With Zorba the Greek (1964) and Gosford Park (2001) to his credits, as well as an Oscar-nominated turn in The Fixer (1968), British babe Alan Bates was as hailed as he was hot. After training at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with Albert Finney and Peter O’Toole, the sexy thespian made his film debut opposite Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (1960). By 1966, Alan flashed his ass in Georgy Girl and King of Hearts, making Mr. Man the King of hard-ons! John Schlesinger cast Bates in...
With Zorba the Greek (1964) and Gosford Park (2001) to his credits, as well as an Oscar-nominated turn in The Fixer (1968), British babe Alan Bates was as hailed as he was hot. After training at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with Albert Finney and Peter O’Toole, the sexy thespian made his film debut opposite Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (1960). By 1966, Alan flashed his ass in Georgy Girl and King of Hearts, making Mr. Man the King of hard-ons! John Schlesinger cast Bates in the kitchen sink drama A Kind of Loving (1962) and the Thomas Hardy romance Far From The Madding Crowd (1967). Alan also appeared in a TV adaptation of Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) as well as the Charles Dickens miniseries Hard Times (1994). Granted, we experienced hard times in our trousers while watching Alan’s shirtless performance in The Wicked Lady (1983). But not before appreciating the dashing chap’s beauty in Royal Flash (1975), An Unmarried Woman (1978), The Rose (1979), and The Trespasser (1981). Of course, these films pale compared to Ken Russell’s skinematic treatment of D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love (1969). In addition to revealing his rump during a hump with Jennie Linden, Bates wrestles Oliver Reed — in the nude! As the dudes go at it, we see their hairy chests and same-sex preferences. If that’s not erotic enough, their dangling dongs, balls and butts are in clear view! Sadly, Alan left us in 2003, but he leaves behind a skintastic legacy!
