Still of Alan Bates in Women in Love (1969)
				
				
						 Caption: Still of Alan Bates in Women in Love (1969)
																																				
						Actor, Soundtrack
						Born: February 17, 1934
						Star sign: Aquarius
						Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
						Known for: Zorba the Greek (1964), Women in Love (1969), The Rose (1979), Hamlet (1990)
						Source: IMDB
						Alan Bates decided to be an actor at age 11. After grammar school in Derbyshire, he earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Following two years in the Royal Air Force, he joined the new English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. His West End debut in 1956, at 22, was also the company's first production. In the ...