Albert Finney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 9, 1936
- Died
- February 7, 2019
- Birthplace
- Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Uncovering Wolfen 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Skyfall 2012
as Kincade
The Bourne Legacy 2012
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Vito 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007
as Charles Hanson
The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
Amazing Grace 2007
as John Newton
A Good Year 2006
as Henry Skinner
Corpse Bride 2005
as Finis Everglot (voice)
Ocean's Twelve 2004
as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Big Fish 2003
as Ed Bloom (senior)
The Gathering Storm 2002
as Winston Churchill
Delivering Milo 2001
as Elmore Dahl
Traffic 2000
as Chief of Staff
Erin Brockovich 2000
as Ed Masry
Simpatico 1999
as Simms
Breakfast of Champions 1999
as Kilgore Trout
A Rather English Marriage 1998
as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Washington Square 1997
as Dr. Austin Sloper
The Run of the Country 1995
as Danny's Father
A Man of No Importance 1994
as Alfred Byrne
The Browning Version 1994
as Andrew Crocker-Harris
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 1993
as Self (archive footage)
Rich in Love 1992
as Warren Odom
The Playboys 1992
as Constable Brendan Hegarty
Miller's Crossing 1990
as Leo
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin 1990
as Self - Vocals
The Image 1990
as Jason Cromwell
The Endless Game 1989
as Alec Hillsden
A Simple Man 1987
as Self - Introduction
Orphans 1987
as Harold
The Biko Inquest 1984
as Sidney Kentridge, Director
Notes from Under the Volcano 1984
as Self
Observations Under the Volcano 1984
as Self
Under the Volcano 1984
as Geoffrey Firmin
Pope John Paul II 1984
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
The Dresser 1983
as Sir
Annie 1982
as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical 1982
as Self / Daddy Warbucks
Shoot the Moon 1982
as George Dunlap
Looker 1981
as Dr. Larry Roberts
Wolfen 1981
as Dewey Wilson
Loophole 1981
as Mike Daniels
The Duellists 1977
as Joseph Fouché
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975
as Man in Audience at Opera
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
as Hercule Poirot
Law and Disorder 1974
Producer
- Alpha Beta
Alpha Beta 1974
as Frank Elliot
O Lucky Man! 1973
Producer
Bleak Moments 1972
Associate Producer
Gumshoe 1971
as Eddie Ginley, Producer
Scrooge 1970
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Spring and Port Wine 1970
Producer
Loving Memory 1970
Producer
The Picasso Summer 1969
as George Smith
if.... 1968
Producer
Charlie Bubbles 1968
as Charlie, Director
Two for the Road 1967
as Mark Wallace
Night Must Fall 1964
as Danny
The Victors 1963
as Russian Soldier
Tom Jones 1963
as Tom Jones
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960
as Arthur Seaton
The Entertainer 1960
as Mick Rice
Credits from TMDB.