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 1 August 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
- Great Performances (1971) as James
- Screen Two (1985) as Marcel Proust
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Grigor Pecharin
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as John Fabian
- The Sum of All Fears (2002) as Dressler
- Screen One (1989) as Henry Sitchell
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002) as Alexander Leek
- Arabian Nights (2000) as Storyteller
- Gosford Park (2001) as Jennings
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- Zorba the Greek (1964) as Basil
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- In the Beginning (2000) as Jethro
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Stewart
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Cast
- Salem Witch Trials (2003) as Sir William Phips
- Women in Love (1969) as Rupert Birkin
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as Gabriel Oak
- An Unmarried Woman (1978) as Saul Kaplan
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self - Gabriel Oak (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Love in a Cold Climate (2001) as Uncle Matthew
- Evelyn (2002) as Thomas Connolly
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Lewis Black
- Hamlet (1990) as Claudius
- Oliver's Travels (1995) as Oliver
- The Rose (1979) as Rudge Campbell
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) as Michael Henchard
- A Prayer for the Dying (1987) as Jack Meehan
- Dr. M (1990) as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru
- The Return of the Soldier (1983) as Captain Chris Baldry
- The Shout (1978) as Charles Crossley
- The Go-Between (1971) as Ted Burgess
- Royal Flash (1975) as Rudi Von Sternberg
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Second Best (1972) as Tom
- King of Hearts (1966) as Charles Plumpick
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Captain Jerry Jackson
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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), Spartacus (2004).
What TV shows has Alan Bates appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Great Performances (1971), Screen Two (1985), Pebble Mill (1991), The Wednesday Play (1964).
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