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Albert Finney

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Albert Finney

Born May 9, 1936 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UKDied February 7, 201949 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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Skyfall poster7.3Skyfall2012Corpse Bride poster7.6Corpse Bride2005The Bourne Ultimatum poster7.4The Bourne Ultimatum2007Erin Brockovich poster7.4Erin Brockovich2000Ocean's Twelve poster6.6Ocean's Twelve2004Miller's Crossing poster7.4Miller's Crossing1990Traffic poster7.1Traffic2000The Bourne Legacy poster6.3The Bourne Legacy2012

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2012SkyfallKincade
  2. 2012The Bourne LegacyDr. Albert Hirsch
  3. 2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadCharles Hanson
  4. 2007The Bourne UltimatumDr. Albert Hirsch
  5. 2007Amazing GraceJohn Newton
  6. 2006A Good YearHenry Skinner
  7. 2005Corpse BrideFinis Everglot (voice)
  8. 2004Ocean's TwelveGaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
  9. 2003Big FishEd Bloom (senior)
  10. 2002The Gathering StormWinston Churchill
  11. 2001Delivering MiloElmore Dahl
  12. 2000TrafficChief of Staff
  13. 2000Erin BrockovichEd Masry
  14. 1999SimpaticoSimms
  15. 1999Breakfast of ChampionsKilgore Trout
  16. 1998A Rather English MarriageReggie Conyngham-Jervis
  17. 1997Washington SquareDr. Austin Sloper
  18. 1995The Run of the CountryDanny's Father
  19. 1994A Man of No ImportanceAlfred Byrne
  20. 1994The Browning VersionAndrew Crocker-Harris
  21. 1992Rich in LoveWarren Odom
  22. 1992The PlayboysConstable Brendan Hegarty
  23. 1990Miller's CrossingLeo
  24. 1990The ImageJason Cromwell
  25. 1989The Endless GameAlec Hillsden
  26. 1987OrphansHarold
  27. 1984The Biko InquestSidney Kentridge
  28. 1984Under the VolcanoGeoffrey Firmin
  29. 1984Pope John Paul IIKarol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
  30. 1983The DresserSir
  31. 1982Annie'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
  32. 1982Shoot the MoonGeorge Dunlap
  33. 1981LookerDr. Larry Roberts
  34. 1981WolfenDewey Wilson
  35. 1981LoopholeMike Daniels
  36. 1977The DuellistsJoseph Fouché
  37. 1975The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter BrotherMan in Audience at Opera
  38. 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot
  39. 1974Alpha BetaFrank Elliot
  40. 1971GumshoeEddie Ginley
  41. 1970ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge
  42. 1969The Picasso SummerGeorge Smith
  43. 1968Charlie BubblesCharlie
  44. 1967Two for the RoadMark Wallace
  45. 1964Night Must FallDanny
  46. 1963The VictorsRussian Soldier
  47. 1963Tom JonesTom Jones
  48. 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningArthur Seaton
  49. 1960The EntertainerMick Rice