Albert Finney
Known for

Acting

Credits

74

Gender

Man

Birthday

9 May 1936

Day of death

7 Feb 2019 (82)

Place of birth

Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Also known as
Альберт Финни

Albert Finney

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Finney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2015Schitt's CreekEd Masry (voice)
2015Uncovering WolfenSelf (archive footage)
2012SkyfallKincade
2012The Bourne LegacyDr. Albert Hirsch
2007The Bourne UltimatumDr. Albert Hirsch
2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadCharles Hanson
2007Postcards From ProvenceSelf
2006A Good YearHenry Skinner
2006Amazing GraceJohn Newton
2005Corpse BrideFinis Everglot (voice)
2004Ocean's TwelveGaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
2003Big FishEd Bloom (senior)
2002The Gathering StormWinston Churchill
2001Delivering MiloElmore Dahl
2001My Uncle SilasUncle Silas
2000Erin BrockovichEd Masry
2000TrafficChief of Staff
1999Breakfast of ChampionsKilgore Trout
1999SimpaticoSimms
1998A Rather English MarriageReggie Conyngham-Jervis
1997Washington SquareDr. Austin Sloper
1997NostromoDr. Monygham
1996Cold LazarusDaniel Feeld
1996KaraokeDaniel Feeld
1995The Run of the CountryDanny's Father
1994The Browning VersionAndrew Crocker-Harris
1994A Man of No ImportanceAlfred Byrne
1993Audrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf (archive footage)
1992The PlayboysConstable Brendan Hegarty
1992Rich in LoveWarren Odom
1990Miller's CrossingLeo
1990Roger Waters: The Wall—Live in BerlinSelf - Vocals
1990The Green ManMaurice
1990The ImageJason Cromwell
1989The Endless GameAlec Hillsden
1987OrphansHarold
1984Under the VolcanoGeoffrey Firmin
1984Pope John Paul IIKarol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
1984Observations Under the VolcanoSelf
1984Notes from Under the VolcanoSelf
1984The Biko InquestSidney Kentridge
1983The DresserSir
1982Annie'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
1982Shoot the MoonGeorge Dunlap
1982Lights, Camera, Annie!Self / Daddy Warbucks
1981WolfenDewey Wilson
1981LookerDr. Larry Roberts
1981LoopholeMike Daniels
1977The DuellistsJoseph Fouché
1976Alpha BetaFrank Elliot
1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMan in Audience at Opera
1974Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot
1971GumshoeEddie Ginley
1970ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge
1969The Picasso SummerGeorge Smith
1968Charlie BubblesCharlie
1967Two for the RoadMark Wallace
1966ABC Stage 67Self
1964Night Must FallDanny
1963Tom JonesTom Jones
1963The VictorsRussian Soldier
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningArthur Seaton
1960The EntertainerMick Rice
1956Tony AwardsSelf
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1984The Biko InquestDirector
1974Law and DisorderProducer
1973O Lucky Man!Producer
1971GumshoeProducer
1971Bleak MomentsAssociate Producer
1970Spring and Port WineProducer
1968if....Producer
1968Charlie BubblesDirector