Acting
Albert Finney
EN cinema · 63 credits
Born
9 May 1936
Died
7 February 2019 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Also known as Альберт Финни · آلبرت فینی
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
Filmography
Uncovering Wolfen
as Self (archive footage)
Skyfall
as Kincade
The Bourne Legacy
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Charles Hanson
Amazing Grace
as John Newton
A Good Year
as Henry Skinner
Corpse Bride
as Finis Everglot (voice)
Ocean's Twelve
as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Big Fish
as Ed Bloom (senior)
The Gathering Storm
as Winston Churchill
Delivering Milo
as Elmore Dahl
Erin Brockovich
as Ed Masry
Traffic
as Chief of Staff
Breakfast of Champions
as Kilgore Trout
Simpatico
as Simms
A Rather English Marriage
as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Washington Square
as Dr. Austin Sloper
The Run of the Country
as Danny's Father
The Browning Version
as Andrew Crocker-Harris
A Man of No Importance
as Alfred Byrne
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
The Playboys
as Constable Brendan Hegarty
Rich in Love
as Warren Odom
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
The Image
as Jason Cromwell
The Endless Game
as Alec Hillsden
Orphans
as Harold
A Simple Man
as Self - Introduction
Under the Volcano
as Geoffrey Firmin
Pope John Paul II
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
The Biko Inquest
as Sidney Kentridge, Director
The Dresser
as Sir
Annie
as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Shoot the Moon
as George Dunlap
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Daddy Warbucks
Looker
as Dr. Larry Roberts
Loophole
as Mike Daniels
Wolfen
as Dewey Wilson
The Duellists
as Joseph Fouché
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Man in Audience at Opera
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Alpha Beta
1974
Alpha Beta
as Frank Elliot
Law and Disorder
Producer
O Lucky Man!
Producer
Bleak Moments
Associate Producer
Gumshoe
as Eddie Ginley, Producer
Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Spring and Port Wine
Producer
Loving Memory
Producer
The Picasso Summer
as George Smith
Charlie Bubbles
as Charlie, Director
if....
Producer
Two for the Road
as Mark Wallace
Night Must Fall
as Danny
The Victors
as Russian Soldier
Tom Jones
as Tom Jones
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Arthur Seaton
The Entertainer
as Mick Rice