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Albert Finney

Acting 82 (deceased) years old Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK ★ 2.4
Born: May 9, 1936
Died: February 7, 2019

Biography

Albert Finney (May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television.

He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (also 1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012).

A recipient of BAFTA , Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards, Finney was nominated for an Academy Award five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC–HBO television biographical film The Gathering Storm.

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Known For

Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited) 2004
Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing Leo 1990
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride Finis Everglot (voice) 2005
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Hercule Poirot 1974
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical Self / Daddy Warbucks 1982

Filmography

Acting Credits (67)

Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016
Uncovering Wolfen
Uncovering Wolfen Self (archive footage) 2015
Schitt's Creek
Schitt's Creek Ed Masry (voice) 2015
Skyfall
Skyfall Kincade 2012
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy Dr. Albert Hirsch 2012
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Charles Hanson 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum Dr. Albert Hirsch 2007
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace John Newton 2006
A Good Year
A Good Year Henry Skinner 2006
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride Finis Everglot (voice) 2005
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited) 2004
Big Fish
Big Fish Ed Bloom (senior) 2003
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill 2002
My Uncle Silas
My Uncle Silas Uncle Silas 2001
Delivering Milo
Delivering Milo Elmore Dahl 2001
Traffic
Traffic Chief of Staff 2000
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich Ed Masry 2000
Simpatico
Simpatico Simms 1999
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions Kilgore Trout 1999
A Rather English Marriage
A Rather English Marriage Reggie Conyngham-Jervis 1998
Washington Square
Washington Square Dr. Austin Sloper 1997
Nostromo
Nostromo Dr. Monygham 1997
Cold Lazarus
Cold Lazarus Daniel Feeld 1996
Karaoke
Karaoke Daniel Feeld 1996
The Run of the Country
The Run of the Country Danny's Father 1995
A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance Alfred Byrne 1994
The Browning Version
The Browning Version Andrew Crocker-Harris 1994
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered Self (archive footage) 1993
Rich in Love
Rich in Love Warren Odom 1992
The Playboys
The Playboys Constable Brendan Hegarty 1992
The Green Man
The Green Man Maurice 1990
Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing Leo 1990
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin Self - Vocals 1990
The Image
The Image Jason Cromwell 1990
The Endless Game
The Endless Game Alec Hillsden 1989
The Endless Game
The Endless Game Alec Hillsden 1989
Orphans
Orphans Harold 1987
The Biko Inquest
The Biko Inquest Sidney Kentridge 1984
Notes from Under the Volcano
Notes from Under the Volcano Self 1984
Observations Under the Volcano
Observations Under the Volcano Self 1984
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano Geoffrey Firmin 1984
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II 1984
The Dresser
The Dresser Sir 1983
Annie
Annie 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks 1982
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical Self / Daddy Warbucks 1982
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon George Dunlap 1982
Looker
Looker Dr. Larry Roberts 1981
Wolfen
Wolfen Dewey Wilson 1981
Loophole
Loophole Mike Daniels 1981
The Duellists
The Duellists Joseph Fouché 1977
Alpha Beta
Alpha Beta Frank Elliot 1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Man in Audience at Opera 1975
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Hercule Poirot 1974
Gumshoe
Gumshoe Eddie Ginley 1971
Scrooge
Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge 1970
The Picasso Summer
The Picasso Summer George Smith 1969
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles Charlie 1968
Two for the Road
Two for the Road Mark Wallace 1967
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 Self 1966
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall Danny 1964
The Victors
The Victors Russian Soldier 1963
Tom Jones
Tom Jones Tom Jones 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Arthur Seaton 1960
The Entertainer
The Entertainer Mick Rice 1960
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Arnold 1950

Directing Credits (2)

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