Albert Finney
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1936-05-09
- Died
- 2019-02-07
- Place of birth
- Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as
- Альберт Финни · آلبرت فینی
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Schitt's Creek
2015
as Ed Masry (voice)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Alfred Byrne
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Arnold
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
Karaoke
1996
as Daniel Feeld
Cold Lazarus
1996
as Daniel Feeld
My Uncle Silas
2001
as Uncle Silas
Nostromo
1997
as Dr. Monygham
The Green Man
1990
as Maurice
The Endless Game
1989
as Alec Hillsden
Movies (58)
Corpse Bride
2005
as Finis Everglot (voice)
Skyfall
2012
as Kincade
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Jason Bourne
2016
as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ocean's Twelve
2004
as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Big Fish
2003
as Ed Bloom (senior)
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Hercule Poirot
Erin Brockovich
2000
as Ed Masry
Traffic
2000
as Chief of Staff
A Good Year
2006
as Henry Skinner
Annie
1982
as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
as Charles Hanson
Miller's Crossing
1990
as Leo
The Duellists
1977
as Joseph Fouché
Scrooge
1970
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Amazing Grace
2006
as John Newton
Looker
1981
as Dr. Larry Roberts
Tom Jones
1963
as Tom Jones
Wolfen
1981
as Dewey Wilson
Delivering Milo
2001
as Elmore Dahl
Washington Square
1997
as Dr. Austin Sloper
Two for the Road
1967
as Mark Wallace
The Gathering Storm
2002
as Winston Churchill
Under the Volcano
1984
as Geoffrey Firmin
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
1990
as Self - Vocals
Simpatico
1999
as Simms
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
as Arthur Seaton
Breakfast of Champions
1999
as Kilgore Trout
The Dresser
1983
as Sir
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
as Self / Daddy Warbucks
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Browning Version
1994
as Andrew Crocker-Harris
The Entertainer
1960
as Mick Rice
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Man in Audience at Opera
Shoot the Moon
1982
as George Dunlap
A Man of No Importance
1994
as Alfred Byrne
The Playboys
1992
as Constable Brendan Hegarty
The Image
1990
as Jason Cromwell
The Victors
1963
as Russian Soldier
Loophole
1981
as Mike Daniels
Orphans
1987
as Harold
A Rather English Marriage
1998
as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Vito
2011
as Self (archive)
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Charlie
Gumshoe
1971
as Eddie Ginley
Rich in Love
1992
as Warren Odom
Pope John Paul II
1984
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
The Picasso Summer
1969
as George Smith
Uncovering Wolfen
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Run of the Country
1995
as Danny's Father
Night Must Fall
1964
as Danny
The Endless Game
1989
as Alec Hillsden
Observations Under the Volcano
1984
as Self
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Sidney Kentridge
Notes from Under the Volcano
1984
as Self
Alpha Beta
1976
as Frank Elliot
A Simple Man
1987
as Self - Introduction
About Albert Finney
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),… With 71 credits spanning from 1950 to 2016, Albert Finney has appeared in 58 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Albert Finney Movies
- Corpse Bride (2005) — as Finis Everglot (voice)
- Skyfall (2012) — as Kincade
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — as Dr. Albert Hirsch
- Jason Bourne (2016) — as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ocean's Twelve (2004) — as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
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