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Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Acting August 6, 1926 (89 years old) January 30, 2016 Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s staging of Othello. He also won the Best Actor Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He later essayed the definitive screen portrayal of Alexandre Dumas’ musketeer Porthos in three movies for director Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1974), The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). Frank’s many other films include The Longest Day; Tony Richardson’s The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner; Martin Ritt’s The Molly Maguires; Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree; Alan Bridges’ The Return of the Soldier (for which he recieved a BAFTA Award nomination); Franco Zeffrelli’s Sparrow; and Eric Styles’ Dreaming of Joseph Lees; and most recently Roman Polanski’s multi-award winning The Pianist and Norma Jewison’s The Statement. His similarly extensive television projects have earned him two BAFTA Awards, for his performances in The Death of Adolf Hitler (starring as Hitler, with Rex Firkin directing); The Adventures of Don Quixote (as Sancho Panza, opposite Rex Harrison, for director Alvin Rakoff); the ground breaking Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Another Bouquet; 84 Charing Cross Road; and recently the critically acclaimed series The Sins. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Finlay had already begun performing on stage when he earned the Sir James Knott Scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Since then he has led theatre companies in London and on Broadway. He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1984 New Year’s Honours List, and was presented with his CBE by the Queen in February1984.

Movies 92

The Pianist 8.4

The Pianist

as Father

2002
The Voyeur 6.4

The Voyeur

as Nino Rolfe

1994
The Key 6.0

The Key

as Nino Rolfe

1983
Lifeforce 6.2

Lifeforce

as Dr. Hans Fallada

1985
The Longest Day 7.6

The Longest Day

as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

1962
The Three Musketeers 6.7

The Three Musketeers

as Porthos / O'Reilly

1973
The Wild Geese 6.8

The Wild Geese

as Fr. Geoghagen

1978
A Christmas Carol 7.5

A Christmas Carol

as Jacob Marley

1984
The Four Musketeers 6.5

The Four Musketeers

as Porthos

1974
Inspector Clouseau 5.0

Inspector Clouseau

as Supt. Weaver

1968
Murder by Decree 6.4

Murder by Decree

as Inspector Lestrade

1979
The Return of the Musketeers 6.2

The Return of the Musketeers

as Porthos

1989
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 7.2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

1962
The Shoes of the Fisherman 6.8

The Shoes of the Fisherman

as Igor Bounin

1968
A Study in Terror 6.2

A Study in Terror

as Inspector Lestrade

1965
Stalin 5.3

Stalin

as Sergei

1992
Ring of Darkness 4.8

Ring of Darkness

as Paul

1979
Robbery 6.6

Robbery

as Robinson

1967
The Return of the Soldier 6.3

The Return of the Soldier

as William Grey

1983
The Deadly Bees 4.5

The Deadly Bees

as H.W. Manfred

1966
Hot Enough for June 5.7

Hot Enough for June

as British Embassy Porter

1964
The Molly Maguires 6.4

The Molly Maguires

as Davies

1970
Cromwell 6.6

Cromwell

as John Carter

1970
Enigma 5.6

Enigma

as Canarsky

1982
Nothing Like a Dame 6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Thief of Baghdad 5.5

The Thief of Baghdad

as Abu Bakar

1978
The Ploughman's Lunch 4.8

The Ploughman's Lunch

as Matthew Fox

1983
Shaft in Africa 6.2

Shaft in Africa

as Vincent Amafi

1973
Casanova 4.1

Casanova

as Razetta

1987
King of the Wind 7.0

King of the Wind

as Edward Coke

1990
Dear Brutus

Dear Brutus

as Dearth

1981
Mountain of Diamonds 6.2

Mountain of Diamonds

as Garrick

1991
Fifty Shades of Erotica 7.0

Fifty Shades of Erotica

as (archive footage)

2015
The Statement 5.7

The Statement

as Commissaire Vionnet

2003
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand 5.5

Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

as George Dabernon

1972
The Death of Adolf Hitler 6.6

The Death of Adolf Hitler

as Adolf Hitler

1973
Cthulhu Mansion 4.4

Cthulhu Mansion

as Chandu

1992
Othello 6.4

Othello

as Iago

1965
The Martins 5.3

The Martins

as Mr Heath

2001
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 5.4

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as Chaplain

1967
Arch of Triumph 5.2

Arch of Triumph

as Col. Boris Morosov

1984
Dreaming of Joseph Lees 6.4

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

as Father

1999
The Miracle of Medjugorje 4.4

The Miracle of Medjugorje

as Monsignor

1995
Stiff Upper Lips 5.6

Stiff Upper Lips

as Hudson Junior

1998
Assault 5.5

Assault

as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan

1971
Twisted Nerve 6.8

Twisted Nerve

as Henry Durnley

1968
Sparrow 7.4

Sparrow

as Father Nunzio

1994
The Sandwich Man 6.5

The Sandwich Man

as Second Fish Porter

1966
Sitting Target 6.1

Sitting Target

as Marty Gold

1972
In the Secret State 7.0

In the Secret State

as Frank Strange

1985
The Body 4.6

The Body

as Narrator

1970
Much Ado About Nothing 6.3

Much Ado About Nothing

as Dogberry

1967
Doctor in Distress 6.3

Doctor in Distress

as Corsetiere

1963
The Informers 6.8

The Informers

as Leon Sale

1963
Station Jim 7.5

Station Jim

as Riorden Snr

2001
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

as Shahriar

1981
Count Dracula 7.0

Count Dracula

as Abraham van Helsing

1977
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter 10.0

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1974
For My Baby 3.8

For My Baby

as Rudi Wittfogel

2000
The Comedy Man 7.1

The Comedy Man

as Prout

1964
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?) 6.0

Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)

as Mike's Dad

1997
84 Charing Cross Road 7.0

84 Charing Cross Road

as Frank Doel

1975
Sakharov 7.5

Sakharov

as Kravtsov

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
The Jokers 6.2

The Jokers

as Harrassed Man

1967
The Adventures Of Don Quixote 10.0

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

as Sancho Panza

1973
Eroica 7.5

Eroica

as Josef Haydn

2003
Blood of the Lamb 7.0

Blood of the Lamb

as Albert

1969
Gumshoe 6.2

Gumshoe

as William Ginley

1971
Life for Ruth 7.0

Life for Ruth

as Teddy's Father

1962
The Merchant of Venice 8.5

The Merchant of Venice

as Shylock

1972
Saturday, Sunday, Monday 7.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

as Peppino

1978
Betzi 8.0

Betzi

as Napoleon

1978
The Waiting Room 5.4

The Waiting Room

as Roger

2007
The Wild Affair 5.3

The Wild Affair

as Drunk

1965
Mona

Mona

as Captain Manson

1982
Van der Valk and the Rich 8.0

Van der Valk and the Rich

as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1973
A Mind to Murder 6.3

A Mind to Murder

as Professor Etherege

1995
The Making Of Lifeforce

The Making Of Lifeforce

as Self

1985
Julius Caesar 7.5

Julius Caesar

as Marcus Brutus

1969
The Spare Tyres 8.0

The Spare Tyres

as Council foreman

1967
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat 10.0

Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1975
Lighthouse Hill 7.4

Lighthouse Hill

as Alfred

2004
The Hard Knock

The Hard Knock

as Franco Angelo

1962
The Piano Tuner

The Piano Tuner

as Wilfred Tilley

1969
Private Potter 5.5

Private Potter

as Capt. Patterson

1962
Nineteen Nineteen 4.5

Nineteen Nineteen

as Sigmund Freud (voice)

1985
Limited Edition 7.2

Limited Edition

as John Rathbone

1997
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

as Frank Gibbons

1969
Danny Jones 6.0

Danny Jones

1972
The Lie 6.5

The Lie

as Andrew Firth

1970
The Other Side

The Other Side

as Arthur Conan Doyle

1992

TV Shows 56

Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Howard Franklin

1992
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Dearth

1970
Merlin 7.8

Merlin

as Anhora

2008
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

1962
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Marcus Brutus

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Shylock

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Sancho Panza

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Voltaire

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Albert

1964
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Frank Strange

1985
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Professor Coram / Sergius

1984
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Arthur Pearson

1979
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Man

1965
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Wilfred Tilley

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Adolf Hitler

1969
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as The Witchsmeller Pursuivant

1983
Sunday Night Theatre 3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

as Louis

1950
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Dr Dee

1964
Prime Suspect 7.8

Prime Suspect

as Arnold Tennison

1991
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Harold Plumb

1986
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Albert Hope

1961
NET Playhouse 7.3

NET Playhouse

as Marcus Brutus

1966
The Grand 5.1

The Grand

as Edward Lawrence

1997
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns 7.0

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

as General Bulstrode

1999
Life Begins 8.0

Life Begins

as Eric Thornhill

2004
Studio 4 7.5

Studio 4

as Fernand Destayac

1962
Longitude 7.0

Longitude

as Admiral Wagner

2000
The Sins 5.2

The Sins

as Uncle Irwin Green

2000
Laurence Olivier Presents 7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Peppino

1976
All for Love 7.0

All for Love

as Captain Manson

1982
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons 7.5

Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons

as Alexander 'Alex' Combe

2008
How Do You Want Me? 7.8

How Do You Want Me?

1998
The Younger Generation 9.0

The Younger Generation

as Ross Mayer

1961
The Younger Generation 9.0

The Younger Generation

as George Tremaine

1961
Johnny and the Bomb 6.4

Johnny and the Bomb

as Tom Maxwell

2006
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Franco Angelo

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Bosun

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Patrick Kelly

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as David Field

1956
The Lost Prince 7.2

The Lost Prince

as Asquith

2003
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8.5

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

as Professor Coram / Sergius

1994
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval 8.8

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval

as Alcuin

1994
Count Dracula 9.0

Count Dracula

as Professor Van Helsing

1977
Bouquet of Barbed Wire 8.3

Bouquet of Barbed Wire

as Peter Manson

1976
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as George Lander

1961
Mountain of Diamonds

Mountain of Diamonds

as Garrick

1991
Target Luna 7.5

Target Luna

as Conway Henderson

1960
The Burning Shore

The Burning Shore

as Garrick

1991
The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War

as Self - Narrator

1983
An Exchange of Fire 8.0

An Exchange of Fire

as Pavel Rhele

1993
Another Bouquet 6.0

Another Bouquet

1977
Erebus: The Aftermath 8.0

Erebus: The Aftermath

as Justice Peter Mahon

1987
Les Misérables 5.5

Les Misérables

as Jean Valjean

1967
Casanova 4.5

Casanova

as Giovanni Jacopo Casanova

1971

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