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Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Known For Acting
Birthday May 09, 1936
Died Feb 07, 2019 (82)
Birthplace Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Apr 22, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

2016

as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

as Kincade

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

2012

as Dr. Albert Hirsch

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

as Charles Hanson

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

as Dr. Albert Hirsch

A Good Year

A Good Year

2006

as Henry Skinner

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2006

as John Newton

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

as Finis Everglot (voice)

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

2004

as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)

Big Fish

Big Fish

2003

as Ed Bloom (senior)

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

2002

as Winston Churchill

Delivering Milo

Delivering Milo

2001

as Elmore Dahl

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000

as Ed Masry

Traffic

Traffic

2000

as Chief of Staff

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

1999

as Kilgore Trout

Simpatico

Simpatico

1999

as Simms

A Rather English Marriage

A Rather English Marriage

1998

as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis

Washington Square

Washington Square

1997

as Dr. Austin Sloper

The Run of the Country

The Run of the Country

1995

as Danny's Father

A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

1994

as Alfred Byrne

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1994

as Andrew Crocker-Harris

Rich in Love

Rich in Love

1992

as Warren Odom

The Playboys

The Playboys

1992

as Constable Brendan Hegarty

The Image

The Image

1990

as Jason Cromwell

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Leo

The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989

as Alec Hillsden

Orphans

Orphans

1987

as Harold

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

1984

as Geoffrey Firmin

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984

as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II

The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

1984

as Sidney Kentridge

The Dresser

The Dresser

1983

as Sir

Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

1982

as George Dunlap

Annie

Annie

1982

as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks

Looker

Looker

1981

as Dr. Larry Roberts

Loophole

Loophole

1981

as Mike Daniels

Wolfen

Wolfen

1981

as Dewey Wilson

The Duellists

The Duellists

1977

as Joseph Fouché

Alpha Beta

Alpha Beta

1976

as Frank Elliot

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

as Man in Audience at Opera

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Hercule Poirot

Gumshoe

Gumshoe

1971

as Eddie Ginley

Scrooge

Scrooge

1970

as Ebenezer Scrooge

The Picasso Summer

The Picasso Summer

1969

as George Smith

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

1968

as Charlie

Two for the Road

Two for the Road

1967

as Mark Wallace

Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1964

as Danny

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963

as Tom Jones

The Victors

The Victors

1963

as Russian Soldier

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960

as Arthur Seaton

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Mick Rice

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The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

1984

Director

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

1968

Director

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

1974

Producer

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

1973

Producer

Gumshoe

Gumshoe

1971

Producer

Bleak Moments

Bleak Moments

1971

Associate Producer

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

1970

Producer

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1968

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor Murder on the Orient Express Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress Murder on the Orient Express Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Big Fish Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Murder on the Orient Express Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor The Bourne Ultimatum Won
Venice Film Festival Best Actor The Morning After Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actor The Dresser Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor The River Rat Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actor Amazing Grace Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor The Bourne Ultimatum Nominated
Television Credits

My Uncle Silas

as Uncle Silas

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 28, 2001

Cold Lazarus

as Daniel Feeld

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 1996

Karaoke

as Daniel Feeld

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 28, 1996

Nostromo

as Dr. Monygham

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 05, 1997

The Green Man

as Maurice

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 28, 1990

Schitt's Creek

as Ed Masry (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2015

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

ABC Stage 67

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

Tony Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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