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 16 September 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
- Pebble Mill (1991) as Self
- Screen Two (1985) as Marcel Proust
- 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
- Gosford Park (2001) as Jennings
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002) as Alexander Leek
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- Laurence Olivier Presents (1976) Cast
- Love in a Cold Climate (2001) as Uncle Matthew
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Stewart
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Arabian Nights (2000) as Storyteller
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) as Michael Henchard
- Zorba the Greek (1964) as Basil
- In the Beginning (2000) as Jethro
- Spartacus (2004) as Antonius Agrippa
- Hamlet (1990) as Claudius
- Women in Love (1969) as Rupert Birkin
- Salem Witch Trials (2003) as Sir William Phips
- Dr. M (1990) as Dr, Marsfeldt / Guru
- A Prayer for the Dying (1987) as Jack Meehan
- An Unmarried Woman (1978) as Saul Kaplan
- Second Best (1972) as Tom
- The Shout (1978) as Charles Crossley
- The Statement (2003) as Armand Bertier
- Evelyn (2002) as Thomas Connolly
- Georgy Girl (1966) as Jos Jones
- Hard Times (1994) as Josiah Bounderby
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Captain Jerry Jackson
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Lewis Black
- The Rose (1979) as Rudge Campbell
- The Running Man (1963) as Stephen
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as Gabriel Oak
- Mr. Frost (1990) as Felix Detweiler
- The Go-Between (1971) as Ted Burgess
- Duet for One (1986) as David Cornwallis
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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), Gosford Park (2001), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003), Zorba the Greek (1964).
What TV shows has Alan Bates appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Great Performances (1971), Pebble Mill (1991), Screen Two (1985), The Wednesday Play (1964).
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