Where to watch Alan Bates in the UK
Find every Alan Bates film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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 children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving. He is also known for his tour-de-force 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 W…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as James
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as John Fabian
- Arabian Nights (2000) as Storyteller
- The Sum of All Fears (2002) as Dressler
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002) as Alexander Leek
- Gosford Park (2001) as Jennings
- In the Beginning (2000) as Jethro
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- Oliver's Travels (1995) as Oliver
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Stewart
- Zorba the Greek (1964) as Basil
- Evelyn (2002) as Thomas Connolly
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- Hamlet (1990) as Claudius
- Hard Times (1994) as Josiah Bounderby
- Love in a Cold Climate (2001) as Uncle Matthew
- Salem Witch Trials (2002) as Sir William Phips
- Women in Love (1969) as Rupert Birkin
- The Rose (1979) as Rudge Campbell
- A Prayer for the Dying (1987) as Jack Meehan
- The Return of the Soldier (1983) as Captain Chris Baldry
- The Shout (1978) as Charles Crossley
- The Go-Between (1971) as Ted Burgess
- Quartet (1981) as H.J. Heidler
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) as Michael Henchard
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) as Claudius (archive footage)
- Mister Frost (1990) as Felix Detweiler
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Captain Jerry Jackson
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as Gabriel Oak
- The Statement (2003) as Armand Bertier
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Lewis Black
- The Fixer (1968) as Yakov Bok
- An Unmarried Woman (1978) as Saul Kaplan
- Britannia Hospital (1982) as Macready
- Georgy Girl (1966) as Jos Jones
- Salem Witch Trials (2003) as Sir William Phips
- The Running Man (1963) as Stephen
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- The Entertainer (1960) as Frank Rice
- King of Hearts (1966) as Charles Plumpick
- The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self
- Pack of Lies (1987) as Stewart
- Royal Flash (1975) as Rudi Von Sternberg
- Hard Times (1994) as Josiah Bounderby
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey
- The Caretaker (1964) as Mick
- Nicholas’ Gift (1998) as Reg Green
- The Grotesque (1995) as Sir Hugo Coal
- The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) as Narrator (voice)
- Once Upon a Tractor (1965) as Joe Turrel
- Silent Tongue (1994) as Eamon McCree
- Three Sisters (1970) as Col. Vershinin
- Hollywood North (2004) as Michael Baytes
- Nijinsky (1980) as Sergei Diaghilev
- Unnatural Pursuits (1992) as Hamish Partt
- The Prince and the Pauper (2000) as Re Enrico VIII
- Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989) as Malcolm Forrest
- Dr. M (1990) as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru
- Nothing But the Best (1964) as Jimmy Brewster
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) as King George V
- St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000) as Calpornius
- A Voyage Round My Father (1984) as John Mortimer
- We Think the World of You (1988) as Frank Meadows
- The Collection (1976) as James
- Duet for One (1986) as David Cornwallis
- Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984) as Dr. Alfred Jones
- The Cherry Orchard (1999) as Gayev
- Impossible Object (1973) as Harry
- An Englishman Abroad (1983) as Guy Burgess
- Hands Up! (1985) as Self (1981 footage)
- In Celebration (1975) as Andrew Shaw
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) as Bri
- Butley (1974) as Ben Butley
- A Kind of Loving (1962) as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
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Where can I watch Alan Bates films in the UK?
Alan Bates's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Alan Bates's most popular films?
Most-watched Alan Bates films currently: The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Gosford Park (2001), Zorba the Greek (1964), Evelyn (2002).
What TV shows has Alan Bates appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Graham Norton Show (2007), Great Performances (1971), Pebble Mill (1991), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985).
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