Bates, Alan

Alan Bates - leading British actor, born 17th February 1934, Allestree, Derbyshire, England. Tends to play tough people with soft centres. Trained at RADA, and after a stage career, more than fifty film roles have followed, including 'A Kind if Loving', 'Zorba the Greek', 'Far from the Madding Crowd', and 'Women in Love'.