he appeared in the miniseries Love in a Cold Climate, earning his seventh and final BAFTA nomination. He also received another Drama Desk Award nomination and was a Lucille Lortel Awards winner as lead actor, for the Off-Broadway play The Unexpected Man (2001).

The stage brought him one final triumph, with the play Fortune's Fool (2002). He took home a hat-trick of awards, winning the Outer Critics Circle Award in addition to both the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play and the equivalent Tony Award, each of the latter for the second time. His final few films included Evelyn (2002); The Sum of All Fears (2002); The Mothman Prophecies (2002); and his final theatrical film, The Statement (2003), which was critically lambasted. His final work, a two-parter titled Spartacus (2004), was released posthumously. Just one year prior to his death, Bates was officially knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1960 The Entertainer Frank Rice Film debut.[a]
1961 Whistle Down the Wind The Man (Arthur Blakey)
1962 A Kind of Loving Victor Arthur "Vic" Brown
1963 The Caretaker Mick a.k.a. The Guest; Originated role on stage.
The Running Man Stephen Maddox
1964 Nothing but the Best James "Jimmy" Brewster
Zorba the Greek Basil
1965 Once Upon a Tractor Joe Turrel Short film.
1966 Georgy Girl Jos Jones
King of Hearts Sig. Charles Plumpick
1967 Far from the Madding Crowd Gabriel Oak
1968 The Fixer Yakov Shepsovitch Bok
1969 Women in Love Rupert Birkin
1970 Three Sisters Lt. Col. Aleksandr Ignatyevich Vershinin Part of the American Film Theatre series.
1971 The Go-Between Ted Burgess
1972 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Bri
Second Best Tom Short film; also producer. Adapted from a D. H. Lawrence short story.
1973 Impossible Object Harry a.k.a. Story of a Love Story.
1974 Butley Ben Butley Originated each role on stage.
Both films part of the American Film Theatre series.
1975 In Celebration Andrew Shaw
Royal Flash Rudi von Sternberg
1978 The Shout Charles Crossley
An Unmarried Woman Saul Kaplan
1979 The Rose Rudge Campbell
1980 Nijinsky Sergei Diaghilev
1981 Quartet H. J. Heidler
Ręce do Góry "Wikto" a.k.a. Hands Up!; Self (1981 footage). Originally 1967 film, re-edited.
1982 Britannia Hospital Macready: "Guest Patient" Cameo appearance.
The Return of the Soldier Capt. Chris Baldry
1983 The Wicked Lady Capt. Jerry Jackson
1986 Duet for One David Cornwallis
1987 A Prayer for the Dying Jack Meehan
1988 We Think the World of You Frank Meadows
1989 Force Majeure Malcolm Forrest a.k.a. Uncontrollable Circumstances.
1990 Dr. M. Dr. Heinrich Marsfeldt /
The Guru 		Dual roles.
Hamlet King Claudius
Mister Frost Det. Felix Detweiler
1991 Secret Friends John
Shuttlecock Maj. James Prentis, V.C. Also 2014 re-release a.k.a. Sins of the Father (w/ unused Bates footage) & 2020 Director's cut; both posthumous releases.[b]
1993 Silent Tongue Eamon McCree
1995 Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets Sir Hugo Coal a.k.a. The Grotesque and/or Grave Indiscretions.
1999 The Cherry Orchard Leonid Andreyevitch Gayev
2001 Gosford Park Mr. Jennings, the Butler
2002 Evelyn Thomas "Tom" Connolly
The Mothman Prophecies Alexander Leek
The Sum of All Fears Richard Dressler
2003 Hollywood North Michael Baytes
Meanwhile Father Peter
The Statement Armand Bertier Final theatrical film.

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Play of the Week Cliff Lewis Mini-film: Look Back in Anger;
Originated role on stage.
1959 Eddie Burke Mini-film: The Square Ring.
Charles Tritton Episode: "The Wind and the Rain".
Armchair Theatre Lewis Black Episode: "The Thug".
Lost[c] Episode: "Three on a Gas Ring" (never aired).[c]
ITV Television Playhouse Kenneth Episode: "A Memory of Two Mondays".
Rikki Barofski Episode: "The Jukebox".
1960 Ralph Freeman Episode: "Incident".
Play of the Week Peter Garside Episode: "The Upstart".
The Four Just Men Giorgio Episode: "Treviso Dam".
1961 Armchair Theatre Mario Episode: "Duel for Love".
1966 The Wednesday Play Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin Mini-film: A Hero of Our Time.
1974 The Story of Jacob & Joseph Narrator (voice) TV film; (no additional role).
1975 Play for Today Peter Gray Episode: "Plaintiffs and Defendants".[d]
Charles Episode: "Two Sundays".
1976 Great Performances James Horne Volume: Laurence Olivier Presents;
Mini-film: The Collection.
1978 The Mayor of Casterbridge Mayor Michael Henchard Miniseries.
1980 Very Like a Whale Sir Jock Mellor Mini-film; a.k.a. The Executive Syndrome.
1981 The Trespasser Siegmund MacNair TV film.
1982 A Voyage 'Round My Father Sir John Mortimer TV film.
1983 An Englishman Abroad Sec. Guy Burgess, MI6 TV film.
Separate Tables John Malcolm /
Maj. Gen. Pollock 		TV film; dual roles.
1984 Dr. Fischer of Geneva Dr. Alfred Jones TV film.
1985 Summer Season Inq. Nicolas Mini-film: One for the Road.
1987 Pack of Lies Stewart TV film.
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theater John Fabian Episode: "And So Died Riabouchinska".
1989 The Dog It Was That Died Agent Giles Blair TV film.
1991 Screen Two Marcel Proust Mini-film: 102 Boulevard Haussmann.
1992 Screen One Henry Sitchell Episode: "Losing Track".
Unnatural Pursuits Hamish Partt 2 episodes.
1994 Hard Times Josiah Bounderby Miniseries.
1995 Oliver's Travels Oliver Miniseries.
1998 Nicholas's Gift Reg Green TV film.
2000 Arabian Nights The Storyteller Miniseries.
In the Beginning Jethro Miniseries.
The Prince & the Pauper King Henry VIII TV film.
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend Calpornius TV film.
2001 Love in a Cold Climate Uncle Matthew, Lord Alconleigh Miniseries.
2002 Bertie & Elizabeth King George V TV film.
Salem Witch Trials Sir William Phips TV film.
2004 Spartacus Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Two-part miniseries; final television role (released posthumously).

Stage[edit]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Title Role Opening Closing Venue Designation Notes/Refs.
You and Your Wife Toby 31 Oct 55 29 Feb 56 Albany Theatre, Coventry repertory/stock Stage debut.
The Crucible Hopkins 02 Apr 56 5 May 56 Royal Court Theatre Off-West End Belgravia/Chelsea
location.
The Mulberry Bush Simon Fellowes
Look Back in Anger Cliff Lewis 8 May 56 27 Oct 56
Cards of Identity Mr. Stapleton 26 Jun 56 09 Aug 56
Look Back in Anger Cliff Lewis 05 Nov 56 07 Dec 56 Lyric Theatre, London West End
09 Dec 56 14 Dec 56 Richmond Theatre —
The Country Wife Mr. Harcourt 12 Dec 56 02 Feb 57 Royal Court Theatre Off-West End Belgravia/Chelsea
location.
04 Feb 57 13 Apr 57 Adelphi Theatre West End
Look Back in Anger Cliff Lewis 01 Apr 57 07 Apr 57 Golders Green Hippodrome music hall Barnet borough.
The Country Wife Mr. Harcourt 15 Apr 57 11 May 57 Chelsea Palace Theatre theatre-in-
the-round 		Demo: 1966;
Reno: 2020.
The Apollo of Bellac Mssr. Le Cracheton 3 May 57 19 Jun 57 Royal Court Theatre Off-West End Belgravia/Chelsea
location.
Yes—and After? Dr. Brock 31 May 57 30 Jun 57
Look Back in Anger Cliff Lewis 01 Oct 57 15 Mar 58 Lyceum Theatre, Manhattan Broadway
17 Mar 58 20 Sep 58 John Golden Theatre
Long Day's Journey
into Night 		Edmund Tyrone 15 Sep 58 20 Sep 58 King's Theatre, Glasgow proscenium arch
24 Sep 58 03 Jan 59 Gielgud Theatre West End a.k.a. Globe
Theatre, until 1994.
The Caretaker Mick 27 Apr 60 29 May 60 Arts Theatre, Westminster
30 May 60 27 May 61 Duchess Theatre
04 Oct 61 24 Feb 62 Lyceum Theatre, Manhattan Broadway
Poor Richard Richard Ford 02 Dec 64 13 Mar 65 Helen Hayes Theatre
Four Seasons Adam 07 Apr 65 01 Jul 65 Saville Theatre West End Defunct theatre;
now cinema.
Richard III King Richard III 12 Jun 67 14 Oct 67 Stratford Festival fringe theatre
The Merry Wives of Windsor Frank Ford
Three Sisters Lt. Col. Aleksandr
Vershinin 		04 Jul 67 26 Apr 69 The Old Vic producing house A nonprofit &
non-commercial;
Waterloo location.
Venice Preserv'd Jaffeir 05 Feb 68 01 Mar 69 Bristol Old Vic repertory/stock
Three Sisters Lt. Col. Aleksandr
Vershinin 		29 Jul 69 31 Jul 69 Theatre Royal, Brighton proscenium arch
In Celebration Andrew Shaw 22 Apr 69 21 Jun 69 Royal Court Theatre Off-West End Belgravia/Chelsea
location.
Hamlet Prince Hamlet
of Denmark 		11 Jan 71 31 Jan 71 Cambridge Theatre,
Camden 		West End
01 Feb 71 01 Mar 71 Nottingham Playhouse repertory/stock
Butley Ben Butley 05 Jul 71 10 Jul 71 Oxford Playhouse —
14 Jul 71 14 Oct 72 Criterion Theatre, London West End
31 Oct 72 24 Feb 73 Morosco Theatre Broadway
The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio 25 Sep 73 01 Jan 74 Royal Shakespeare Theatre thrust stage Avant-garde
adaptation.
Life Class Alton Allott 01 Apr 74 31 May 74 Royal Court Theatre Off-West End Belgravia/Chelsea
location.
30 Jun 74 01 Oct 74 Duke of York's Theatre West End
Otherwise Engaged Simon Hench 08 Jul 75 19 Jul 75 Oxford Playhouse —
21 Jul 75 26 Jul 75 Richmond Theatre
30 Jul 75 02 Oct 76 Sondheim Theatre West End a.k.a. Queen's
Theatre, until 2019.
The Seagull Boris Trigorin 01 Jun 76 02 Jul 76 Derby Theatre repertory/stock Former Playhouse;
Bates's hometown.
11 Aug 76 02 Oct 76 Duke of York's Theatre West End
Stage Struck Robert 05 Nov 79 17 Nov 79 Richmond Theatre —
20 Nov 79 04 Oct 80 Vaudeville Theatre West End
A Patriot for Me Col. Alfred Redl 6 May 83 02 Jul 83 Chichester Festival Theatre thrust stage
02 Aug 83 08 Oct 83 Theatre Royal, Haymarket West End
One for the Road Inq. Nicolas 13 Mar 84 14 Apr 84 Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith provincial Double-bill.
Victoria Station Driver #274
A Patriot for Me Col. Alfred Redl 29 Sep 84 25 Nov 84 Ahmanson Theatre receiving house
The Dance of Death Capt. Edgar 30 May 85 13 Jul 85 Riverside Studios fringe theatre
Yonadab Yonadab 04 Dec 85 25 Jun 86 Royal National Theatre:
Olivier Auditorium 		national
The English in Italy — 26 Oct 86 31 Oct 86 Swan Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon 		theater-in-
the-round 		Royal
Shakespeare
Company
readings.
11 Nov 86 17 Nov 86 Sadler's Wells Theatre performing
arts centre
Melon Mark Melon 15 Apr 87 2 May 87 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre producing house
18 May 87 23 May 87 Theatre Royal, Bath provincial
23 Jun 87 12 Dec 87 Theatre Royal, Haymarket West End
Ivanov Nikolai Ivanov 20 Mar 89 01 Apr 89 Theatre Royal, Bath provincial
10 Apr 89 29 Jul 89 Novello Theatre West End a.k.a. Strand
Theatre, until 2005.
Much Ado About Nothing Benedick Bates's surviving
twin son, Benedick,
named after
character.
A Muse of Fire — 22 Aug 89 02 Sep 89 Edinburgh Festival Fringe:
Assembly Rooms 		meeting hall One-man show;
compilation of
various roles.
Stages Richard Fenchurch 12 Nov 92 26 Jan 93 Royal National Theatre:
Cottesloe Auditorium 		national a.k.a. Dorfman
Auditorium,
since 2014.
The Showman Bruscon 11 May 93 26 Jun 93 Almeida Theatre producing house
The Master Builder Halvard Solness 13 Oct 95 06 Jan 96 Theatre Royal, Haymarket West End
13 Jan 96 24 Feb 96 Royal Alexandra Theatre proscenium arch
Simply Disconnected Simon Hench 10 May 96 01 Jun 96 Minerva Theatre, Chichester black box theatre
Fortune's Fool Vassily
Semyonitch
Kuzovkin 		21 Aug 96 14 Sep 96 Chichester Festival Theatre thrust stage
17 Sep 96 21 Sep 96 Richmond Theatre —
30 Sep 96 05 Oct 96 Malvern Theatres community theatre
07 Oct 96 12 Oct 96 Theatre Royal, Bath provincial
A Grand Knight Out — 20 Jan 97 27 Jan 97 Ustinov Studio black box theatre Variety show.
Life Support J.G. 09 Jun 97 14 Jun 97 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre producing house
17 Jun 97 21 Jun 97 Richmond Theatre —
23 Jun 97 28 Jun 97 Oxford Playhouse
30 Jun 97 05 Jul 97 Theatre Royal, Bath provincial
30 Jul 97 18 Oct 97 Aldwych Theatre West End
An Enormous Yes! — 05 Jan 98 10 Jan 98 Seven Dials Playhouse amateur theatre a.k.a. Tristan Bates
Theatre, formerly.
07 Jun 98 08 Jun 98 Salisbury Playhouse provincial
Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony 11 Jun 99 07 Oct 99 Royal Shakespeare Theatre thrust stage
09 Nov 99 13 Nov 99 Theatre Royal,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 		community theatre
13 Jan 00 06 Apr 00 Barbican Centre – The Pit black box theatre
Timon of Athens Timon of Athens 01 Mar 00 04 Apr 00 Barbican Centre – Theatre performing
arts centre 		See also, play:
The History of
Timon of Athens
the Man-hater.
Antony and Cleopatra Mark Antony 17 Apr 00 6 May 00 Theatre Royal, Plymouth receiving house
The Unexpected Man The Man
(Paul Parsky) 		24 Oct 00 28 Jan 01 McGinn–Cazale Theater Off-Broadway
Dorian Gray Lord Henry
"Harry" Wotton 		17 Jul 01 28 Jul 01 Theatre Royal, Windsor repertory/stock
31 Jul 01 11 Aug 01 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre producing house
Fortune's Fool Vassily
Semyonitch
Kuzovkin 		22 Feb 02 03 Mar 02 Stamford Arts Center: Rich
Forum (Truglia Theatre) 		performing
arts centre
02 Apr 02 21 Jul 02 Music Box Theatre Broadway

Awards[edit]

Year‡ Awards
Category 		Title
Role 		Result Refs.
1960 Clarence Derwent Awards
Best Supporting Male 		Long Day's Journey into Night
(Edmund Tyrone) 		Won
1963 British Academy Film Awards
Best British Actor 		A Kind of Loving
(Victor Arthur "Vic" Brown) 		Nominated
1965 Laurel Awards
New Faces – Male 		Nothing but the Best
(James "Jimmy" Brewster) 		7th place
Zorba the Greek
(Basil)
1967 Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture — Comedy/Musical Actor 		Georgy Girl
(Jos Jones) 		Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Most Promising Newcomer – Male 		Nominated
1968 Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture — Drama Actor 		Far from the Madding Crowd
(Gabriel Oak) 		Nominated
1969 The Fixer
(Yakov Shepsovitch Bok) 		Nominated
1969 Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role 		Nominated
1970 British Academy Film Awards
Best Leading Actor 		Women in Love
(Rupert Birkin) 		Nominated
1971 Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Best Actor 		Butley
(Ben Butley) 		Won
1973 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Performance 		Won
Drama League Awards
Delia Austrian Medal for Distinguished Performance 		Won
1973 Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play 		Won
1976 British Academy Television Awards
Best Actor 		Play for Today: Plaintiffs and Defendants
(Peter Gray) 		Nominated
Play for Today: Two Sundays
(Charles)
Variety Club Awards
Best Actor 		Otherwise Engaged
(Simon Hench) 		Won
1983 CableACE Awards
Best Actor in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program (Non-Musical) 		Separate Tables
(John Malcolm / Maj. Gen. Pollock) 		Won
1983 Laurence Olivier Awards
Best Actor of the Year in a Revival 		A Patriot for Me
(Col. Alfred Redl) 		Nominated
1984 Variety Club Awards
Best Actor 		Won
1984 British Academy Television Awards
Best Actor 		An Englishman Abroad
(Sec. Guy Burgess, MI6) 		Won
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
Best Performance Award 		Won
CableACE Awards
Best Actor in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program (Non-Musical) 		Won
Broadcasting Press Guild TV & Radio Awards
Best Television Actor 		Won
1992 British Academy Film Awards
Best Supporting Actor 		Hamlet
(King Claudius of Denmark) 		Nominated
1993 British Academy Television Awards
Best Actor 		Unnatural Pursuits
(Hamish Partt) 		Nominated
2001 Lucille Lortel Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play 		The Unexpected Man
[The Man (Paul Parsky)] 		Won
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Actor in a Play 		Nominated Refer below.[e]
2002 Fortune's Fool
(Vassily Semyonitch Kuzovkin) 		Won
Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Actor in a Play 		Won
2002 Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play 		Won
2002 British Academy Television Awards
Best Actor 		Love in a Cold Climate
(Uncle Matthew Radlett, Lord Alconleigh) 		Nominated
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 		Gosford Park
(Mr. Jennings, the Butler) 		Won
2002 Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Best Acting Ensemble 		Won
2002 Satellite Awards
Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble/Cast 		Won
2002 Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Ensemble 		Won
2002 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Ensemble Cast 		Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Acting Ensemble 		Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
International Filmmaker Award 		— Received
  • ‡The years referenced in the chart above denote when the particular awards ceremony took place—with each year linked to that particular annual ceremony whenever available. These years often do not coincide with the years of their works; most often, the release dates tend to be the year prior to the ceremony in question.

In addition to these cinematic awards, Bates was also inducted into two honorary statures for his services to drama, via Queen Elizabeth II:

  1. Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996.
  2. Knight Bachelor (Sir) on New Year's Eve in 2002.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ IMDb lists an "unconfirmed; uncredited" role as a play-within-a-film part of King Lear in It's Never Too Late (1956). However, there is no evidence to substantiate this claim on any other database as of yet.
  2. ^ A Director's cut edition of the film was released, using unseen footage, in 2020. This release was 17 years posthumously after the death of Bates in 2003.
  3. ^ a b This episode, directed by Philip Saville and written by David D. Osborn, was never broadcast on television. Co-starring Sheila Allen and Joanna Dunham; it was deemed "too controversial" (due to the "unrepentantly" unmarried-and-pregnant aspect),[2] and reportedly ordered to be destroyed. No copies are known to exist.[3]
  4. ^ This episode was rebroadcast as an apparent encore in a compilation anthology series entitled Piccadilly Circus (1977). However, little verification seems to validate the existence of this program, other than its IMDb entry.
  5. ^ BroadwayWorld erroneously listed Bates as having also won the Drama Desk Award for The Unexpected Man—and in the incorrect ceremonial year of 2000. However, it can be confirmed that Stephen Dillane won in 2000 for The Real Thing;[4] meanwhile, Bates was indeed nominated,[5] but lost to Richard Easton in 2001 for The Invention of Love.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Child, Ben (2011-09-30). Rusbridger, Alan (ed.). "How Women in Love's nude wrestling scene romped past the 1960s censors". The Guardian. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 2023-12-31. ...eventually, Larry Kramer offered to dim the lighting during the controversial scene after John Trevelyan expressed concern that its homosexual overtones be 'handled discreetly' and said he was worried about 'clearly visible genitals'.
  2. ^ Wake, Oliver (2000-01-26). "BFI: Saville, Philip (1930–present)". Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-16. Three on a Gas Ring, a play about a single mother recorded in 1959, was considered 'too shocking' to transmit and, according to some accounts, was banned by the Independent Television Authority.
  3. ^ Wake, Oliver (2010-11-04). "Philip Saville: Play for Today Biography". British Television Drama. Retrieved 2023-12-15. ...due to its shocking storyline about an unrepentant single mother. It was one of three Saville productions of the period to be recorded and then shelved indefinitely.
  4. ^ N/A (2000-05-15). "2000 Drama Desk Award Winners – Kiss Me, Kate; Contact, The Real Thing, and Copenhagen win big". Theater Mania. Retrieved 2024-03-21. There were two big winners among the Broadway straight plays: Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing copped two awards, including Outstanding Revival and Outstanding Actor (Stephen Dillane);
  5. ^ Jones, Kenneth; Simonson, Robert (2001-05-20). "2001 Drama Desk Winners Include Producers, Proof, and Mnemonic". Playbill. ISSN 0551-0678. Retrieved 2024-03-21. Richard Easton for Best Actor (Play) for The Invention of Love,…Alan Bates (The Unexpected Man)
  6. ^ N/A (2001-05-21). Raines, Howell (ed.). "The Producers Dominates Drama Desk Awards, Taking Record 11". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-21 – via WayBack Machine. …the top acting awards went to Richard Easton for The Invention of Love,…

External links[edit]

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