Sir Alan Arthur Bates was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular crime drama Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving.
Bates in 1975
The blue plaque on Alan Bates's childhood home—in association with the British Film Institute.
Bates head shot for his film debut, The Entertainer (1960).
Bates in the mid-1960s.
Whistle Down the Wind (film)
Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the 1958 novel of the same name by Mary Hayley Bell. The film stars her daughter Hayley Mills, who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for this film.
Film poster by Renato Fratini